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January 10, 2026 8:45 AM

Australian bushfires raze homes, cut power to tens of thousands

Thousands of firefighters on Saturday toiled in Australia's Victoria state to get the upper hand on bushfires that have razed homes, cut power to tens of thousands and burned vast swathes of bushland. The blazes, mostly sparking at midweek amid an i...

January 9, 2026 3:51 PM

World’s oceans set new heat record in 2025: Study

The world’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year since modern record-keeping began, according to a new international study released on Friday. Published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, the study found that ocea...

January 9, 2026 9:49 AM

Sudden rain spell deepens cold wave in Delhi

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said an unexpected spell of rain across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has intensified the prevailing cold wave conditions. Dark clouds covered the capital in the early hours, with rai...

January 7, 2026 2:55 PM

Cold Spell to Continue in West Bengal for Next Few Days

Cold conditions are expected to persist in West Bengal over the next few days, the Meteorological office said on Wednesday, with minimum temperatures likely to drop further. Tuesday was recorded as the coldest day in Kolkata in the last 13 years, wi...

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