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April 2, 2025 4:23 PM

SpaceX rocket cargo project puts Pacific seabirds in jeopardy

A project proposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many seabirds that nest at the wildlife refuge, according to biologists and experts who have spent m...

April 2, 2025 3:06 PM

Biggest challenge for net-zero norms is energy storage systems: Report

A new report by BofA Global Research has highlighted that Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are the biggest challenge in meeting net-zero emission targets by 2050. The transition to a net-zero emission world requires a major transformation of ene...

April 1, 2025 2:25 PM

New study warns 4°C global temperature rise could slash world GDP by 40% by 2100

A study by Australian researchers has revealed that a 4-degree Celsius rise in global temperatures could lead to a dramatic 40% reduction in world GDP by the year 2100, a sharp increase from previous estimates of around 11%. The findings, published T...

March 31, 2025 1:34 PM

Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 1,700 as rescuers scramble to find survivors

Rescue efforts are underway in Myanmar after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country, killing at least 1,700 people and leaving widespread destruction in its wake. The quake, which was felt as far away as Bangkok and parts of China,...

March 30, 2025 8:22 AM

GRAP-I restrictions revoked in Delhi-NCR as air quality improves

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revoked the Graded Response Action Plan - Stage I (GRAP-I) in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect after air quality improved in the city. The decision came after Delhi’...

March 29, 2025 1:14 PM

Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,000 as international aid starts to arrive

Foreign rescue teams began flying into Myanmar on Saturday to aid the search for survivors from an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation crippling critical infrastructure amid a grinding civil war. ...

March 29, 2025 11:55 AM

First tranche of 15 tonnes of relief material from India lands in quake-hit Myanmar

As part of its Act East policy, India sent more than 15 tonnes of relief material to Myanmar on Saturday, following a series of powerful earthquakes that led to widespread death and destruction on Friday, with over 600 people feared killed and the to...

March 28, 2025 5:43 PM

Powerful quake in Southeast Asia kills several, Myanmar declares state of emergency

A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some ar...

March 27, 2025 3:48 PM

Argentina’s deadly rains more likely in a warming world, report says

The heavy rains that led to catastrophic flooding in central Argentina and killed 16 people earlier this month were partly fueled by climate change and could become more frequent in a warmer world, a team of international scientists said on Thursday....

March 27, 2025 12:05 PM

South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 26

Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster with at least 26 people killed and historic temples incinerated. More than 33,000 hectares (81...

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