Himachal government strengthens road protection, maintenance through key amendments: PWD minister
Hindustan Timesby PTI·4 Sept 2026
Himachal government strengthens road protection, maintenance through key amendments: PWD minister Shimla, After the Vidhan Sabha passed the Himachal Pradesh Road Infrastructure Protection Bill...
40 high-hazard glacial lakes identified in Sikkim, 16 at highest risk of outburst
Hindustan Timesby PTI·4 Sept 2026
40 high-hazard glacial lakes identified in Sikkim, 16 at highest risk of outburst The data is significant as it comes against the backdrop of the recent flash flood in Nepal, triggered by a glacial...
South Africa gets R5.6 billion from Germany and France to fix metro services
The South Africanby Garrin Lambley·4 Sept 2026
South Africa gets R5.6 billion from Germany and France to fix metro services Germany and France have committed R5.6 billion to support South Africa’s efforts to improve electricity, water and...
Study analyzes danger of parasites to Bengal tigers in South Asia
Mongabay Globalby Abu Siddique·4 Sept 2026
- Researchers analyzing parasite infections of Bengal tigers and their prey population in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh have raised concerns about the critically endangered species’ conservation.
Steve Irwin: His tragic death that shocked the world 20 years ago today
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·4 Sept 2026
Steve Irwin: His tragic death that shocked the world 20 years ago today Twenty years ago today, the world lost one of its most beloved wildlife warriors.
Madrid wants Brussels to tax oil and gas company profits to fund measures to adapt to climate change
Down To Earthby DTE Staff·4 Sept 2026
Spain is urging the EU to introduce a permanent tax on oil and gas company profits to finance climate adaptation, according to a letter to climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.
With the midterms looming, Trump has no real way out of his gas price problem
Gristby Jake Bittle·4 Sept 2026
It has been more than two months since President Donald Trump’s tentative ceasefire with Iran broke down, and gasoline prices are still high.
Marina Square through the years: A timeline
Channel News Asiaby Darcel Al Anthony·4 Sept 2026
SINGAPORE: From shopping trips and date nights to family outings and Formula 1 race weekends, Marina Square has been a go-to destination for generations of Singaporeans.
Weakening natural carbon sinks threaten Net Zero plans: Wood Mackenzie
Down To Earthby Puja Das·4 Sept 2026
Natural carbon sinks absorbed around 40 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions from human activities in 2025, but weakening forests and oceans and inadequate financial incentives to protect...
As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land
Gristby Vivian La·4 Sept 2026
John Boyer grew up on his family’s 131 acres of rolling fields of corn, oats, and wheat in a rural area near the tiny city of East Jordan in northern Michigan.
'It's like layer upon layer of miracles': How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel
BBC Newsby Tessa Wong·4 Sept 2026
- Published A tunnelling expert involved in the rescue operation at a blocked Nepalese hydropower tunnel has described to the BBC how they managed to reach survivors.
Why does Kenya want Tata Chemicals gone? Inside the escalating row over a 100-year-old soda ash business
OpIndiaby Jinit Jain·4 Sept 2026
Kenyan President William Ruto has effectively told Tata Chemicals that its long innings in Kenya is over.
Households in England face £300 log burner and wood burner fines
Daily Express :by Alex Evans·4 Sept 2026
Households in many major cities in England face fines of up to £300 if they use their chimney this winter as colder weather returns - and up to £1,000 for using unauthorised fuels.
40 high-hazard glacial lakes identified in Sikkim, 16 at highest risk of outburst
The Hinduby PTI·4 Sept 2026
The eastern Himalayan State of Sikkim has identified 40 high-hazard glacial lakes, with 16 of them classified as being at the highest risk of catastrophic outbursts that could threaten downstream...
Nepal teaches us that energy security and disaster resilience must not be understood in silos
Down To Earthby Gaurika Chugh·4 Sept 2026
Flash floods from a glacial collapse in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi river have destroyed multiple hydropower projects and transmission lines, wiping out over 431 MW of capacity and exposing the...
Green Climate Fund responds to query on seven-year delay in Nepal glacier project, but gives only approval and implementation dates
Down To Earthby Jayanta Basu·4 Sept 2026
The Green Climate Fund has responded to questions about the seven-year timeline for approving Nepal’s $49.9 million glacier flood resilience project, but did not directly explain the delay.
Study links female legislators to faster forest-cover growth
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon·4 Sept 2026
The gender of elected representatives can influence forest-cover growth, indicates a study that examines the causal impact of female elected representatives on forest conservation in India.
Wet and cloudy weekend in store but highs of up to 22 degrees on Sunday
TheJournal.ieby Diarmuid Pepper·4 Sept 2026
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SAWS issues six warnings today, 4 September
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·4 Sept 2026
SAWS issues six warnings today, 4 September SAWS has a full spread of colour-coded warnings active today, ranging from damaging wind to severe thunderstorms.
Minister urges Britons to stock up on food and water after El Nino warning
The Independentby Rebecca Whittaker·4 Sept 2026
Britons have been urged to stock up on enough food and water to survive a few days without power or a water supply.
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