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September 15, 2025 10:21 AM

Australia warns of cascading climate risks ahead of emissions target announcement

Australia will suffer more frequent and extreme climate events, often happening simultaneously, which will strain industry, services and infrastructure, a government report said on Monday, ahead of the announcement of a new emissions target. Among t...

September 13, 2025 8:57 PM

UAE aid ship departs for Afghanistan following devastating earthquake

A UAE aid vessel carrying 2,500 tonnes of humanitarian supplies has set sail to deliver critical assistance to Afghanistan following devastating earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan at the end of August, killing more than 2,200 people and push...

September 13, 2025 8:57 AM

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes near east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region, GFZ says

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said. The United States Geological Survey (US...

September 12, 2025 3:01 PM

Boat capsizes in Pakistan floods, killing nine, authorities say

At least nine people died when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts in Pakistan, authorities said on Friday. The incident took place in a village near the historic city of Multan in eastern Punjab province on Thursday, a statement from...

September 12, 2025 2:50 PM

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in several states, signals onset of monsoon withdrawal from Rajasthan

A low-pressure area over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, off the northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha coasts, is set to trigger widespread rainfall activity over eastern, southern, and central India in the coming days. ...

September 11, 2025 3:44 PM

Heavy rainfall expected over northeast and eastern India; Bihar likely to receive heavy showers

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted enhanced rainfall activity over northeast and adjoining east India over the next few days, with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in several states. Bihar is expected to rece...

September 11, 2025 12:44 PM

Green finance backbone of resilient economies, says Bhupender Yadav

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said green finance is the “backbone of resilient and competitive economies” and called for greater collaboration between governments, industry and financial institutions to tackle climate cha...

September 11, 2025 12:26 PM

Bali floods kill 14, search continues for two missing

The death toll from this week's floods on the Indonesian island of Bali has risen to 14 people from nine, a government official said on Thursday, though the rain has stopped and water levels are receding in most areas. Two people are missing in the ...

September 11, 2025 10:49 AM

Astronomers get best view yet of two merging black holes

The merger of two black holes is a momentous event, revealing the wildest and most extreme configurations of space, time and gravity known to science. Researchers have now gotten their best look yet at such an event based on the detection of ripples...

September 10, 2025 3:48 PM

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall across eastern and peninsular India; Delhi to see partly cloudy skies

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall across several parts of eastern and peninsular India over the next few days, while Delhi-NCR is likely to experience partly cloudy skies with warm condition...

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