DDIndia Climate Change: Environmental Insights

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July 8, 2024 10:16 AM

Incessant rain and flooded rivers claim 70 lives, 14 in last two days

Incessant rain has triggered floods, and landslides, resulting in human and animal casualties and blocking movements on the roads in many areas in Nepal. Landslides in the mountains have caused road blockages leading to inconvenience to travellers as...

July 8, 2024 10:29 AM

IMD forecasts heavy rain along west coast, north-east, east India, Uttar Pradesh

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain along the West Coast, in many parts of northeast and east India, and in Uttar Pradesh over the next five days. Met department said Bihar and Odisha can expect isolated...

July 7, 2024 3:28 PM

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing

Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday. Eight people were missing, either washed away by floods or buried in landslides...

July 6, 2024 2:22 PM

Assam floods: 52 people dead, over 24 lakh affected as crisis deepens

The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated significantly over the past 24 hours, resulting in 52 fatalities and leaving several thousand people homeless, as per ANI. The impact has been widespread, with over 2.4 million people affected across the ...

July 5, 2024 2:50 PM

Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise

Indonesian conservationist Nyoman Sugiarto has been working for 16 years to preserve coral on the reefs of Bali, but the frequency of mass coral bleachings he says is now devastating. Ninety percent of the corals Sugiarto had nurtured on the reefs n...

July 4, 2024 7:58 PM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal announces 80% licensing fee concession for women entrepreneurs

Union Minister Piyush Goyal has unveiled significant fee concessions and safety measures for the petroleum and explosives sector during a Stakeholder Consultation in New Delhi. The event, organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Inte...

July 4, 2024 4:56 PM

China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as climate change intensifies

China is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate change, the weather bureau warned on Thursday, as the world's second-biggest economy braces for another scorching summer. In its annual...

July 4, 2024 4:04 PM

Russia swelters in heat wave, Moscow breaks 1917 record for early July

Russians were braving some of the hottest weather seen in more than a century on Thursday with Moscow breaking a 1917 record and cities across the world's biggest country sizzling in temperatures well above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). I...

July 4, 2024 12:48 PM

Floods in Assam claim 46 lives, affect over 16 lakh people

At least 46 people have died due to severe floods in Assam, including eight fatalities from drowning reported on Wednesday. The flood situation remains critical, affecting over 16.25 lakh people across 29 districts. Some of the worst-hit districts i...

July 4, 2024 12:05 PM

Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as Caymans, Mexico brace for storm’s impact

Hurricane Beryl thrashed Jamaica with heavy winds and rain on Wednesday, killing at least one person after forging a destructive, water-soaked path across smaller Caribbean islands over the past couple days. The death toll from the powerful Category...

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