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August 8, 2024 1:27 PM

Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say

Water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest in 400 years over the past decade, placing the world's largest reef under threat, according to research published on Thursday. The reef, the world's largest ...

August 7, 2024 2:16 PM

OPEC’s tightrope walk between oil price stability and climate goals

In recent days, the global oil market has experienced significant volatility, reflecting the complex interplay of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, economic concerns, and production disruptions. This turmoil highlights the delicate balance OP...

August 7, 2024 8:47 AM

India’s renewable energy capacity has increased by 165 percent in 10 years: Pralhad Joshi

India's installed renewable energy capacity has increased by 165 percent over the past decade, rising from 76.38 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 203.1 GW in 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday. Replying to a debate in Rajya Sabha on demands...

August 6, 2024 6:21 PM

Incessant Rain Disrupts Kathmandu Flights, Dark Clouds to Persist Over Nepal

Incessant rainfall across the country from Monday night has affected flights. According to Tribhuvan International Airport Office, both flights—domestic and international from TIA have been disrupted due to poor visibility following incessant rainf...

August 6, 2024 6:15 PM

Landslides in Baglung Claim 7 Lives; Continuous Rains Threaten More in Mountain Regions

The death toll from separate landslides today in Baglung has reached seven while four have been rescued alive. In Badigad municipality of Baglung district in Gandaki Province, two were killed when the landslide buried a house in rural mu...

August 6, 2024 1:53 PM

Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study finds

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came into office in 2023 pledging to tackle deforestation in the Amazon and restore his country as a climate leader after years of intense destruction in the world's largest rainforest under predecessor Ja...

August 2, 2024 4:59 PM

Heavy rain, floods in Pakistan kill at least 30

Floods brought by torrential rains in Pakistan caused damage that killed at least 30 people this week, authorities said on Friday, as the second-largest city of Lahore was drenched in the most rainfall it has received in more than four decades. The ...

August 2, 2024 4:56 PM

Rescuers in China race to find the missing, seal dykes after deadly floods

Rescuers in China scrambled on Friday to locate dozens of people still missing a week after the year's most powerful typhoon roared into the southern province of Hunan, while emergency workers rushed to seal breached dykes on swollen rivers. Even be...

August 2, 2024 1:00 PM

Wayanad landslides: Four found alive days after deadly disaster

Four people were rescued from a house in Wayanad, three days after devastating landslides, as search operations accelerated after the building of a key bridge that helped transport heavy equipment to the affected area. The disaster, the worst in Ker...

August 2, 2024 11:29 AM

Wayanad landslides: Rescue operations speed up with new metal bridge, death toll rises to 308

The search for survivors and bodies after devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad is expected to speed up on Friday, after the army completed construction of a bridge that will help in transportation of heavy equipment to the affected area. Keral...

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