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May 12, 2025 11:12 AM

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Tibet

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said. The quake hit the city of Shigatse at 5:11 a.m. (2111 GMT), at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Authorities have dispatched emergency response...

May 10, 2025 8:06 PM

India’s monsoon rains to arrive early, brightening outlook for crops

Monsoon rains are expected to hit India's southern coast on May 27, five days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in at least five years, the weather office said, raising hopes for bumper harvests of crops such as rice, corn, and soybean...

May 8, 2025 2:20 PM

COP30 Brazilian presidency calls for new global climate governance

The Brazilian presidency of COP30, this year's climate summit, called for new global climate governance mechanisms to help nations implement their commitments to curb global warming, according to a letter it released on Thursday. The summit, to be h...

May 6, 2025 2:38 PM

Unseasonal showers lash Gujarat; Kapadvanj records highest rainfall at 1.57 inches

Widespread unseasonal showers lashed Gujarat over the past 24 hours, bringing cloudy skies and intermittent rain to several parts of the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that this spell of unseasonal rainfall and thunders...

May 6, 2025 1:17 AM

Democratic-led states sue to block Trump’s halting of wind projects

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block President Donald Trump's move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy...

May 4, 2025 1:49 PM

IMD forecasts unseasonal rainfall across Gujarat till May 9

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast unseasonal rainfall and thunderstorms across Gujarat till May 9, attributing the weather change to a cyclonic circulation over southeast Rajasthan and a north-south trough extending to southern T...

May 2, 2025 9:51 AM

Delhi airport resumes normal operations after heavy rains lash national capital

Flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport have returned to normal after being disrupted earlier in the day due to heavy rain and thunderstorms, according to an official advisory issued Friday. “Following the advisory issue...

May 1, 2025 12:02 PM

Increasing urban vegetation can save over 1.1 mn lives from heat-related deaths: Study

As climate change intensifies, leading to a rise in global temperatures and heat-related deaths, a new study highlights the life-saving potential of increasing urban green cover. According to researchers from Monash University, expanding vegetation i...

May 1, 2025 11:24 AM

Wild weather in New Zealand disrupts flights, shutters schools

Schools were closed and flights cancelled as New Zealand's capital Wellington was hit by its strongest winds in over a decade on Thursday while a state of emergency was declared in parts of the South Island after 24 hours of heavy rain. Average wi...

April 30, 2025 3:56 PM

Red-Crowned roofed turtle returns to Ganga after 30 years

In a landmark achievement for biodiversity conservation, the endangered Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga) has made a triumphant return to the Ganga River after three decades of absence. This remarkable feat, driven by the Namami Gange Missi...

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