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Environment

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 28, 2024 1:19 PM

Landslide from Typhoon Gaemi remnants kills 12 in southern China

Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered a landslide that killed 12 people in southern China, caused flash floods in the northeast and railway disruptions elsewhere, state media reported on Sunday. Cyclonic winds from Gaemi, down...

July 26, 2024 5:13 PM

Typhoon Gaemi lashes China after pounding Taiwan, Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi pummelled towns on China's coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous interior. The storm has affected alm...

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...

July 26, 2024 10:43 AM

Heavy rain lashes Delhi, causing traffic diversions and waterlogging

Delhi experienced heavy rains and thunderstorms on Friday, bringing much-needed relief from the humid weather. The downpour led to waterlogging and traffic disruptions across several parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predi...

July 25, 2024 4:58 PM

India intensifying efforts to combat climate change: govt

Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, provided a comprehensive update on India's climate change situation and adaptation efforts in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. According to the latest ...

July 25, 2024 4:33 PM

Maharashtra: IMD issues alert for heavy rainfall, schools and colleges declare holiday

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for very heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, and Sindhudurg until Friday morning. Heavy downpours are also likely over isolated places in Raigad and Ratnagiri, the IMD said. The B...

July 25, 2024 10:44 AM

Two dead as Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, sinks freighter

Typhoon Gaemi swept through northern Taiwan on Thursday, killing two people, triggering flooding and sinking a freighter offshore before heading across the sea and into China where it is expected to dump more torrential rain. Gaemi made landfall aro...

July 24, 2024 9:15 PM

Iraq resumes rice cultivation after two-year ban with new climate friendly strain

Iraq has resumed rice cultivation after a two-year ban prompted by water scarcity, and is testing out a strain of the grain that consumes less water than traditionally planted versions. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mahdi Sahar al-Jubouri told Reut...

July 24, 2024 12:24 PM

Delhi Traffic Police isues advisory regarding traffic diversions due to heavy rains

The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory on Wednesday regarding heavy traffic at Mahatma Gandhi Marg due to severe waterlogging at the Nigam Bodh Ghat. The advisory issued mentioned the diversion point as Chandgi Ram Akhara. Traffic diversions we...

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