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In 2024, archaeologists peeling back estuary mud found wooden stakes and footprints, and they weren't just wet timbers: They changed what we know about daily life in Mesolithic BritainIn an incredible archaeological find, researchers have uncovered fishing traps and ancient footprints dating back 7,000 years in the mud of...- Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
- In the 1930s, workers clearing plantation land in Costa Rica accidentally revealed mysterious stone spheres from a buried pre-Columbian worldGiant stone spheres were found in southern Costa Rica during the 1930s and 1940s. These spheres were part of a larger settlement network in...
- Rome’s ancient roads were more than stone paths: the real engineering was hidden undergroundRoman roads were more than just stone surfaces; their enduring strength stemmed from intricate layered construction, elevated beds, and sop...
- Assam chief secretary holds review after Guwahati cloudburst-like rainfallGuwahati faced severe waterlogging after heavy rainfall. Chief Secretary Ravi Kota reviewed the situation. Authorities are directed to issu...
- The Simple Practices That Used to Keep Homes Fresh LongerOlder homes achieved freshness through smart design and regular upkeep. Natural ventilation, like opening windows and strategic door placem...
- What Drained an Entire Lake Overnight With No Storm or Warning? Scientists Have an AnswerLakes in glacial and karst regions are vanishing and refilling without rain, baffling observers. Scientists explain these phenomena through...
- Pakistan blames India for Wagah border waterlogging after viral videoFollowing heavy rainfall, Pakistan's side of the Wagah border parade path was waterlogged, contrasting sharply with the dry Indian side. Pa...
- Unscientific mining pushing Uttarakhand's Bageshwar toward disasters: Govt panel to NGTA government panel has cautioned that unscientific mining in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district is destabilizing slopes, endangering villages...
- Pump it like Kolkata: What IT cities Bengaluru and Gurgaon can learn from a city that stopped sinking a decade agoGurgaon and Bengaluru’s frequent flooding reflects deeper flaws in urban planning, where natural drainage has been sacrificed for construct...
- Dubai traffic alert: Major diversions from June 28, check full list of affected routesDubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will implement temporary traffic diversions starting June 28, 2025, lasting for two months, to ...
- Scientists suggest ways to Odisha paddy farmers for minimising loss due to cyclone DanaAgriculture scientists in Odisha suggest measures to minimise paddy crop damage due to cyclone Dana's heavy rain. Eight coastal districts l...
- Bengaluru may need $339 million to fix drainage, avoid flooding: ReportIndia's Bengaluru may need nearly 28 billion rupees ($339 million) to restore a drainage network damaged by rapid real estate development a...
- View: Holding back the annual delugeMumbai has an average elevation of 14 m, with some coastal areas lying 6-8 m above sea level. Low-lying creek areas are more vulnerable, as...
- Panchayats, local bodies to decide water chargesThe Centre has decided that it will not prescribe a price structure for water usage under its flagship scheme to state governments.
- 2005 & 2018 lessons: Airports near rivers prone to floodingCochin airport is expected to remain shut until August 28. The prolonged closure echoes what happened in Mumbai in 2005 and Chennai in 2015...
- West Bengal draws up plans to check floodsThe process to engage a consultant for the survey to prepare the master plan for the four other North Bengal districts has also already beg...
- Urban flooding: Why every Metro is vulnerable to disastersIt wasn’t just nature that was unkind to Chennai, human neglect also sank the city. But there are lessons to be learnt so that nature’s fur...
- Floods due to impact of climate change, CSE saysAn Indian green body today said that the floods in Chennai are an impact of climate change and the "unprecedented deluge" that the city has...
- Barrier lake in quake-hit area in China no longer a threatRelief workers in China's quake-hit region have completed digging a channel to drain a barrier lake that threatened thousands of people
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