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May 14, 2024 4:11 PM

Seed-dropping drones seek to halt Kosovo’s deforestation

A hovering drone drops linden and pine seeds wrapped in soil onto a barren hillside outside Kosovo's capital Pristina, part of an effort to reforest thousands of hectares lost to illegal logging and wildfires. Environmentalists say deforestation, al...

May 13, 2024 5:08 PM

After temporary relief, IMD predicts severe heatwave in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is likely to experience a severe heatwave beginning Thursday, following expected thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) on Monday and Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department has forecasted. Radhe Shyam Sharma, director...

May 13, 2024 10:47 AM

Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns

The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces. I...

May 12, 2024 5:38 PM

Death toll from floods in Brazil’s south climbs to 136

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, the local civil defense government body said on Saturday, up from 126 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for. Storms and floods b...

May 12, 2024 4:04 PM

Indonesia floods, landslides kill 28, four missing

Heavy rain brought floods and landslides to Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, killing at least 28, with four still missing, authorities said on Sunday. "There are 28 people killed, and we are still searching for four others who are missing," Abd...

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