Grand Canyon flood: Warnings issued for Arizona, Utah and Colorado as flash flood leaves 1 dead, 15 missingA catastrophic flash flood hit the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Saturday, resulting in at least one fatality. Approximately fifteen individua...
31 Aug, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Chennai’s rain gets a market price: NCDEX launches RAINCHNNAI weather derivatives futures contractNCDEX launched RAINCHNNAI, a futures contract allowing market participants to hedge Chennai’s Northeast Monsoon risks. Utilizing a Cumulati...
31 Aug, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
India to witness above avg temperature in September; rainfall likely to be below normal: IMDThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday announced that monthly rainfall over India during September is most likely to be below ...
31 Aug, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Indian Consulate in Dubai warns UAE Indians against biometric data fraudIndian nationals in the UAE face warnings from their consulate regarding fraudulent agents. These agents offer services for visa regularisa...
31 Aug, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
In 1869, Grand Canyon was named by legendary explorer Major John Wesley Powell, over 150 years later scientists are revealing details about when North America's iconic marvel landscape was created, disappearance of mystery lakeColorado River originates at La Poudre Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado and runs about 1,450 miles (2,330 km). Scientists h...
31 Aug, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Your plants may be drowning: 6 monsoon mistakes that can kill houseplantsMonsoon can be tricky for houseplants, with excess humidity and slower soil drying creating the perfect conditions for root rot and fungal ...
31 Aug, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
India’s August rains fall 16% below average, lowest in three yearsIndia's August rainfall registered sixteen percent below average, its lowest in three years. The El Nino weather pattern suppressed the mon...
31 Aug, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
Grand Canyon shuts for tourists after flash flood knocks out sole water pipeline; 15 people missingA major flash flood at Grand Canyon swept debris into the Colorado River. This event damaged the park's sole water pipeline, forcing evacua...
31 Aug, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
After Nepal, a powerful flash flood hits Grand Canyon in Arizona leaving about 15 people missing; footbridges, bunkhouses destroyed by mud and boulders: Watch videoA powerful flash flood tore through Arizona's Grand Canyon on August 29, sending mud, boulders and debris through Bright Angel Canyon. Abou...
31 Aug, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Weak September rains could push FY27 inflation to 5.5% or higher: ReportIndia's inflation outlook hinges critically on September rainfall performance. A monsoon shortfall could push inflation to 5.5 percent or h...
30 Aug, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
India gets the rain in August, but monsoon deficit still widensIndia's monsoon rainfall deficit has widened to nearly fourteen percent. Erratic rainfall has hurt kharif crop sowing across several region...
30 Aug, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
In 1990, a rural Idaho community of 17 homes made one final phone call. It marked the end of America's last known hand-cranked telephone systemIn July 1990, a small community in Idaho’s remote Salmon River Canyon said goodbye to a telephone system that had survived for decades. Sev...
28 Aug, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
In Graphics: Kitchen basket inflation is backEdible oils and eggs are also seeing higher prices. Demand for most commodities is elevated amid the onset of the festival season, even as ...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
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...
24 Aug, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
In 1960, a 11 year old visited Colorado National Park that changed her life. 19 years later, she began protecting America’s National Parks for 35 yearsConnie Lobdell Rudd transformed a childhood fascination with America’s national parks into an inspiring 35-year career with the National Pa...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.06 AM 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
In 1963, federal engineers completed Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona for water storage and power, which turned the Colorado River colder and disrupted native fish reproductionGlen Canyon Dam altered the Colorado River's temperature and flow significantly. This change negatively affected the endangered humpback ch...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.29 PM IST