by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Risk Management
According to the Indian Meteorological department, ‘Remal’ has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is poised to make landfall between Bangladesh and the adjoining West Bengal coasts by midnight on Sunday, with sustained wind speeds ranging from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 19, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life
Average concentrations of PM2.5 – small airborne particles that damage the lungs – reached 79.9 micrograms per cubic metre in Bangladesh in 2023, and 73.7 micrograms in Pakistan. The WHO recommends no more than 5 micrograms Singapore: Pakistan remained one...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 23, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
This year, more than 5 million cases and over 5,000 dengue-related deaths were reported, WHO said. Changing distribution patterns of the mosquitoes that spread dengue, together with higher rainfall, humidity and heat linked to climate change, have been factors in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 2, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
There is no vaccine or drug that specifically treats dengue, which is common in South Asia during the June-to-September monsoon season as the Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads the disease thrives in stagnant water Dhaka: The death toll from Bangladesh’s worst...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 15, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Health
As Bangladesh faces worsening climate change impacts on a warming planet – from droughts and floods to sea level rise and storms – health professionals and organisations in the country are increasingly concerned about deteriorating mental health. Extreme...
