After eight weeks of nonstop downpours, at least one-third of Pakistan, a country responsible for less than 1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, was submerged in floodwater.1 The ongoing flooding has killed at least 1,300 people, forced millions from their homes, and threatened the World Heritage Site status of Mohenjo Daro, the ruins of a civilization that archaeologists believe was destroyed by climatic changes in the Indus Valley Basin around 1800 bc.
Weekly Review
Weekly Review
Weekly Review
After eight weeks of nonstop downpours, at least one-third of Pakistan, a country responsible for less than 1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, was submerged in floodwater.1 The ongoing flooding has killed at least 1,300 people, forced millions from their homes, and threatened the World Heritage Site status of Mohenjo Daro, the ruins of a civilization that archaeologists believe was destroyed by climatic changes in the Indus Valley Basin around 1800 bc.