Heavy rains and flooding kill at least 34 people in and near BeijingHeavy rains and flooding in Beijing have killed at least 30 people, with the total regional death toll rising to 34. Most fatalities occurr...
29 Jul, 2025, 08.30 AM IST
Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues continue and areas downriver brace for high waterHeavy rain and high water levels in northeastern China are threatening cities downstream, prompting evacuations of thousands. Hebei provinc...
04 Aug, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
What caused the heaviest rainfall in 140 years in Beijing and northern China?Extreme rainfall, triggered by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, followed by warm and humid atmosphere brought by Typhoon Khanun, battered Beiji...
03 Aug, 2023, 10.11 PM IST
Typhoon Doksuri wreaks havoc in Northern China, scores dead, many missing; Beijing floodedDevastating Typhoon Doksuri brings chaos and tragedy to northern China.
01 Aug, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Typhoon Doksuri: Thousands flee their homes as heavy rain lashes BeijingOver 31,000 individuals were forced to evacuate their residences as Typhoon Doksuri hit Beijing, the heaviest rainfall recorded this year.W...
31 Jul, 2023, 07.43 AM IST
Rain hits northern China as Typhoon Doksuri rolls inland"Doksuri's intensity continues to weaken but the impact is far from over," the China Meteorological Administration said, warning the public...
29 Jul, 2023, 11.21 AM IST
Chinese cities brace for floods as heat scorches inland regionsBeijing and other cities braced for severe flooding on Friday as summer storms rolled across many parts of China, while inland regions bake...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.40 PM IST
China targets frozen food imports over virus fearsWorkers in hazmat suits were painstakingly screening food shipments across a country which has largely brought domestic infections under co...
18 Nov, 2020, 12.09 PM IST
India's population along low-elevation coastlines to grow 3- fold: ReportUnder a business-as-usual scenario, a six degree Celsius temperature increase is projected over the Asian land mass by the end of the centu...
16 Jul, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: StudyAccording to the report, Asia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding from possible storm surge events, particularly in the Pe...
15 Jul, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: StudyUnabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of the countries in the Pacific and Asia, reverse current development gains...
15 Jul, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
China is building a megacity 'Jing-Jin-Ji' that will be larger than all of JapanIn its latest undertaking, the Chinese government has announced plans to make Beijing (current pop: 20 million) the center of an 82,000 squ...
24 Jul, 2015, 12.46 PM IST
- Mumbai, Kolkata to suffer huge damage from sea flooding by 2050: Study
Mumbai and Kolkata are at risk of suffering several billions of dollars of damages by 2050 due to flooding even if they upgrade their prote...
19 Aug, 2013, 03.28 PM IST
- Kolkata on edge of disaster
Kolkata may be living on borrowed time, waiting for a disaster to happen.The city has been listed among the top 20 metros in the world that...
12 Nov, 2012, 06.05 AM IST
- China to boost graduate migration in jobs drive
China has urged cities nationwide to loosen residency requirements to encourage migration by college graduates, in the latest move aimed at...
17 Feb, 2009, 03.09 PM IST
- Kolkata tops deluge list in Asia
The impact of climate change and urban development is set to more than triple the number of people exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, a s...
24 Dec, 2007, 06.21 PM IST
- China to limit local investments in Hong Kong stocks
China will impose limits on the amount of money local investors can spend on Hong Kong stocks, an official said Friday, suggesting the city...
21 Sep, 2007, 10.24 AM IST