Category: Nature

Stray dogs increasingly becoming subjected to cruelty

Veterinarians say that violence and neglect towards animals, particularly abandoned dogs in public spaces, are increasingly becoming common in Afghanistan.

Flights grounded as South Korea hit by record snowfall

MONITORING (SW) – South Korea’s capital, Seoul has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907.

Trump, trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit

The annual UN climate summit has begun with nations preparing for tough talks on finance and trade, after a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries in their demands for climate cash.

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

34% of Afghanistan’s forests lost in the last 15 years

KABUL ( SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has stated that it has planted 23 million trees in Afghanistan in the last decade in cooperation with its partners.

Chile’s wildfires kill at least 112, as officials warn death toll to rise

MONITORING (SW) – The death toll from raging wildfires in Chile on Friday, has risen to at least 112 people, with hundreds more missing, authorities have said.

Afghan authorities capture rare snow leopard after livestock killed

FAIZABAD, BADAKHSHAN (SW) Afghan authorities captured a rare snow leopard in the country’s mountainous northeast and were preparing to release it back into the wild after it reportedly killed dozens of livestock animals, a conservation group, said on Sunday.

MEW urges international collaboration to tackle drought, advancing dam construction projects

KABUL (SW) – Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Water emphasize the crucial need for international cooperation and active involvement of organizations to combat drought in the next solar year and successfully execute major dam construction projects.