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India faces weakest monsoon in nearly two decades as El Nino strengthensIndia is heading for its weakest monsoon in nearly two decades, with rainfall expected to be around 15% below normal, according to two seni...- In 2001, protected tropical forests entered a global wildfire study spanning 24 years. 23 years later, more than 4 million hectares had been destroyed by fire, twice the size of Wales, with annual losses roughly 9 times higher after 2016Millions of hectares of protected tropical forests were lost to wildfires between 2001 and 2024. Wildfire destruction inside protected area...
- Since 1958, tidal groundwater has continued moving beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands, where 85,000 cubic meters of radioactive material rest; now rising Pacific seas are raising questions about the future of the 115-meter-wide structureTidal groundwater moves freely beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands. Built over a nuclear crater, the 115-meter concrete structure ho...
- In the 1990s, China began regreening one of Earth's most eroded landscapes; more than 100 million tons of soil stopped entering the Yellow River each yearChina's Loess Plateau has seen a revolutionary ecological overhaul, where farmers took the initiative to plant trees and construct terraces...
- A UK tenant farmer made environmental changes years ago. In 2024, she helped create England's largest temperate rainforest nature reserveIn a remarkable ecological achievement, Borrowdale, Cumbria, is now home to England's largest temperate rainforest reserve. This initiative...
- Colgate may get costlier as input inflation returnsColgate-Palmolive India may increase product prices further due to rising commodity costs. The company is protecting vulnerable consumers w...
- Skymet cuts 2026 monsoon forecast, sees 70% chance of droughtSkymet revised its 2026 monsoon forecast to 85% of LPA. This downgrade reflects escalating concerns over El Nino's erratic weather patterns...
- Sugar stocks Balrampur Chini, Triveni Engineering, Dhampur Sugar and others rally up to 7%. Here’s whySugar stocks rallied up to 7% as global sugar prices climbed to multi-month highs, with raw sugar touching 16.6 cents per pound and white s...
- A dried lakebed in Africa's Chad sends 27.7 million tonnes of dust across 5,000 km of Atlantic Ocean each year, carrying phosphorus that helps sustain the Amazon rainforestThe Amazon rainforest has a surprising lifeline. Each year, about 27.7 million tonnes of Sahara dust travel nearly 5,000 kilometres from Ch...
- In 2024, study found how 365 beehives helped Kenyan farmers keep elephants away from cropsA nine-year study explored beehive fences deterring elephants from farms near Tsavo East National Park. These fences successfully reduced c...
- India’s cheap-urea model faces an expensive reckoningIndia faces rising fertilizer costs, prompting a review of its subsidy system. Global supply chain issues and war have doubled procurement ...
- Yellowstone supervolcano: What happened 631,000 years ago and what if it erupts again?The last significant eruption of Yellowstone happened around 631,000 years ago, resulting in the formation of the caldera. Experts argue th...
- Cauvery water war: Karnataka bandh brings a long-running feud to the fore againIn Karnataka, protests arose after the authorities ordered the state to release Tamil Nadu's share of Cauvery water. Karnataka has cited it...
- Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka to decide future course after SC hearing, says ministerKarnataka faces challenges releasing 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu. The state awaits a Supreme Court hearing to determ...
- Noida airport or ‘seaport’? Waterlogging turns Jewar airport’s ‘Varanasi Ghats’ into a ‘riverfront’Noida International Airport in Jewar witnessed temporary waterlogging after heavy rain on Tuesday, with water entering the passage connecti...
- India's monsoon to weaken over west, south in next fortnightBelow-average monsoon rainfall is expected across western and southern India. This forecast threatens newly planted cotton, soybean, and co...
- Antarctica is covered in ice, yet fire is so dangerous that the U.S. keeps a full-time professional fire department thereThe extreme weather of Antarctica raises notable fire dangers for research stations. At McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program's centr...
- Indian July consumer inflation likely edged higher on food prices: Reuters pollIndia’s retail inflation likely rose to 4.50% in July from 4.38% in June, according to a Reuters poll of 40 economists, marking a second st...
- In 2005, trees in Georgia revealed hurricane secrets that had been hidden for more than two centuriesIn Georgia, pine trees serve as living archives of historical hurricane activity, revealing data spanning more than 200 years. Innovative r...
- In 2003, scientists found Chile's Atacama desert so dry it had no detectable DNA. Now it's helping prepare for Mars missionsChile's Atacama Desert serves as Earth's closest Mars analogue due to its extreme dryness. This arid environment, with minimal rainfall and...
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