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
Long-term exposure to extreme heat may accelerate the body’s ageing process in ways comparable to smoking or alcohol consumption, according to new research published in Nature Climate Change. The study, which tracked
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Japanese authorities have released striking computer-generated videos depicting a future eruption of Mount Fuji, warning that the event is not a matter of if but when. The simulations highlight the catastrophic consequences
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When 55-year-old contractor Gyanchand Saw stepped out of his car on a sweltering May morning in Gaya, Bihar, he complained of the heat before collapsing. Despite desperate efforts by his son and
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Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, who turned 50 last November, says he feels “almost two decades younger” and reflects on how reaching this milestone has shifted his outlook on life. The actor, known
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As heatwaves become more frequent and intense due to climate change, researchers are urging a fundamental shift in how societies prepare for extreme heat. A new analysis published in Nature argues that
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Plastic pollution is an escalating public health emergency that remains dangerously under-recognized, a global group of scientists and medical experts warned in a landmark report published Sunday in The Lancet. The warning
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Editorial In Sri Lanka’s socio-economic corpus, there festers a malignant industry—one whose roots burrow deeper than commerce and whose consequences are far more sinister than mere consumer discontent. It is not agriculture,
More As the world prepares for what may be the final round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty, over 600 civil society organizations from across the globe have signed a bold manifesto
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The Philippine government has accused a Chinese vessel of causing over 11 million pesos (approximately US$194,000) in environmental damage to protected coral reefs near Thitu Island in the South China Sea, marking
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A little over a week ago, the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country went berserk, as rivers sometimes do in this area, killing some 130 people. Well over a hundred are
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