NDMC Admits Drainage Failure After Intense Rainfall, Promises Measures To Prevent Future Disruptions
Swarajyaby Arjun Brij·27 Aug 2026
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has apologised to residents after heavy rainfall caused waterlogging and disruption across several areas under its jurisdiction, with the civic body promising...
‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought
World news | The Guardianby Sandra Laville Environment correspondent·27 Aug 2026
Levels of a toxic “forever chemical” rose to 13 times the legal limit during Thames Water pilots for a controversial multimillion pound water recycling scheme that will pump millions of litres of...
‘Sad moments ahead’: Kew Gardens to fell rare trees in race to save Victorian greenhouse
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton and George Francis Lee·27 Aug 2026
It will be a gut-wrenching moment for the horticulturalists at Kew Gardens when some of the magnificent trees in the Palm House have to be felled.
Nepal floods: What happened, what caused them and who is missing?
Al Jazeeraby Elizabeth Melimopoulos·27 Aug 2026
Nepal & Tibet flash floods: Trishuli River surges, destroying homes On Wednesday, part of a glacier collapsed high in the Himalayas, triggering catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border.
Australia’s backdown on data centres allows them to use energy from coal and gas. Here’s what that means
The Conversation Australiaby Ehsan Noroozinejad, Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University·27 Aug 2026
It’s official: Australia’s data centre boom will not be solely powered by renewables. At the National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the federal government softened its stance on using coal and gas...
Nepal floods: Retired school teacher, ex-SAIL employee among those missing from WB
Hindustan Timesby Joydeep Thakur·27 Aug 2026
Nepal floods: Retired school teacher, ex-SAIL employee among those missing from WB The state police have set up a control room at its headquarters in Bhabani Bhawan.
China’s Tianmu Mountain reserve tackles modern conservation amid religious tradition
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao·27 Aug 2026
Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian traditions have long guided the protection of plants and wildlife in a nature reserve on Tianmu Mountain in eastern China.
Country diary: A stonking great harmful hornet? Ah it’s only a fly | Paul Evans
The Guardianby Paul Evans·27 Aug 2026
Back in the analogue world – where “analogue” means signals transmitted by continuous waves of sound or light, but also means something that looks like something else – intelligence is more poetic...
Top updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 162, over 130 Indians missing
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·27 Aug 2026
The toll in the flash flood and mudslide in Nepal on Wednesday rose to 162, The Kathmandu Post reported. Hundreds of others remain missing, including 133 Indians.
Nepal flash floods live updates: Death toll hits 160 with 33 UK nationals missing
The Independentby Alisha Rahaman Sarkar·27 Aug 2026
At least 160 people have been killed and hundreds of foreign tourists remain missing after flash floods tore through villages on the border between Nepal and the Tibet region.
Parents worry kids will inherit climate impact of coal mine extension
ABC News Australiaby Courtney Yeandle and Amelia Bernasconi·27 Aug 2026
In short: Parents for Climate says it is "terrified" by the environmental impacts children will inherit if a 19-year extension of the Hunter Valley Operations coal mine is approved.
Gandak surge eases; Bihar embankments withstand after Nepal upstream floods
Hindustan Timesby Subhash Pathak·27 Aug 2026
Gandak surge eases; Bihar embankments withstand after Nepal upstream floods Floods washed away roads, bridges, houses, and power projects, killing 160 people and leaving at least 750 others...
How Nepal’s deadly flood disaster unfolded in minutes
PerthNowby Madeline Cove·27 Aug 2026
Nepal floods: How did the floods happen? What triggered the disaster that left 34 Australians missing With at least 34 Australians missing after catastrophic flash floods tore through Nepal and...
The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future
The Guardianby James Crawford·27 Aug 2026
I travelled to Oslo in the early autumn. It felt like arriving into the future. Or, at least, a fragment of a possible future. I drove north in the quiet digital bubble of my electric rental car.
Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but will it work?
The Guardianby Gloria Dickie·27 Aug 2026
Every summer, millions of people escape the heat and humidity of Tokyo by heading to the tranquil resort town of Karuizawa in Japan’s Nagano prefecture – just an hour by bullet train from the...
France to relax cheese production rules after drought takes toll on grazing land
The Guardianby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris·27 Aug 2026
Strict production rules will be loosened for some of France’s most famous cheeses after drought and repeated heatwaves dried out grazing pastures, threatening the livelihoods of traditional dairy...
Rare, Widespread Snow in the Atacama Desert - NASA Science
NASAby Lauren Dauphin; NASA Earth Observatory·27 Aug 2026
In August 2026, back-to-back winter storms left parts of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile covered in a rare blanket of snow.
IISc: Entry, exit points will be congested for Hebbal tunnel road
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·27 Aug 2026
BENGALURU: The proposed 2.2-km short tunnel between Hebbal flyover junction and Veterinary College may merely shift congestion to the tunnel’s entry and exit points, and face flooding risks near...
El Niño effect: Andhra government unveils plan to mitigate drought conditions
New Indian Expressby S Guru Srikanth·27 Aug 2026
VIJAYAWADA: Facing a severe 51 per cent rainfall deficit driven by an ongoing El Niño, the Andhra Pradesh Department of Agriculture has deployed a comprehensive four-pronged contingency strategy to...
Before and after: Satellite images show how Nepal’s green mountainside turned into debris field
Environment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution Newsby Prisha Roy·27 Aug 2026
Satellite images taken before and after the deadly flash flood near Nepal’s border with Tibet reveal a striking change in the landscape: stretches of green mountainside visible before the disaster...
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