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South Africa's Drakensberg grasslands still look the same, but farmers say droughts, heatwaves, and disease are quietly changing what the land can supportDrought and heatwaves are decimating sheep flocks in South Africa's Drakensberg mountains, threatening the livelihoods and cultural identit...
Bengal Monsoon Rain Update: Heavy rain likely in 16 districts, thunderstorms to continueKolkata weather update: West Bengal is set to experience heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over the next seven days. Parts of...
Nine dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across UkraineTragedy unfolded as Russian air raids targeted significant Ukrainian urban centers such as Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, resulting in at least...
A giant lake vanished for 130 years, then returned and flooded 120,000 acres overnightA massive lake in California, Tulare Lake, vanished over a century ago. Recent extreme storms brought it back, submerging farmland. This ev...
Dinosaurs found frozen mid-sleep after prehistoric ash burial similar to PompeiiA dramatic volcanic eruption in ancient China 120 million years ago unleashed superheated ash and gas. This deadly event, similar to Pompei...
The fall of ‘Didi’: How Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal fortress began to crumbleMamata Banerjee's political hold on West Bengal is weakening. The Bharatiya Janata Party is making significant gains across the state. Once...
Rain wreaks havoc in Bengaluru, kills 10Bengaluru experienced devastating rains and hailstorms on Wednesday evening, resulting in 10 fatalities. Uprooted trees, flooded roads, and...
Heavy rains claim seven lives in Bengaluru; CM visits affected areas, announces Rs 5 lakh relief to families of the deadHeavy rains in Bengaluru caused a compound wall collapse at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital. Seven people, including two children, lost th...
Tornado Watch expands overnight: Storm alert puts multiple U.S. states on edge — here’s where twisters could strike nextTornado Watch: The current storm alert is being driven by a powerful line of thunderstorms developing over the central United States and mo...
India weather alert: IMD reports heatwave conditions alongside heavy rainfall and thunderstormsIndia faces extreme weather. Heavy rains lash the Northeast, while heatwaves grip North and Central India. Thunderstorms and hailstorms are...
Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islandsSuper Typhoon Sinlaku is targeting remote U.S. Pacific islands, bringing heavy rain and destructive winds to Guam and the Northern Mariana ...
Australian travellers on high alert as twin cyclone threat looms over holiday hotspots; check updatesAustralian travellers face a high alert as two powerful cyclones approach. One storm is intensifying off Fiji's coast, threatening widespre...
India delivers aid to flood and earthquake-hit AfghanistanIndia has sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following devastating floods and earthquakes. The assistance includes essential relief mater...
Hawaii Flooding: Thousands evacuated after heavy rains, officials warn likely collapse of 120-year-old damHawaii flooding: The state regulates 132 dams across Hawaii, most of them built as part of irrigation systems for the sugar cane industry, ...
Uttar Pradesh floods: CM Yogi Adityanath reviews situation in 11 affected districtsUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the flood situation in 11 districts and directed officials to ensure proper relief wo...
Government working to find long-term solution to flood in Assam: Himanta Biswa SarmaCM Sarma visited three relief camps, spent time with the flood victims to take note of the rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures being...
World Bank approves $108 mn for Assam to improve disaster preparednessThe $108 million loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a maturity of 11.5 years and a grace period ...
Nearly 1,900 dead in monsoon rains, floods across IndiaThe highest 382 people died in Maharashtra, followed by 227 deaths in West Bengal in rain.
West Bengal well prepared to handle natural disaster: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal is well prepared to tackle natural disasters and has already built flood shelters and relief godowns in the districts, Chief Mi...
- CWC, NDMA plan to build permanent shelters for flood, earthquake victims
The Planning Commission, which is currently finalizing the 12 thfive-year plan, is likely to create a full-fledged scheme for the purpose.