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August 6, 2024 1:53 PM

Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study finds

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came into office in 2023 pledging to tackle deforestation in the Amazon and restore his country as a climate leader after years of intense destruction in the world's largest rainforest under predecessor Ja...

August 5, 2024 2:59 PM

How missed warnings, ‘over-tourism’ aggravated deadly India landslides

With a steeply pitched tiled roof piercing misty green hills in southern India and a stream gushing through rocks nearby, the Stone House Bungalow was one of the most popular resorts in the Wayanad area of Kerala state. It was empty when two landsli...

August 5, 2024 11:13 AM

Fossil study finds how sea level changes shaped early life on Earth

A newly developed timeline of early animal fossils suggests a relationship between sea level fluctuations, variations in marine oxygen, and the appearance of the earliest ancestors of present-day animals. The study sheds light on the processes drivi...

August 1, 2024 11:11 PM

Hundreds rescued from India’s Himalayas after torrential rains

Emergency workers rescued nearly 1,000 people who were stranded in different parts of the Himalayas following torrential rainfall in northern India, which caused widespread damage and left at least 12 people dead, officials said on Thursday. The cap...

August 1, 2024 4:17 PM

Rain, debris, leeches: Wayanad landslide survivors recall ‘night of horrors’

Whenever it rains very heavily in the hills of Wayanad, many people stay awake, recalling a 2019 landslide that killed about 20 people. Last Monday too, housewife M Fathima said she and her extended family in Mundakkai village stayed awake as incess...

August 1, 2024 12:57 PM

China records hottest month in recent history

China had its hottest month in observed modern history in July, Chinese state media reported, mirroring record hot weather seen around the world last month. Temperatures averaged 23.21 degrees Celsius (73.78 degrees Fahrenheit) last month, eclipsing...

July 31, 2024 11:09 PM

National Disaster Management Authority issues ‘red alert’ for several Uttarakhand districts

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a 'red alert' for Uttarakhand, warning of extremely heavy rainfall in several districts including Dehradun, Champawat, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal, and Udham Singh Naga...

July 31, 2024 8:06 PM

Incessant rain in Kathmandu floods river, many area in the valley waterlogged

The flood occurred in different rivers in the Kathmandu Valley following heavy rain for the whole of Tuesday night, which has affected normal life in Kathmandu Valley. The different parts of the Kathmandu Valley have been submerged by the flood tr...

July 31, 2024 4:47 PM

Wayanad landslide: Centre had warned Kerala of heavy rain and landslides, says Home Minister Amit Shah

In the wake of devastating landslides that have claimed at least 158 lives in Kerala's Wayanad district, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has raised questions about the state government's response to early warnings issued by the central government. Spe...

July 30, 2024 12:20 PM

World’s forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds

Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a study presented on Monday. Tha...

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