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Mexico city’s century-old sinking problem is accelerating under modern strainMexico City is sinking at an alarming rate, with some areas dropping nearly half an inch monthly, revealed by NASA's NISAR satellite. This ...
Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
The Sea Is Moving In… Are Coastal Forests Running Out of Time?Coastal forests in North Carolina and the Chesapeake Bay are transforming into "ghost forests" as rising sea levels push saltwater inland. ...
Iceland’s Reynisfjara beach collapses as winter erosion wipes out black sandIceland's Reynisfjara Beach has undergone rapid erosion due to persistent strong easterly winds throughout winter. A significant section be...
Bomb Cyclone set to batter parts of US east coast this weekendA powerful winter storm is set to form off the US East Coast this weekend. It is expected to rapidly intensify into a bomb cyclone. This st...
Southern BC braces for coastal flooding as high tides, onshore winds, and incoming storms threaten shorelinesBritish Columbia's south coast faces a significant coastal flooding risk this weekend due to a rare combination of extreme high tides, Eart...
Hurricane Erin now roaring dangerously — 100-foot wave threat looms over US; East Coast in perilHurricane Erin, now a Category 4 storm, is barreling through the Atlantic, generating life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S....
New Indo-US satellite to track every shake and shift on EarthIndia and the United States are preparing to launch the NISAR satellite on July 30. This joint project follows the SITE project after 50 ye...
NISAR satellite: This India-US mission can see through everything with bus-sized radar and detects even small changes on EarthNisar Launch Date: India and the United States are collaborating on the NISAR mission, set to launch on July 30, 2025. This joint Earth obs...
Weather alert: Bomb cyclone batters NSW with floods, blackouts and 125kmh windsA powerful bomb cyclone has struck the New South Wales coast, unleashing torrential rain, destructive winds exceeding 125 km/h, and hazardo...
Singapore launches first seagrass restoration project to protect coastal ecosystemsSingapore has launched its first seagrass restoration project to enhance tropical seagrass knowledge and transplantation efforts. Led by NP...
Live water storage of about 34 bn cubic metres already lost in India: OfficialCWC Chairman Kushvinder Vohra said studies undertaken by the agency showed that average loss of gross storage is about 0.45 per cent per ye...
Ongoing protests may delay completion of Adani port in VizhinjamThe government claimed it has accepted almost all demands of the protesters. However, the protesters are not ready to budge, alleging the p...
Gautam Adani's mega port project hangs in the balance as a fishing community protestsA simple 1,200 square-feet structure with a corrugated-iron roof has since August stood in the way of ambitions for the country's first con...
Rising water spread, coastal erosion: CSE's environment report on India paints grim pictureAccording to the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the seven states and Union Territories which are under threat are ...
Cyclone Tauktae: Four dead, 73 villages affected across six districts in KarnatakaOver six districts including three coastal districts and three Malnad districts of Karnataka have received heavy to extremely heavy rainfal...
World Heritage sites threatened by climate change: StudyThe study, published in the journal Nature, presents a risk index that ranks the sites according to the threat they face from today until t...
- Govt plans temporary tourism facilities in eco-sensitive coastal zones, says RTI
Cash-strapped authorities put coastline under threatIndia's 7500 km long coast line, home to over 171 million people, is under threat and the government machinery meant to manage it is in dis...
- Beaches shrink as housing, garbage creep up on ocean
C Shiva spends most of his free time on the beach. Lately it’s occurred to him that the beach is getting narrower all the time.