Can Kaziranga survive?
National Heraldby Rashme Sehgal28d ago
Can Kaziranga survive? Cutting down the buffer zone around the national park and tiger reserve is bad news, and not just for animals, writes Rashme Sehgal Our politicians have the most...
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top 71%Dip in groundwater level, rising use strain Vizag IT hills
New Indian Expressby Usha Peri28d ago
VISAKHAPATNAM: A decline in groundwater yield, coupled with the prevailing El Niño conditions and a steady rise in consumption, has put pressure on water supply to IT and industrial establishments...
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor28d ago
It was, according to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, the “summer of truth”.
Country diary: A lesson from my final diary after nearly 40 years – keep looking closely | Phil Gates
Wildlife | The Guardianby Phil Gates28d ago
After another exceptionally dry summer, there’s a nagging question lurking at the back of naturalists’ minds: which species will be the winners and losers in our evolving climate?
Rangareddy faces highest climate stress in Telangana: Study
New Indian Expressby Express News Service28d ago
HYDERABAD: Telangana’s drought-prone districts are facing a growing climate challenge as rising temperatures combine with highly variable rainfall, with Rangareddy emerging as the most vulnerable...
The Nepal floods question: When the Himalayas collapse, who gets warned?
Al Jazeeraby Tauseef Ahmad; Sajid Raina28d ago
New Delhi, India – On the morning of August 26, the Himalayan landscape above Nepal’s Rasuwa district changed in minutes.
Telangana, Centre to fight drought together: Union Minister Chouhan
New Indian Expressby Meghna Nath28d ago
HYDERABAD: The Centre and Telangana government will work together on district-specific contingency plans to deal with rainfall variability, water stress and changing climatic conditions, Union...
Bolivia approves $1.9 billion IMF deal, eliminates diesel subsidies
The Independentby Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre28d ago
Bolivian lawmakers approved a $1.9 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, delivering the conservative government a key victory in its efforts to ease the country's...
As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread farther and longer
The Independentby Giada Zampano and Andrea Rosa28d ago
Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.
Cuba faces another nationwide blackout amid US fuel blockade
DW Englishby Shakeel Sobhan28d ago
Cuba's power grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, triggering another nationwide blackout and leaving millions without electricity as the island grapples with an ongoing US fuel blockade.
Keralam looks at using wastewater as water security comes under climate pressure
The South Firstby Dileep V Kumar28d ago
Synopsis: Keralam is preparing to use treated wastewater from sewage treatment plants as a new water source for non-potable needs such as agriculture, construction, industry, and landscaping...
Improving urban flood forecasting with real-time hazardous rainfall detection
Phys.orgby National Research Council; Technology28d ago
Improving urban flood forecasting with real-time hazardous rainfall detection The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) announced that it will apply its early...
West Kochi bears brunt of water crisis, more regions feel the pinch
New Indian Expressby Gopika Varrier28d ago
KOCHI: Antony (name changed) was feeling the strain on Friday. In fact, the Palluruthy man’s entire family — consisting of his working wife, aged mother, two kids — was in a tense mood, not knowing...
Karnataka milk farmers demand Rs 8 per litre hike, threaten protest
New Indian Expressby Bosky Khanna28d ago
BENGALURU: Members of the Karnataka Milk Producers Association on Friday submitted a memorandum and held a meeting with Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) officials seeking a hike in milk prices by Rs...
Mettur water release has failed to fill up Namakkal waterbodies, claim farmers
New Indian Expressby Sneha Sivashanmugam28d ago
NAMAKKAL: Farmers in Pallipalayam and Kumarapalayam areas of Namakkal say most lakes and ponds have remained dry despite a recent release of water from Mettur Dam, with blocked channels...
Telangana CM seeks central aid to mitigate El Niño fallout in state
Hindustan Timesby Srinivasa Rao Apparasu28d ago
Telangana CM seeks central aid to mitigate El Niño fallout in state Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday appealed to Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to assist the...
Andhra aqua farmers face decade’s worst crisis as rising costs, low prices threaten shrimp farming
New Indian Expressby Y Brahmaji28d ago
VIJAYAWADA: Aqua farmers in the State are facing their toughest crisis in a decade, battered by the El Niño effect, shortage of quality shrimp seed, soaring feed costs, shrinking profit margins and...
20 years of being an outcast
Down To Earthby DTE Staff28d ago
Twenty years ago—on August 24, 2006—some 2,500 members of the International Astronomical Union in its general assembly in Prague, Czech Republic voted on a definition that earthlings lacked: “What...
Forest and Bird calls for fast-tracked coal mining application to be declined
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa28d ago
Forest and Bird are calling for a fast-tracked coal mining application to be declined after the Environmental Protection Authority found gaps in its conservation plan.
Singapore exploring Canada as potential energy source, anticipates further fuel disruptions from Middle East: Vivian Balakrishnan
Channel News Asiaby Vanessa Lim28d ago
Singapore exploring Canada as potential energy source, anticipates further fuel disruptions from Middle East: Vivian Balakrishnan Speaking after his visit to Ottawa, Dr Balakrishnan described...