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Nearly 160,000 women and girls affected by Nepal flash floods, UN Women warns

India, Aug. 31 -- Nearly 160,000 women and girls have been affected by flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, UN Women says. Survivors face shortages of food and water, disrupted healt... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Very heavy rain alert across Odisha, Chhattisgarh and several states as low-pressure system strengthens monsoon activity

India, Aug. 31 -- Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall likely across Odisha and Chhattisgarh, with thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and widespread disruptions expected. Low-pressure system over Bay... Read More


US gas power proposals linked to data centres nearly doubled in the first half of 2026

India, Aug. 31 -- US gas-fired power proposals linked to data centres nearly doubled in early 2026, pushing America ahead of China in new gas generation. Global Energy Monitor reports 378 GW of gas c... Read More


Coral bleaching events becoming more frequent, leaving reefs little time to recover

India, Aug. 31 -- Coral reefs are facing bleaching events more frequently, leaving them less time to recover between periods of severe heat stress. Global hard coral cover has declined by an estimate... Read More


For this Kashmiri geoscientist, Nepal tragedy offers a case to understand emerging GLOF risks in the Western Himalayas

India, Aug. 30 -- Kashmiri geoscientist Irfan Rashid is using satellite imagery of Nepal's recent catastrophic floods to decode how massive glacier-ice collapses trigger deadly downstream events. By ... Read More


'Energy created by Nepal flood was bigger than the atom bomb dropped in Hiroshima'

India, Aug. 30 -- A catastrophic August 26 flood in Nepal's Lhende Khola system unleashed energy greater than the Hiroshima atom bomb, according to geohazard expert Basanta Raj Adhikari. Triggered by... Read More


UN expert explores seismic linkage to Nepal disaster, warns of cascading effects and holds climate change responsible

India, Aug. 30 -- Seismic activity might have played a critical role in the unfolding of the major flash flood that struck Nepal's Rasuwa district on August 26 morning killing at least 734 so far, sai... Read More


Combat desertification COP17: Rangelands finally get a seat at the table

India, Aug. 30 -- Rangelands, long sidelined in global policy, took centre stage at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, where delegates launched a US$1.2 billion Rangelands Flagship Initiative and broader US$... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal low-pressure system triggers heavy rain alert across several states

India, Aug. 29 -- Summary Low pressure over Bay of Bengal may bring heavy rain to Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and neighbouring states during next 48 hours. Odisha receives orange alert as very he... Read More


When the mountain breaks: Nepal's disaster and the failure to act together

India, Aug. 29 -- We are living through another great crisis in the Himalaya. On August 26, a mass of rock and ice collapsed high above the Nepal-Tibet border and became a devastating debris flow alon... Read More