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Natural Disasters, News

No Rain, No Warning: How a Silent Mountain Collapse Triggered Nepal’s Deadly Torrent

A devastating flash flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has exposed a dangerous convergence of climate change, unstable glaciers and seismic activity in the Himalayas. What initially appeared to be a conventional flood is now being investigated as a complex chain…

Aayushi Gour
August 31, 2026

Conservation, News

Breeding Corals on Land: How Nilaveli’s New Lab Aims to Save Sri Lanka’s Dying Reefs

Under the national initiative to protect Sri Lanka’s coastal and marine ecosystems, the exceptional Coral Conservation Centre and Laboratory complex currently being established in Nilaveli, Trincomalee, was formally inspected by the Deputy Minister of Environment, Anton Jayakody, on August 25.…

CFC Sri Lanka
August 31, 2026

Environment, News

Long-Term Coal Deals Threaten India’s Energy Transition: What the CSE Study Reveals

India’s rapid shift towards renewable energy is changing how the country’s electricity grid operates, but the contracts governing much of its coal-fired power capacity have barely changed. A new study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) warns that…

Vivek Saini
August 27, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

Why Heavy Snow Isn’t Saving Himalayan Glaciers From Melting

An unusually heavy spell of snowfall in the western Himalaya briefly helped one of the region’s closely monitored glaciers regain some of its lost mass. But scientists say the short-term recovery does not change the larger picture of continued glacier…

Vivek Saini
August 26, 2026

Agriculture, News

Kasturirangan Report: Why Karnataka’s Areca Growers Are Raising the Alarm

The Western Ghats are often described through numbers: a biodiversity hotspot, the source of major rivers, a landscape spread across several States. But for the people living there, the Ghats are much more personal. They are farms, villages, streams, forests,…

Aayushi Gour
August 25, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

When Extreme Heat Becomes a Question of Inequality in African Cities

Extreme heat is often described as a climate problem, but for many people living in Africa’s informal settlements, it is becoming something much more personal: a daily health and survival challenge. A recent systematic review published in the journal Climate…

Aayushi Gour
August 24, 2026

Heat Wave, News

Successive Heatwaves Pushing Farmers in Europe Into an Unprecedented Crisis

European farmers are facing an increasingly severe agricultural crisis after successive heatwaves and prolonged drought damaged crops, reduced livestock productivity and pushed harvest forecasts sharply lower across the continent. France, Italy and Spain are among the countries reporting major losses,…

Vivek Saini
August 19, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

Ancient Forests Show How Warming Can Undo CO2’s Benefits

For years, the idea that rising carbon dioxide could help plants grow faster has been used to argue that fossil fuel emissions may have a hidden benefit for forests. A new study published in Science suggests that this picture is…

Vivek Saini
August 17, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

Boiling the Seas: Why Marine Heatwaves Are Threatening Global Ocean Life

The world’s oceans are facing an increasingly dangerous form of climate stress that often goes unnoticed from the shore. Marine heatwaves are the extended periods when ocean temperatures remain unusually high and are becoming more frequent, more intense and longer-lasting…

Aayushi Gour
August 13, 2026

Climate Change, News

Himachal’s Mission-32 Targets More Forest Cover Amid Growing Climate Risks

Himachal Pradesh is betting on forests to strengthen its climate resilience, but experts say planting more trees will not be enough. The real challenge is restoring healthy diverse forests, protecting water sources and bringing local communities into conservation. As climate…

Aayushi Gour
August 13, 2026

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