El Niños have become 40% stronger in last 40 years than previous 1,000
Mail Onlineby Shivali Best·27 Aug 2026
- READ MORE: When will the Super El Niño storms hit the UK? - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source As the 'Superest of all Super El Niños' takes shape, a new study has...
Deadly Nepal flood highlights glacier risks in warming Himalayas: "The new normal"
CBS Newsby Arshad R Zargar·27 Aug 2026
The deadly on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery
The Conversation (US)by Julia Cole, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Michigan·27 Aug 2026
Temperatures have warmed dramatically across the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 2026, signaling the onset of a strong and potentially historic El Niño.
El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds
Environment | The Guardianby Oliver Milman·27 Aug 2026
A series of strong El Niño climatic patterns in recent decades, such as the “Godzilla” event currently brewing that is set to warp weather around the world, have been supercharged by the broader...
El Niños have been more intense over the last 40 years than in the previous 1,000 years, coral records reveal
Phys.orgby University·27 Aug 2026
El Niños have been more intense over the last 40 years than in the previous 1,000 years, coral records reveal As an El Niño of historic proportions is taking shape in the tropical Pacific, a...
‘Halt all clearing’: Freo locals battle to save 26 trees
PerthNowby Eliana Hullett·27 Aug 2026
Hilton Park redevelopment paused as locals call special meeting to save 26 trees from the axe The City of Fremantle has locked in a date for a special electors meeting following community backlash...
Agency highlights findings on carbon sequestering grass - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·28 Aug 2026
Research showed that cultivating spontaneous grass species in fruit orchards could boost annual soil carbon sequestration rates to 3.3 tonnes per hectare or more, the Taoyuan District Agricultural...
Brace for heavy rain, possible flooding from typhoon - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·28 Aug 2026
Taiwan is bracing for heavy rain in the south and rough seas around outlying Lienchiang County (Matsu), as Typhoon Saudel passes north toward eastern China, with forecasters yesterday warning of...
Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’
NBC Newsby Gary Grumbach·27 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.” The move comes amid the president’s repeated threats and taunts that he would do so amid his...
Nepal flash flood bears striking similarities to 2013 Kedarnath disaster, say geologists
New Indian Expressby Narendra Sethi·27 Aug 2026
DEHRADUN: The devastating flash flood that tore through Nepal on Wednesday, sweeping away homes, bridges and other infrastructure, bears striking similarities to the 2013 Kedarnath disaster...
Trump renames Lake Ontario to Lake America
Mail Onlineby Elina Shirazi·27 Aug 2026
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IFA chair says drop in sheep slaughter numbers partly down to long hot summer
TheJournal.ieby Eoghan Dalton·27 Aug 2026
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The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: prepare for more climate-linked disasters | Editorial
Environment | The Guardianby Editorial·27 Aug 2026
Thousands of people in Nepal and Tibet are in desperate need of emergency assistance following Wednesday’s disaster.
The Guardian view on energy costs: vulnerable households need help with their bills | Editorial
Environment | The Guardianby Editorial·27 Aug 2026
Fuelled by the consequences of Donald Trump’s disastrous war on Iran, household energy debt in Britain is continuing to soar, rising to a record £6bn by the end of June.
'Pray for Nepal': hundreds killed in floods mourned
PerthNowby Nick Wilson·27 Aug 2026
'Pray for Nepal': hundreds killed in floods mourned The small Himalayan town Keshav Kadel migrated from was not the first to be hit by the floods ravaging his native Nepal.
Many cities buried urban streams. Here’s how to bring them back
The Conversation Canadaby Luna Khirfan, Associate professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo·27 Aug 2026
As many cities developed, streams that once flowed on the surface were buried underground to make way for growing infrastructure.
13 from Karnataka stranded in Nepal, Tibet after flash floods
The Hinduby Darshan Devaiah B P·27 Aug 2026
The Karnataka government on Thursday (August 27, 2026) said 13 people from the State were stranded in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) following flash floods.
Nepal’s devastating floods reveal the danger of ‘cascading hazards’ in Himalayas
The Conversation UKby Daniel Parsons, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, and Professor of Geosciences, Loughborough University·27 Aug 2026
The devastating floods that have swept through the Nepal–Tibet border region are first and foremost a human tragedy. Hundreds of people have died or remain missing.
How does a collapsing glacier turn into a lethal wall of mud and water? An expert explains what happened in Nepal
The Conversation UKby Stuart Dunning, Professor of Applied Geomorphology, Newcastle University·27 Aug 2026
A collapsing glacier in Tibet led to a devastating wall of water and debris roaring through a valley in Nepal, leaving hundreds dead and many hundreds still missing.
Nepal’s catastrophic flood shows disaster preparedness must be a shared responsibility
The Conversation Canadaby Jebunnessa Chapola, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment, University of Calgary·27 Aug 2026
The catastrophic flood in Nepal and Tibet is a devastating reminder that disasters rarely occur in isolation.
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