extreme weather

Ninety percent of Cox’s Bazar is now waterlogged, with more than 100 villages submerged. Photo: TBS
Climate Change

Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh: MIT study

According to the MIT study, the warming climate is likely to expand the seasonal window of cyclones, allowing them to overlap with the monsoon season for the first time

Representational Image. Illustration: TBS
Corporates

Extreme weather since COP28 causes over $41 billion in global damage: Report

People stand near Qianmen Street on a snowy day in Beijing, China 11 December, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Climate Change

Second cold wave envelops China's Beijing in snow, ice

Photo Caption: As one of the most climate-sensitive countries in the world, Bangladesh faces a range of climate-related challenges. Photo: TBS
Environment

Extreme weather events increased by 46% in Bangladesh: Study

Where extreme weather displaced the most children
By The Numbers

Where extreme weather displaced the most children

FILE PHOTO: Labourers work at Hung Viet garment export factory in Hung Yen province, Vietnam December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
Global Economy

Asia apparel hubs face $65 billion export hit from extreme weather, study shows

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Storm on the outside, storm on the inside: How extreme weather impacts the mind

Galician firefighters tackle flames in a forest during an outbreak of wildfires following a prolonged period of drought and unusually high temperatures, in Piedrafita, Asturias, Spain, March 31, 2023. © Vincent West, Reuters
World+Biz

Extreme weather killed 195,000 in Europe since 1980

Extreme weather kills 2 million, costs $4 trillion in 50 years: WMO
World+Biz

Extreme weather kills 2 million, costs $4 trillion in 50 years: WMO

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Brands

Try mini air coolers, instead of power-hungry ACs

The Boro season, spanning from December to March, represents the peak cropping period, yielding over two crore tonnes of rice annually. File Photo: Noor-A-Alam/TBS
Bangladesh

Dry spell looms as Aman cultivation begins in May

Prof Md Saidur Rahman. TBS Sketch
Analysis

Extreme weather may cause food shortage

Asia’s blistering heatwave has caused hours-long daily blackouts, putting more than 1 billion people at risk. Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

A hot, deadly summer is coming with frequent blackouts