Area under sugarcane cultivation falls by 14,000 hectares in Punjab; farmers demand rise in SAP
New Indian Expressby Harpreet Bajwa·25 Aug 2026
CHANDIGARH: The area under sugarcane cultivation is steadily decreasing in Punjab, despite the efforts of the AAP-led government to promote crop diversification and to support sugarcane...
China reeling under floods triggered by Typhoon Narra as Saudel approaches Japan
The Independentby Reuters·25 Aug 2026
Widespread floods triggered by heavy rain from Typhoon Narra intensified on Tuesday across southern China, with homes and shops submerged and thousands of people relocated, while another storm...
Bomb Fishing Is Wreaking Havoc on Indonesia's Coral Reefs
Yale E360by Richard Schiffman·25 Aug 2026
Fishers operating off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, are detonating more than 8,000 underwater explosives each year, researchers estimate.
On This Day: Hurricane Charley blows into Ireland in 1986
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·25 Aug 2026
Ireland is accustomed to rain, but not to the extent that Hurricane Charley brought. August 25 marks the anniversary of Hurricane Charley in Ireland.
Malaysia records unhealthy air quality in around 30 areas as haze spreads
Channel News Asiaby CNA·25 Aug 2026
Malaysia records unhealthy air quality in around 30 areas as haze spreads Much of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and parts of Sarawak were affected on Tuesday (Aug 25), with authorities...
UK weather: Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms
BBC Newsby Tomasz Schafernaker·25 Aug 2026
- Published Yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office as heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast to break out over parts of the UK later this week.
Why Does Gurugram Flood So Easily? The Answer Lies in What the City Built Over
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani·25 Aug 2026
Yellow school buses stood stranded in brown, rain-filled roads. At Subhash Chowk, water rose around vehicles as traffic disappeared into the monsoon chaos.
Blue state's water failures could threaten food supplies across US, lawmaker warns
FOX Newsby Elizabeth Elkind·25 Aug 2026
California's aging infrastructure is helping fuel a clean water crisis that could have ramifications across the country, a key House Republican warned. Rep.
US building twice as much gas-fired capacity as China in AI boom, analysis finds
The Guardianby Oliver Milman·25 Aug 2026
The US has surged ahead of China in the building of new gas-fired power generation, largely to feed a boom in artificial intelligence (AI) that is adding vast amounts of planet-heating emissions, a...
Palm oil firms kept zero-deforestation pledges, but forests saw little extra benefit
Mongabay Globalby Hans Nicholas Jong·25 Aug 2026
- In the past decade, palm oil-producing countries, such as Indonesia, have introduced policies and company-level commitments to curb deforestation.
Trees are vital for cooler cities, but they need help too
DW Englishby Jeannette Cwienk; Josh Axelrod·25 Aug 2026
Walking beneath the trees this historically hot summer, sometimes felt like autumn had already arrived: dry, dead leaves crunching underfoot, and crowns tinged yellow or completely bare.
Plans of Peru’s new administration spur concern among environmentalists
Mongabay Globalby Alexandra Popescu·25 Aug 2026
- On July 28, Peru inaugurated its new leader, Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi, from the Popular Force Party.
Study from India’s first wolf sanctuary reveals when livestock are most at risk
Mongabay Indiaby Priyanka Shankar·25 Aug 2026
- A study from Jharkhand’s Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary found that wolf attacks on livestock occurred most likely at night and early morning, during winter and early summer, and near forest edges.
Free entry returns to South Africa’s national parks – Here's when and where you can visit
The South Africanby Sundeeka Mungroo·25 Aug 2026
Free entry returns to South Africa’s national parks – Here’s when and where you can visit Some of South Africa’s most popular national parks will soon open their gates for free to locals.
14 years and counting: Arippa in Keralam awaits electricity
The Hinduby Nirmal Harindran·25 Aug 2026
As Keralam stares at a potential crisis in the power sector stemming from inadequate power generation caused by a deficient monsoon, the newly formed UDF government is under fire for undeclared...
PUB trial aims to halve energy used to pre-treat seawater for desalination
Channel News Asiaby Eugene Chow·25 Aug 2026
PUB trial aims to halve energy used to pre-treat seawater for desalination The trial is assessing whether ceramic membrane technology developed by Japanese firm Meiden can replace the three-stage...
When will El Niño storms hit UK? Scientists say prepare for October
Mail Onlineby Shivali Best·25 Aug 2026
- READ MORE: Why Super El Niño will wreak havoc on Britain this winter - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source After months of record–breaking heat, Brits have been told to...
Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat
Phys.orgby Hiroshi HIYAMA·25 Aug 2026
Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's...
Satellites reveal tides can vary by almost a metre across a single bay
Mail Onlineby Wiliam Hunter·25 Aug 2026
- READ MORE: Melting glaciers could spark 12 INCHES of global sea–level rise - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Sea level rise could be even worse than previously...
Osprey chicks born on Anglesey for first time, Conservationists say
BBC Newsby Dan Moffat·25 Aug 2026
- Published Two osprey chicks have been born on Anglesey for the first time, according to conservationists.
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