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September 25, 2025 4:02 PM

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in Telangana, Vidarbha; monsoon withdrawal advances

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Telangana and Vidarbha. According to IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Vidarbha on Thursday, Telangana on Thursday and Friday, and coasta...

September 25, 2025 2:41 PM

Taiwan looks for missing after Super Typhoon Ragasa, questions persist on evacuations

Taiwan searched on Thursday for 22 people missing after a strong typhoon flooded a lake above a small town on its remote east coast, leading to a disaster as many victims were too elderly to follow evacuation guidance to go upstairs in their homes. ...

September 25, 2025 11:27 AM

Taiwan revises down Super Typhoon Ragasa death toll, search on for 33 missing

Taiwan's fire department on Thursday revised down to 14 the death toll from a typhoon this week on its remote east coast, as rescuers continued to search for 33 people still missing amid thick, black mud and scenes of devastation. The deaths happene...

September 25, 2025 9:54 AM

China leads nations with new climate plans, defying US climate denial

China led several countries in announcing new climate plans on Wednesday and offered a veiled rebuke of the U.S. president's anti-climate rhetoric a day earlier at the U.N. General Assembly. Addressing a climate leaders’ summit hosted by U.N. Secr...

September 24, 2025 4:06 PM

Heavy rainfall forecast for Chhattisgarh, Odisha; Delhi to see clear skies till Sept 26

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Chhattisgarh and Odisha on Wednesday. According to the IMD, a low-pressure area currently lies over north Odisha and adjoining regions of northwest Bay o...

September 24, 2025 12:52 PM

Light to moderate rain forecast for West Bengal till Saturday

The Meteorological Department on Wednesday forecast mostly cloudy skies with light to moderate rain across West Bengal till Saturday, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds at some places. While Kolkata is likely to experience continuous rain ...

September 24, 2025 9:46 AM

Super Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in eastern Taiwan, with 129 missing

Fourteen people have died in Taiwan's popular tourist hub in the eastern county of Hualien, with 129 missing after a barrier lake in the mountains overflowed to deluge a town during a typhoon, the fire department said on Wednesday. Taiwan has been l...

September 23, 2025 10:26 PM

Trump tells UN that climate change is ‘greatest con job’ globally

President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, doubling down on his skepticism of global environmental initiatives and multilateral inst...

September 23, 2025 1:27 PM

Hong Kong shuts down ahead of world’s biggest typhoon this year

Hong Kong shut down ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, with authorities urging people to stay at home, while most passenger flights were due to be suspended until Thursday. People piled in...

September 23, 2025 9:03 AM

Hong Kong braces for Super Typhoon Ragasa; schools, businesses shut

Hong Kong braced for Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, the world's most powerful tropical typhoon this year, shutting schools and some businesses, while most passenger flights were scheduled to be suspended later in the day until early Thursday. Raga...

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