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Spiral of doomscrolling

THERE is a strange kind of comfort in the scroll. One minute you intend only to check the weather, and suddenly 45 minutes have passed. You find yourself knee-deep in a reel about the collapse of democracy, another about a looming recession, one more about an influencer’s petty drama and then a final clip of tragedy from halfway across the globe. You pause, your...

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Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havoc

The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European climate monitoring service said Thursday.

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Extreme weather drives global food price hike: study

Climate change-driven extreme weather events are severely disrupting global food production, triggering record-breaking price surges and heightening health risks for vulnerable peoples in the countries, including Bangladesh, revealed an international study on Monday...

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CU student Auritraya still not found

Chittagong University student Auritraya Hasan remained missing till Monday evening after he along with two of his friends went missing on July 8 while bathing in the sea near the Himchhari beach in Cox’s Bazar amid inclement weather...

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Climate dissonance and real solutions

FOR the last several weeks I keep hearing people commenting, ‘We’re not getting any winter this year.’ Yet when I go out in the mornings — when it’s as cold as it gets, which isn’t very cold — there are people in sweaters, jackets, mufflers, hats and gloves. Yes, it’s a smart adaptation technique, as unless people are used to extreme heat they are going to...

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Heading off weather influence on rice farming

AGRICULTURAL practices have faced various adversities that have threatened our food security. Some serious challenges include high temperatures, cold spells or low temperatures, flooding, drought, gusty winds, and hailstorms. These adversities are particularly responsible for unfilled grains in rice fields. Weather has a profound relationship...

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BBC celebrates 100 years of ‘poetic’ shipping forecast

Modern seafarers can now rely on sophisticated forecasting technology but the calm, rhythmic delivery of the forecast by one of BBC Radio 4’s silky-voiced continuity announcers has turned the forecast into something of a beloved British institution...

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Rare rainfall spell may begin on Friday

Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Tuesday warned about a spell of rainfall likely to start on Friday morning, describing it a rather rare weather event...

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BMD predicts dry weather across Bangladesh

The weather is likely to remain dry with a temporarily partly cloudy sky across the country, according to BMD’s latest weather bulletin on Tuesday...

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Six fishermen killed, 78 missing 

The depression-induced inclement weather continued to wreak havoc along the coast, especially in Cox’s Bazar, causing six more deaths, inundation of at least 200 villages, while leaving scores of...

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4 killed, 9 missing as rain continues

Four people were killed and nine others, including eight fishermen, remained missing as boats capsized in two separate incidents amid inclement weather triggered by incessant rainfall...