by Our Correspondent in Colombo Updated Story 2: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that the death toll from the severe weather gripping the country has risen to 47, with 37 of
At Europe’s biggest and busiest port, the consequences of a rapidly deepening drought are already being measured in extra barges, reduced cargoes and rising costs. With water levels on the Rhine at
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Beijing is preparing for an intense spell of rainfall expected to deliver more than one-third of the Chinese capital’s average annual precipitation within 24 hours, as moisture from Typhoon Dolphin converges with
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North Korea’s state media has renewed its long-standing promotion of dog meat soup as a traditional remedy for extreme summer heat, encouraging citizens to consume the dish as soaring temperatures affect both
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Pakistan is once again facing the formidable challenge of the annual monsoon season. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 109 people have lost their lives and hundreds more have been
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What began as a surfing holiday on France’s Atlantic coast ended with smoke-filled skies, roads closed by advancing flames and an urgent escape from one of the country’s most destructive wildfire emergencies.
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Powerful wildfires intensified across France and Spain on Saturday, forcing authorities to expand evacuation orders affecting more than 300,000 people as emergency services struggled to contain rapidly spreading blazes driven by strong
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“The hibernating monster, ‘El Niño’, rose from the depths of the ocean to swallow the rain drops and scorch the land and its creatures. The silence in the ocean roars louder across
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The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest.” — Lady Bird Johnson The Final Match and the Blot Sunday 19th July will be the most awaited and
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Typhoon Bavi has triggered widespread emergency preparations across East Asia, with authorities in China, Taiwan and Japan taking precautionary measures as the powerful storm moved toward the region’s coast, bringing warnings of
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Residents across eastern China are preparing for the arrival of Super Typhoon Bavi, a storm spanning nearly 940,000 square kilometres that has prompted supply stockpiling, travel concerns and emergency preparations as authorities
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