The United Nations Environment Programme has acknowledged that the world is on course to exceed the 1.5°C limit established as a key ambition of the Paris climate accord, with the planet now
The United Nations Environment Programme has acknowledged that the world is on course to exceed the 1.5°C limit established as a key ambition of the Paris climate accord, with the planet now
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At least 955 people have died and 4,471 remain missing in Nepal and China after a glacial collapse triggered floods and debris across the border region, as rescue teams entered a sixth
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Spain has recorded its highest estimated number of heat-related deaths since the country’s Daily Mortality Monitoring System (MoMo) began operating in 2015, with 5,232 deaths linked to high temperatures between May 15
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For Nilmini and her neighbours in Kolakanawadi village in Welikanda, a drink of water has become something that must be obtained through a daily struggle. What for many people remains an ordinary
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Across this vast ocean, the latest monitoring by Mercator Ocean International shows marine heatwave conditions ranging from moderate to severe. At the same time, the World Meteorological Organization expects a strong El
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At roughly 8:30 AM on 26 August 2026, a wall of water, mud, ice, and massive boulders roared down the Lhende Khola into the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems. The surge struck
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Chinese authorities said on Sunday that 261 foreign citizens were missing following last week’s deadly floods along the border between Tibet and Nepal, providing the first country-by-country breakdown of foreign nationals believed
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Four days after a devastating flash flood tore through the Himalayan border region between Nepal and Tibet, Nepal’s disaster authorities have warned of the possibility of another flood wave, raising fresh concerns
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake chaired a meeting recently for a discussion on strengthening preparedness and response to El Nino conditions. Many relevant government ministers and government officials participated in this discussion. This
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For a nation still recovering from its 2022 economic collapse, Cyclone Ditwah was not just a weather event. It was a fiscal earthquake. When the cyclone made landfall on the eastern coast
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