DDIndia Climate Change: Environmental Insights

Climate Change

August 6, 2025 12:16 PM

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline following mass bleaching

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, following a mass bleaching of its corals that was among the worst on record. The Au...

August 6, 2025 2:26 PM

Monsoon peaks in south China, unleashing landslides, disease

Rescue crews raced on Wednesday to clear debris and flooded roads as southern China braced for more extreme rainfall and spreading infection after some of the worst downpours this century, brought by a peak in East Asian monsoon rains. Forecasters w...

August 6, 2025 10:22 AM

Kedarnath Yatra halted, schools closed as torrential rain wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand

A day after twin cloudbursts struck Uttarkashi district, sweeping away an entire village and triggering widespread panic, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a heavy rainfall warning along with a red alert for Uttarakhand. ...

August 6, 2025 9:46 AM

Massive wildfire in California; hundreds of structures at risk

A fast-moving wildfire, dubbed the Gifford Fire, has scorched over 82,000 acres (approximately 332 square kilometers) in less than five days, threatening hundreds of structures and prompting widespread evacuation orders across Central California. Th...

August 6, 2025 9:33 AM

Moderate thunderstorms, light rain predicted in parts of Punjab and Haryana

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a tehsil-level nowcast for several parts of Punjab and Haryana, forecasting moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. The alert, issued early in the morning, is valid f...

August 5, 2025 3:54 PM

Cloudburst in Uttarkashi washes away village; several missing, relief ops underway

A powerful cloudburst struck the Dharali area near Harsil in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Tuesday, sweeping away a village and leaving several people missing, officials said. The sudden rise in water levels, particularly in Kheer Gadh ...

August 5, 2025 12:44 PM

Japan sets record temperatures, worries mount over rice crops

Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise steps to ease weather-related damage to rice crops. The eastern city ...

August 4, 2025 12:13 PM

Himachal Pradesh reels under Monsoon fury; death toll rises, infrastructure severely hit

Amid ongoing monsoon-induced calamities, Himachal Pradesh continues to grapple with severe disruptions across vital public utilities and a rising death toll. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Sunday released its latest landslide ...

August 3, 2025 1:02 PM

Australian towns blanketed with rare snow in wild weather

Several towns in eastern Australia were blanketed with their thickest layer of snow in decades as wild weather swept the area this weekend, causing floods, stranding vehicles and cutting power to thousands of homes, authorities said. A cold air fron...

August 3, 2025 3:42 PM

Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts

Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave hei...

DD India