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Xi chairs meeting to review rescue efforts following Nepal-Tibet flash floodsChinese President Xi Jinping chaired a meeting on devastating flash floods impacting the Tibet-Nepal border. Hundreds have died and many re...28 Aug, 2026, 01.47 PM IST- Nepal floods: Lake formed by landslide on Nepal-Tibet border overflows, halting rescue workA landslide-formed lake on the Nepal-China border began overflowing Friday. This overflow halted rescue efforts and threatened areas alread...28 Aug, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
- UK offers funds, emergency responders to Nepal after flash floodsThe United Kingdom has offered five million pounds and emergency responders to Nepal. Flash floods in the country claimed hundreds of lives...28 Aug, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
- China races to drain barrier lake after deadly Nepal-Tibet floodsChina is racing to reduce fresh flood risks along its Tibet-Nepal border after Wednesday’s deadly disaster created barrier lakes on both si...28 Aug, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
- In 2016, researchers restored 452 meters of Maryland's Muddy Creek with woodchips, sand and gravel. 2 years later, monitoring found suspended sediment fell 73.8%, improving stream functionMuddy Creek is a tributary of the Rhode River and flows through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, an important site for ecolog...28 Aug, 2026, 03.07 AM IST
- Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burstNepal and China are confronting fresh flood dangers from glacial lakes formed after a devastating flood that claimed hundreds of lives. One...27 Aug, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
- In 2018, New York's Cortland County funded 3 culvert and stream projects. 5 years later, all 3 sites improved from severe barriers to insignificant barriers for better fish passageCortland County projects fit into a broader New York effort to identify and address barriers to aquatic organism passage. New York's Depart...27 Aug, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
- Beginning in 1877, Japan imported California rainbow trout for food and sport fishing; escaped fish later competed with native salmonids and disrupted their spawning groundsIn 1877, Japan imported rainbow trout from California for culinary and recreational purposes. However, these fish escaped their aquaculture...25 Aug, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
- In 1970s, silver carp were brought to the US for aquaculture. Now the jumping fish threaten a $20 billion Great Lakes industryInvasive silver carp are rapidly approaching the Great Lakes, raising alarm over potential ecological and economic damage. The recent detec...24 Aug, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
- In 1992, engineers began protecting 55 km of Ottawa River shoreline with local rounded gravel. 19 years later, 80–90% of the banks were covered by indigenous vegetationOttawa River banks were protected using rounded granular material over fifteen years ago. This method halted erosion and created a riparian...22 Aug, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
- In 1961, Berliners went to sleep and woke up to a city cut in half. East German troops had put up barbed wire overnight, stopping trains, cars and thousands of people from crossing between East and West BerlinIn 1961, Berliners woke up to find barbed wire separating East and West Berlin after East German troops sealed the border overnight. Train ...22 Aug, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
- In 1990, Utah officials killed more than 99% of the fish in a 17,000-acre reservoir; years later, it became a top trout fisheryIn 1990, Utah wildlife officials took the bold step of using rotenone to eradicate over ninety-nine percent of the fish biomass in the rese...21 Aug, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
- Kerala's snake boat racers keep tradition afloat in face of floods and financial challengesKerala's picturesque backwaters host a thrilling wooden boat race where hundreds of dedicated rowers compete for their village’s pride and ...19 Aug, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
- In 2024, managers deliberately cooled the Colorado River to protect the Grand Canyon from invasive smallmouth bass. 2 years later, no bass recruitment had been detected, but the effort cost $19.1 million in replacement powerManagers at Glen Canyon Dam used an unusual strategy to protect native Colorado River fish from invasive smallmouth bass: they deliberately...16 Aug, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
- Earlier this year, the U.S. Army Corps tested Chicago's invasive-carp barrier at 3 electrical levels. Now, engineers know how the system behaves when voltage rises to 4.6 volts per inch, helping prepare for a future Great Lakes invasion threatEngineers tested Chicago's electric fish barrier at higher electrical levels this year. This testing aimed to understand potential response...16 Aug, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
- In 2014, Nevada agencies began poisoning 44 miles of waterway after hand-removal failed; they later released about 400 native troutThe recovery of a native trout population in a Nevada river spans fifteen arduous years, marked by extensive measures. After exploratory dr...14 Aug, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
- From 1877, officials stocked over 33 million fish in Yosemite for anglers, altering fishless lakes and reducing habitat for native yellow-legged frogsYosemite's lakes, once fishless, received over 33 million stocked fish between 1877 and 1990. Introduced trout preyed on native species and...11 Aug, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
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