Global warming likely to exceed 1.5C through 2030, WMO saysThe World Meteorological Organization reports an 86% chance of a year between 2026 and 2030 surpassing 2024's heat. This trend exacerbates ...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
As LA fights fires, Australian official urges more help from social media platformsRob Rogers, Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, urged companies like X and Meta to provide first responders access to s...
14 Jan, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
Australia's southeast braces for extreme fire danger amid intense heatwaveAustralia's southeast faced an intense heatwave on Sunday, raising bushfire risks and prompting authorities to issue fire bans in Victoria....
05 Jan, 2025, 08.55 AM IST
Australian airports face costly fight against worst climate riskA new analysis reveals that almost all of Australia's major airports, including Sydney and Brisbane, are highly vulnerable to climate chang...
09 Sep, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
Europe Weather: After heatwaves, floods and wildfires, will it continue to face the wrath of nature?Europe, for some time, has been facing the wrath of the weather gods, it seems, as it has seen everything from heatwaves to wildfires all a...
28 Apr, 2024, 12.51 AM IST
Australia swelters through 'scorching' heat lifting bushfire riskAustralia's southeast is experiencing a heatwave, increasing the risk of bushfires and prompting fire bans. Temperatures are expected to be...
01 Oct, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
Hosepipe ban imposed on millions in Kent and Sussex amid heatwaveDue to the soaring temperature in Kent and Sussex the country is facing severe water shortages which has resulted in a ban of hosepipes.
16 Jun, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
Wales has secret weapon against wildfires and climate change. Read detailsPeat lands restoration project aims to slow down carbon released into the atmosphere. A lower level of carbon is a crucial factor in preven...
16 Aug, 2022, 02.30 PM IST
UK braces for another heatwave amid water crisisThe Met Office warning covers much of the southern half of England as well as parts of eastern Wales, and will be in force from Thursday th...
10 Aug, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
UK breaks all-time temperature record as heatwave batters EuropeAfter Britain's warmest night on record, the country's Met Office said 39.1 Celsius (102.4 Fahrenheit) was provisionally recorded in Charlw...
20 Jul, 2022, 12.15 AM IST
Thousands evacuate in worst Australian floods in a decadeNew South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said there had been 1,000 rescues in the state by Tuesday and more than 6,000 calls for authoriti...
01 Mar, 2022, 10.06 PM IST
Estimated 3 billion animals affected by Australia bushfires: StudyNearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia's unprecedented 2019-20 wildfires in "one of the worst wildlife disaster...
28 Jul, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Bushfires, cyclone, torrential rain hit Australia's coastsAfter months of destructive wildfires that have razed millions of hectares of land, Australia has been hit in recent weeks by wild weather ...
09 Feb, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
Australia bushfire crisis: PM Morrison announces 2 bn dollars for relief supportThe National Bushfire Recovery Agency, headed by former federal police chief Andrew Colvin, will help bushfire affected communities recover...
06 Jan, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
Australia’s wildfire crisis key numbers behind the disasterSome 1,365 homes have been destroyed in New South Wales alone this fire season and the tally is rising daily as the fires continue to burn ...
04 Jan, 2020, 08.26 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh's disaster management page on Facebook lauded for work in emergenciesThe page was also used to post pictures of on-ground efforts by the Chief Minister and his administration and the relief and rehabilitation...
10 Mar, 2015, 07.37 PM IST
- 108 killed in deadliest-ever Australian wildfires
Number of dead stood at 108, a grim toll that rose almost by the hour as officials reached farther into the fire zone.
09 Feb, 2009, 04.16 AM IST