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An overwhelming 40 percent of the total solid waste found in the Indus River and along its banks is plastic.

SRINAGAR: Renowned scientists and academics from various institutions of national importance in the country have gathered at the University of Kashmir for a two-day workshop on ‘Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Upper Indus River Basin’. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan inaugurated the workshop, organised by the varsity’s Department of Earth Sciences in collaboration with the Ministry of Earth Sciences

Soot deposits on snow can hamper its ability to reflect solar radiation, speeding up the process of melting.

Pakistan is in the eye of a global climate crisis. A series of meteorological disasters in 2022 included glacial outbursts in the Upper Indus Basin, urban flooding in Karachi and Hyderabad, torrential rains and run-offs in Balochistan, flash floods in southern Punjab, and unprecedented rains in central Sindh. The severe floods in Pakistan that began in June, 2022 have had devastating impacts. A staggering third of the country's landmass was under water with 3·6 million acres of crops destroyed and more than 750 000 livestock killed.

Warns heavy falls can generate water-logging in low-lying areas of Karachi, Badin.