Just hours from Pune, Mumbai, hills turn purple and yellow only once in 8 years. The monsoon spectacle is backThe Sahyadri hills, straddling the borders of Maharashtra and Karnataka, come alive with the stunning display of Karvi and Sonki flowers. T...
Nepal rescuers continue search for missing as identification of dead remains challengeEleven days post the catastrophic floods in Nepal, search teams are tirelessly looking for those still missing. Authorities are confronted ...
Nepali woman found alive days after family began mourning ritesRescuers found Chandika Kumari Shrestha alive after ten days in Nepal's devastating floods. She survived in a narrow pocket of air inside h...
In 1905, Beatrix Potter bought Hill Top in the Lake District with book royalties; by 1943, she had left 4,000 acres and 15 farms to the National TrustBeatrix Potter strategically purchased Lake District lands using book profits and inheritance. She ensured farms remained working sheep far...
Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floodsNepalese rescuers pulled a Chinese worker and a woman alive from separate sites Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods killed at least ...
Nepal floods: Woman rescued after 10 days of being trapped in house buried under mud and debrisA 60-year-old woman was rescued alive after being trapped for ten days. She was buried under mud and debris following devastating flash flo...
In 1869, Frederick Billings bought a deforested Vermont estate and replanted Mount Tom; 550 managed acres now form America's oldest professionally managed forestIn 1869, Frederick Billings took the ambitious step of reforesting a deforested hillside in Vermont. His efforts led to the establishment o...
Tragedy to business: Economy blooms in flood-hit Nepal, but locals are left in the mudDevastating flash floods have created a booming disaster economy in Nepal. International journalists and aid workers have overwhelmed local...
No concrete, only boulders: Just 2 hours from Bengaluru, this 2,400 sq ft forest farmstay is built with natural stone, mud blocks, wood and clayLocated in Shoolagiri, this remarkable farmstay near Bengaluru blends natural boulders into its architecture, encouraging an eco-conscious ...
As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequentRecent flash floods in Nepal and China killed over one thousand people. High mountain glaciers are melting, increasing flood frequency and ...
Pet dog in Nepal refused to leave the spot where he used to live with his family even after flood washed away their home; it didn't abandon so bulldozers started to work around himA pet dog in Nepal has refused to leave the spot where he lived with his family after floodwaters washed away four homes in Trishuli Bazaar...
Nepal floods: Families pick up pieces, try to rebuild lives amid debrisFlash floods swept through central Nepal, destroying homes and leaving many missing. Survivors are now sifting through mud and debris to re...
'A second life': Nepal flood survivors recount terrifying escape, loss, devastationA catastrophic flash flood and landslides struck Nepal's Rasuwa district, causing widespread destruction. Survivors recounted harrowing esc...
How Nepal school principal saved 1,600+ children minutes before flood swallowed entire school in mud, ice & waterNepal principal saves 1,643 students: A principal’s swift warning saved more than 1,600 students from a devastating flash flood. Tribhuvan ...
'We will rebuild it': Families pick up pieces, try to rebuild lives after Nepal floodsFlash floods from the Nepal-Tibet border wreaked havoc in central Nepal, resulting in significant destruction. Entire neighborhoods, includ...
Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missingRescue efforts continue after catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border. Authorities are finding survivors and transporting th...
15 seconds to decide who lives, who dies: The survivor tales of horrific Nepal flash floodsSurvivors recall a devastating flood that struck a Nepal border town. A sudden surge of water, rock, and debris caused widespread destructi...