Poweful El Nino may strike; Climate change will make its effects worseThe El Nino weather pattern is forming and expected to bring extreme weather worldwide. Scientists warn climate change will worsen its impa...
02 Jun, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Global fire outbreaks hit record high as 'unprecedented' heat extremes loom, scientists sayRecord fires are burning across Africa and Asia this year. Scientists warn conditions will worsen as summer arrives and El Nino develops. T...
12 May, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
UK battered by heavy rain: Met office issues flood warnings and alertsThe UK continues to battle heavy rain and flood warnings, with over 100 alerts in place. South and Mid-Wales, the South West, and parts of ...
24 Feb, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
Flood warnings issued and several travel plans disrupted after Storm Henk batters parts of UKThe storm along with high winds and torrential rain, wreaked havoc across significant portions of England and Wales. Presently, nearly 300 ...
03 Jan, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
UK struggles with aftermath of Storm Gerrit, many stuck without powerIn Scotland, approximately 450 properties continue to grapple with electricity outages. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) a...
29 Dec, 2023, 09.19 PM IST
Danger to life warning issued to residents as storm Ciaran approaches, all we knowThe Met Office issues a "danger to life" warning for some areas of the UK as they prepare for the approaching effects of Storm Ciarán. The ...
01 Nov, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
UK Weather: Amber alert, yellow warnings issued; severe storms and flooding expected in Southwest EnglandThe Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning for southwestern regions of the UK, where nearly a month's worth of rain may pour down wit...
17 Sep, 2023, 08.50 PM IST
London floods: Train and road services hit, and everything you need to knowIn London, last night's heavy rain caused chaos as several roads were shut and train delays.
17 Nov, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
A subway flood expert explains what needs to be done to stop underground station delugesKlaus Hans Jacob, a geophysicist and flood expert who analyzed New York's subway system before and after 2012's Hurricane Sandy, talks abou...
03 Sep, 2021, 08.05 PM IST
- Ganges flow could double at 2 degrees C global warming
London, April 2 (IANS) Examining how climate change could raise food insecurity risk across the world, researchers have projected that the ...
02 Apr, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
Thousands flee homes as UK hit by 'unprecedented' floodingPM David Cameron held an emergency meeting on the floods trigged by heavy rains which he said has created an unprecedented effect.
27 Dec, 2015, 07.03 PM IST
- By 2100, global temperatures may rise by 8°C
The global land surface temperatures may rise by an average of almost 8° Celsius by 2100, if significant efforts are not made to counteract...
15 Dec, 2015, 06.26 AM IST
Global warming could cause fall in oxygen, mass mortalityEarth's oxygen could dramatically fall due to change in ocean temperature of just several degrees, thereby resulting in mass mortality, sci...
02 Dec, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
- LazyTruth: The new weapon to fight spam!
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory has come up with the software called LazyTruth.
07 May, 2012, 05.32 PM IST
- Pervez Musharraf to launch his political party in London
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former military dictator, is set to launch a new political party the 'All Pakistan Muslim league' in the UK.
01 Oct, 2010, 07.30 PM IST
- Musharraf warns of new military coup in Pakistan
The retired general said army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani could be forced to intervene against the goverment of President Asif Ali Zardari w...
30 Sep, 2010, 05.06 AM IST
- Brown's in the hot seat, and 'enjoying' it too
Gordon Brown, newly anointed prime minister of Britain feels that being a prime minister is like ‘facing a new challenge every day.
24 Jul, 2007, 02.02 AM IST