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General view of the "Mer de Glace", France's largest glacier which has shrunk dramatically in recent years, as visitors leave the site, in Chamonix, France February 13, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Pool

Climate change raises risks on Mont Blanc as glaciers retreat

Communities and researchers on both the French and Italian sides of the mountain say this summer’s record heat has accelerated changes that are already reshaping the Alpine environment

A man stands on a lifted up sidewalk as he watches people struggle in waist-deep water in Green Road, Dhaka, on 12 July 2026 as incessant downpour has caused waterlogging in some parts of the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Dhaka, Chattogram remain among world's least resilient major cities

Insufficient rainfall during the monsoon season in Bangladesh, caused by El Niño, profoundly impacts rain-fed staple crop production. Photo: Sikder Ahmed

'Supersized' El Niño may become strongest ever recorded, UN says

Representational Photo: Reuters

UN says world must navigate 'reality' of 1.5C overshoot

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Mangroves on erosion-hit chars: A new push to protect the coast

Drought conditions have been severe across France this summer, including in the Loire region. Photo: Stephane Mahe/REUTERS

In drought-stricken France, tankers supply drinking water

Members of Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade work to extinguish a fire rising in Amazon rainforest in Apui, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazil's natural areas shrink, worsening El Nino impact

Representational Image of wheat. Photo: Collected

Decades of farm gains, inventories strengthen food system against 'super' El Nino

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon spoke at an emergency press briefing organized at the Information Department conference room at the Secretariat on 6 June 2026. File Photo: PID

Bangladesh among countries most vulnerable to climate change: Info minister

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Dr Saimum Parvez urges people to offer saplings instead of flower bouquets

A firefighting helicopter drops water near Fermoselle during a wildfire, Spain, 30 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Climate change made 'fire-prone' weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say

A man splashing his face with water during intense Summer heat. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Extreme heat cost Bangladesh up to $1.8b in productivity in 2024: WB

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The Bangladesh Dialogue launches climate-action platform KLIMA