Heavy rain and wind expected across UK ahead of weekend sunny spell
The Independentby Harriette Boucher·17 Sept 2026
Blustery conditions and cooler temperatures are expected across most of the country this week ahead of a dry and sunny spell over the weekend.
Six states sign Kishau water agreement, but experts question dam’s risks and utility
Down To Earthby Vivek Mishra·17 Sept 2026
Six states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana — have signed an agreement on the long-pending Kishau Multipurpose Project in the Yamuna basin.
Farming, tourism leaders slam federal government's backpacker cuts
ABC News Australiaby Andrew Chounding and Gian De Poloni·17 Sept 2026
In short: Backpacker numbers will be slashed and visa eligibility tightened under the federal government's immigration changes.
Arunachal CM denies using might for proposed mega dam on Siang River
The Hinduby Rahul Karmakar·17 Sept 2026
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has trashed perceptions that the government was arm-twisting people to push a mega dam project on the Siang River, which flows as the Yarlung Tsangpo in...
World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns
Phys.orgby Nina LARSON·17 Sept 2026
World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns The planet's water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between too little and too much, the United Nations warned Thursday...
WEATHER: KZN braces for more heavy rain, storms and flooding
The South Africanby Shyleen Choruma·17 Sept 2026
WEATHER: KZN braces for more heavy rain, storms and flooding KZN faces heavy rain and storms as an Orange Level 6 warning remains in place for flooding and dangerous conditions along the south...
‘It’s beautiful when it’s clean’: the Argentine neighbourhood saving a contaminated river
The Guardianby Facundo Iglesia and Carmen Aguilar García ; photographs by Anita Pouchard Serra·17 Sept 2026
Twenty-three years ago, María Monges looked around her flooded neighbourhood and knew something had to be done.
Tunisia's summer of discontent
Middle East Eyeby Faisal Edroos·17 Sept 2026
Tunisia's summer of discontent Across Tunisia, the question this summer was brutally simple: when will the electricity cut out?
Why Germany Is Building an Ark for U.S. Climate Data
Yale E360by Christian Schwägerl • September·17 Sept 2026
In a world where political upheaval is growing, storing data in one place is increasingly thought to be precarious. Trust in U.S.
Debate rages over plan to shift Thiruvananthapuram zoo in Keralam
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·17 Sept 2026
The debate over the Chief Minister’s plan to shift the Thiruvananthapuram zoo out of the city continued on Thursday with the former Mayor V.K.
Torrential rain over seven months needed to end drought across England, experts warn
The Independentby Bryony Gooch·17 Sept 2026
Torrential rain over the next seven months would be needed in order to bring much of the country out of drought, the Environment Agency has warned.
Keralam power crisis: Electricity consumption soars in September
The Hinduby Tiki Rajwi·17 Sept 2026
While the southwest monsoon has remained weak over power crisis-hit Keralam, electricity consumption has continued to soar in September, touching levels reminiscent of the summer months.
Small, spry solar-roofed tractor looks to replace diesel
New Atlasby Omar Kardoudi·17 Sept 2026
For small-scale farmers, diesel is a recurring headache. A bill that swings with global oil prices and never really goes away.
Throwback: When South Africa’s seas turned deadly
The South Africanby Shyleen Choruma·17 Sept 2026
Throwback: When South Africa’s seas turned deadly A 2023 throwback looks back at how waves up to 9.5m battered more than half of SA’s coast, damaging buildings and killing two people.
Holiday hotspots issued 'danger' warning as storms batter Spain
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Matt Jackson, Ethan Davies)·17 Sept 2026
Holiday hotspots warned of 'significant danger' as storms batter Benidorm, Magaluf and Ibiza The AEMET, the Spanish version of Met Éireann, has warned there is a 'significant danger' of floods as...
Cyclone over Odisha soon? Amid developing low-pressure, IMD says do not panic
Hindustan Timesby Nayanika Sengupta·17 Sept 2026
Cyclone over Odisha soon? Amid developing low-pressure, IMD says do not panic The IMD said while a low-pressure system may bring heavy rainfall, no cyclone over Odisha has been forecast yet.
Nearly 1,700 sea dragons reported dead during SA's algal bloom
ABC News Australiaby Malcolm Sutton·17 Sept 2026
In short: Dragon Search SA analysed 1,540 citizen science reports. It documented 1,524 dead weedy sea dragons and about 159 leafy sea dragons. What's next?
Heat and drought: Why beer at Oktoberfest could soon be in short supply
Euronewsby Sonja Issel·17 Sept 2026
No hops, no beer: heat and drought are hitting hop fields in Austria and Germany, as well as spring barley for malt. Is a beer shortage looming?
Rescuers race against time as fires ravage orangutan habitat inside Indonesian oil palm concession
Mongabay Globalby Hans Nicholas Jong·17 Sept 2026
- Conservationists are racing to rescue six orangutans believed to remain in a fire-affected High Conservation Value area inside an oil palm concession in Indonesia.
KBR Park flyover plan in Hyderabad cut to one corridor: Report
The Siasat Dailyby News Desk·17 Sept 2026
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is set to scrap most of the flyovers and underpasses planned around Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park, paring down 14 structures to a single elevated...
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