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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...

August 1, 2024 3:16 PM

India’s monsoon seen bringing above-average rain in August, September: IMD

India is set to receive monsoon rainfall that is above the average as a La Nina weather pattern forms in August and September, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday, promising to boost farm output and growth in Asia's third-biggest e...

August 1, 2024 12:29 PM

Over 50 missing after cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh

More than 50 people are missing in Himachal Pradesh following a cloudburst over the Shimla, Mandi, and Kullu districts. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukkhu said that rescue and relief operations are ongoing. Earlier, Himachal Pradesh Revenue Min...

August 1, 2024 12:01 AM

Wayanad landslide: Search for survivors continues as death toll rises to 158

The devastating landslides that struck the Mundakkai and Chooralmala areas of Wayanad district early Tuesday morning have claimed 167 lives, according to official reports. The Department of Information and Public Relations (PRD) Control Room in Waya...

July 30, 2024 9:45 PM

Wayanad landslides: Death toll reaches 93; 3,069 people are in relief camps

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that 93 bodies have been recovered and 128 people have been injured after massive landslides hit hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala's Wayanad district. He further said that 3,069 people are in 4...

July 30, 2024 12:20 PM

World’s forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds

Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a study presented on Monday. Tha...

July 30, 2024 11:11 AM

PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to kin of deceased in Wayanad landslides

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased in multiple landslides that hit Kerala's Wayanad on Tuesday, following torrential rains. Kerala health minister Veena George has confirmed the death...

July 30, 2024 3:05 PM

Wayanad Landslides: Death toll rises to 54, rescue operations in full swing

The death toll from the massive landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala's Wayanad district has risen to 54, state authorities said on Tuesday. Relief and rescue operations are being carried out on a "war footing." Kerala Forest Minister A.K. S...

July 29, 2024 4:29 PM

US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate fight

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would seek to curb U.S. emissions of powerful industrial greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide as it enters a new phase in the national strategy to fight climate change under the Paris agreement. The...

July 26, 2024 3:31 PM

Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say

Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were lashed by the y...

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