Badakhshan farmers experiencing a worrisome decline in crop yields
Farmers in Badakhshan are facing serious challenges with crop yields of wheat and barley significantly declining this year.
Category: Environment
Former poppy farmers struggle for alternative seeds
Farmers who have abandoned poppy cultivation over the past year are now expressing frustration about the lack of access to improved seeds for alternative crops.
A year on, Herat reels from devastation of the earthquake
A year after the devastating earthquake in the Zinda Jan district of Herat, survivors report ongoing struggles with access to basic living essentials.
Female university students in Kapisa turn to farming, handicrafts
In Kapisa, a number of girls who can no longer pursue their education are shifting to agriculture and handicrafts as a means to escape unemployment following the closure of universities.
What is making Mount Everest grow taller?
MONITORING (SW) – Towering at over 8.8 kilometers tall, Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level. But it’s not done yet. The Himalayan
End of an era: UK stops burning coal for power
The last coal-fired power station in the United Kingdom has officially closed down, book-ending the nearly 150-year history of British coal power.
At least 100 people killed in Nepal floods
Dozens more were still missing on Sunday after two days of intense rainfall, which has inundated the valley around the capital Kathmandu.
43 dead, millions without power as US devastated by deadly storm
Tropical Depression Helene brought life-threatening flooding on Friday to wide sections of the US Southeast, where at least 43 people have been killed by a storm that swamped neighborhoods, triggered mudslides, threatened dams and left more than 3.5 million homes and businesses without power.
New Zealand scientists discover new ‘ghost shark’ species
Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand.
Water shortage puts Nimruz farmers’ livelihood at risk
Many residents work tirelessly from dawn until dusk, yet they voice their frustrations over insufficient water supplies and government neglect, which have made their lives increasingly difficult and have harmed their crops.
2024 summer was the hottest ever
MONITORING (SW) – The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as global warming continues to intensify.
UNAMA seeks to help Afghan farmers find poppy’s alternative
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is set to host a meeting aimed at securing support for providing alternative crops to Afghan farmers.
