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In 1948, America built Mud Mountain Dam for flood control; decades later, a $112 million facility was designed to carry 1.2 million fish around it annuallyThe Mud Mountain Dam serves as a crucial flood prevention structure, shielding communities downstream from severe weather. Yet, its constru...- IMD issues flash flood risk warning for Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat amid heavy rain: Check affected districtsIndia Meteorological Department issued flash flood warnings for several districts. Heavy rainfall triggered another flash flood in Jammu an...
- Japan cancels over 200 flights as double storm threat growsJapan faces severe transport chaos and landslide threats as two tropical storms, Mekkhala and Higos, converge with a seasonal rain front. O...
- Heavy rains from nearby Typhoon Mekkhala pound Taiwan, 200 to be evacuated on east coastTyphoon Mekkhala's outer bands have unleashed heavy rains and localized flooding across Taipei and southern Taiwan. Authorities are evacuat...
- Flash flood in J&K Reasi: What is flash flooding and why is it so dangerous?A cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district triggered flash floods, damaging houses and disrupting life in the Bathoi area. This inc...
- A Canadian lake shaped like an emoji suddenly drained dry in a geological event rarely seen on EarthLake Rouge in Quebec catastrophically drained in May 2025 due to a landslide and outburst flood, leaving a barren crater. This rare event w...
- Nuclear Device Lost: A Cold War secret buried in India’s Himalayas is still a grave danger to humanityHimalaya Nanda Devi Nuclear Device: A secret CIA mission in 1965 to spy on China resulted in a lost nuclear device on Nanda Devi. American ...
- The cloud bursts: Frantic call for a Himalayan research stationEvery year, the Himalayas shed 300–400 sq km of ice, amplifying monsoonal fury that already costs India nearly Rs 50,000 crore annually, in...
- A trillion-ton threat hangs over critical mineralsMining generates a trillion tons of waste, posing a major obstacle to securing critical minerals. This dross, including unstable tailings, ...
- It's raining disaster: Why Himalayan states face rising monsoon tragediesHimalayan states face increasing monsoon calamities exacerbated by infrastructure expansion and inadequate early-warning systems. Recent di...
- Kheer Ganga disaster: Why nature struck backA devastating mudslide struck Dharali village in Uttarkashi. It demolished buildings built on the Kheer Ganga floodplain. Experts suspect a...
- India's infrastructure woes: A closer look at quality vs quantityIndia's recent infrastructure projects, such as Bengaluru's Terminal 2, showcased world-class standards but faced quality issues with struc...
- Saving the Panama Canal will take years and cost billions, if it’s even possibleThe canal’s travails reflect how climate change is altering global trade flows. Drought created chokepoints last year on the Mississippi Ri...
- Deaths rise to 47 after flood swept through SikkimA glacial lake burst through a dam in India's Himalayan northeast, causing a flood that has claimed the lives of at least 47 people, with 1...
- "When water came, it felt like mountain was crashing": Uttarakhand survivors recount horror stories"Suddenly there was a sound of whistling... there was shouting, people were telling us to come out. We thought it was a fire. We started ru...
- Jammu & Kashmir government planning to develop 14 new tourist spotsJammu and Kashmir government is planning to develop around 14 new tourist destinations across the state, including Toosa Maidan firing rang...
- Land scarcity: Reclaim land for industry from rivers, reservoirsSadly, the Ganga and its tributaries flow mostly through backward, misgoverned states where few people want to invest — UP, Bihar and West ...
- Adrenalin venture: South Africa’s DrakensbergSouth Africa’s Drakensberg region has every enticement possible, from get your heart thumping and your mind racing.
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