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Government monitoring 2,485 glacial lakes in Himalayan river basins; 56 classified as very high riskThe government said it has classified 56 glacial lakes as "very high risk" based on a scientific assessment carried out in 2025.- In 2013, the Army Corps fortified Lake Borgne with the $1.1 billion 'Great Wall of Louisiana,' the biggest design-build in its history, to shield New Orleans from another KatrinaIn the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the weaknesses in infrastructure were starkly highlighted, leading to the creation of the IHNC–Lake ...
- Assam floods: 41 dead, 9 lakh affected; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says destruction 'unimaginable'Assam faces unimaginable flood destruction impacting over nine lakh people. Forty-one lives have been lost, and many remain missing after h...
- Assam chief secretary orders faster relief, restoration as floods worsenAssam's Chief Secretary has ordered officials to speed up flood relief and restoration work. Ten people died in floods affecting over six l...
- Assam floods leave 35 dead, over 100 missing; toll may rise, says CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's chief minister reported thirty-five flood deaths and over one hundred missing people. He expressed apprehension that the casualty f...
- Nagaland releases Rs 70 lakh ex-gratia for landslide victims in Mon district after July 2026 floodsNagaland government released Rs 70 lakhs ex-gratia and relief for flood and landslide victims. The Chief Minister also provided Rs 10 lakhs...
- Once one of Africa's largest lakes, Lake Chad has lost 90% of its water. Now countries are planning a $50 billion plan to save it?Lake Chad has lost nearly ninety percent of its surface area since the 1960s. This environmental decline severely impacts millions of peopl...
- NHPC says efforts under way to evacuate personnel trapped in under-construction tunnel in Sikkim projectA disastrous tunnel collapse at Sikkim's Teesta Stage-VI project trapped 25 workers, with initial reports indicating a methane gas explosio...
- Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon appoints Raj Krishnan Shankar as DirectorGreat Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon has appointed Raj Krishnan Shankar as its new director. Shankar will lead the institute's next...
- Toll in Assam floods rises to 11; over 3.10 lakh affected as major rivers in spateOne more death was reported in Assam floods, bringing the total to eleven. Over 3.10 lakh people remain affected across eleven districts in...
- UAE expresses solidarity with India, conveys condolences over flood, landslide victimsThe United Arab Emirates expressed solidarity with India over recent flood and landslide victims. Heavy monsoon rains have caused significa...
- 11 killed in Jammu and Kashmir rain fury; search on for 7 missing in Poonch, RajouriSeven people died when a landslide struck a mud house in Poonch district. Torrential rains have battered the region since Saturday evening....
- As Lake Chad shrank to a tenth of its size, engineers revived Transaqua: A plan to pipe water 2,400 km from the Congo River to refill it, moving a whole river across a continentLake Chad's water levels have significantly decreased, impacting over thirty million people. Engineers propose Transaqua, a massive canal t...
- In the 1870s, a French army officer proposed flooding the Sahara to create a man-made inland sea, convinced that a new ocean would green the desert and remake Africa's climateA French captain proposed flooding the Sahara with seawater in the 1870s. This ambitious plan aimed to create a new sea and fertile lands. ...
- One dead, over 57,000 affected as Assam flood situation deterioratesAssam's flood situation has worsened, with one death and over 57,000 people affected. The state government requested Army and Air Force sta...
- UN to list more sites as 'in danger' from conflict or climate changeUNESCO members will vote on adding endangered world heritage sites next week. Biblical sites and Lebanese castles face threats from conflic...
- Poring over pouring monsoon dataIndia's monsoon now brings intense downpours and dry spells, breaking traditional patterns. Extreme rain events have risen significantly, c...
- Texas flood: Gov. Abbott warns 'flooding likely to break records' as Boerne weather worsens, a year after Camp Mystic tragedy killed 140. Here are the latest updatesFlooding in Texas: Texas Hill Country is experiencing severe flash floods after days of torrential rain. Dangerous weather prompted the hig...
- In 1942, a British forest ranger stumbled upon the skeleton lake in the Himalayas. Here's all you need to know about the mysterious RoopkundUttarakhand's Roopkund Lake, a remote Himalayan glacial site, has baffled experts for decades with the discovery of hundreds of human skele...
- Asia warming up faster; India faces melting glaciersAsia faced extreme weather in 2025. Dangerous heat, heavy rains, and floods affected millions. Droughts also hit the continent. Glaciers in...
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