Wildfires affect communities, ecosystems and the atmosphere worldwide.
Driven by weather, climate and human factors, they threaten lives, worsen air quality through smoke pollution and contribute to climate impacts.
What you need to know: https://t.co/XIia3mZjUU
Futures Workshop #3 on Shifting Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific & Middle Power Autonomy concluded successfully as a truly collaborative effort, bringing together rigorous scenario-based policy thinking across all tables.
A sincere appreciation goes to the StrafAsia organising team Dr. Adil Sultan (@adilsultan), Ms. Aiza Azam (@Aiza_Azam ), and Mr. Faraz Haider (@f_aider) for their vision and leadership, along with Research Intern - Anas Yamin (@AnasYamin_) and Research Assistant - Nuverah Ansari (@nuverah_a) for their dedicated support in making the workshop seamless and impactful.
Special thanks to our esteemed guest panelists, Amb. (R) Masood Khan (@Masood__Khan) and Rear Admiral (R) Faisal Shah, for their insightful contributions and time.
Finally, gratitude to all participants whose engagement, ideas, and energy made the discussions genuinely enriching and thought-provoking.
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🔥Heatwaves are sweeping across South Asia.
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have seen temperatures above seasonal averages, with some areas reaching 45–50°C.
Intense heatwaves can pose serious health, social, environmental and economic risks.
Stay informed: https://t.co/4RPcBHCPrW
🐄 Livestock experience heat stress above 25°C
🌾 Crop yields decline above 30°C
👩🌾 Extreme heat is are taking a toll on farmers
The latest WMO-@fao report details how heat stress is impacting agriculture — and what can be done to reduce these risks.
https://t.co/90cqIYq4sX
🌍 Natural world heritage sites are at growing risk under rapid climate change, especially from extreme climate events, a @natureportfolio study shows.
Urgent action and adaptation is needed to safeguard our irreplaceable natural heritage 🌎
➡️ https://t.co/JQqWL6tDKU
The effects of El Nino are widespread across the globe, not necessarily just those attached to the Pacific Ocean.
Five global regions hit hard by a Super El Nino: https://t.co/CRo3JRbl6V
Heat stress is the leading cause of weather-related deaths and can worsen underlying illnesses.
We're now facing longer, more intense heatwaves each year due to #ClimateChange, and this is how extreme heat impacts our health.
Growth has long relied on infrastructure, jobs, and investment. But there’s a new reality: nature is just as critical.
➡️90%+ of people face degraded land, unsafe air, or water stress.
➡️40% of jobs depend on nature.
➡️6 of 9 planetary boundaries crossed.
Investing in nature = jobs + resilience
Read more: https://t.co/sNxCjfRFSL
LATEST DATA SHOWS CLIMATE CHANGE IS ACCELERATING
Big annual science update- all indicators record high, pace of global warming all-time high, indicates climate change is accelerating- rather is being accelerated. https://t.co/y98MWlrpl4 #climatechange#globalwarming #ClimateEmergency
I made this animation and honestly… wow. 🌍🔥
Daily global surface air temperature, year by year, 1940–2026.
🔵 Blue years were cooler.
🔴 Red years were warmer.
The recent breakaway is hard to unsee. 👀
Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember.
In this video, Carbon Brief’s @MollyLempriere reports on Ember’s analysis.
Read the full report here ➡️ https://t.co/PvIwciUi39
On Earth Day, it's important to understand we are causing irreparable change to our planet.
As more and more CO2 is emitted into our atmosphere – where it remains for decades – global average temperature climbs.
#CAwx@ABC10@ClimateCentral
Extreme heat is pushing agrifood systems to the brink.
A new @FAO /WMO report finds that rising temperatures are putting crops, livestock, fisheries, forests, farmers, and workers at growing risk, as well as identifies adaptation options.
Read ➡️https://t.co/DkcTokpMVu
#EarthDay
Pakistan can spearhead “HKH Council” that integrates HKH as “Regional Common”.
Question 1) How can Pakistan benefit from this diplomatic push within Asia?
Question 2) Once the US-Iran war is over, what should be way forward in regards to regional climate governance and policy?
A recent study published in the journal Climate Dynamics has offered the clearest explanation yet of how the threat of moist heat, a combination of high temperature and high humidity that interferes with the body’s ability to cool itself, is unfolding across India, especially Kerala
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🖊️ @KAShaji123
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🌡️🌲Urban heat is rising. Our tree cover isn’t keeping up.
Urban trees can reduce temperatures, lower energy demand, improve public health and deliver more than $3 in benefits for every $1 invested.
👉Read more about how cities can turn this opportunity into action: https://t.co/SFHjivDpIq