Coral recovery time cut short by warming oceans
Phys.orgby University31 Aug 2026
Coral recovery time cut short by warming oceans Given enough time, coral reefs can recover from cyclones, bleaching and other destructive events.
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top 88%Foreign tourists are returning to South Africa - Here's where they're going
The South Africanby Sundeeka Mungroo31 Aug 2026
Foreign tourists are returning to South Africa – Here’s where they’re going New data has shown that more international tourists are visiting South Africa in 2026 and this is where they’re heading.
India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters ruling, says it has ‘no jurisdiction’
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk31 Aug 2026
India on Monday rejected a ruling by the World Bank-constituted Court of Arbitration on the Indus Waters Treaty, calling the body “illegally constituted” and saying its pronouncements have no...
The World's Most-Used Material Has a Massive Carbon Problem. A Bolt of Plasma May Fix It
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe31 Aug 2026
Cement, the key binding ingredient in concrete, is the most consumed manufactured material on Earth.
Communities Affected by Climate Change Need More Than Data - Eos
Eosby Rebecca Owen31 Aug 2026
Source: Community Science Resources such as sea level rise viewers, heat maps, and flood prediction services are crucial tools in a changing climate.
Coral bleaching events becoming more frequent, leaving reefs little time to recover
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware31 Aug 2026
Coral reefs are facing bleaching events more frequently, leaving them less time to recover between periods of severe heat stress.
FIRST ON FOX: Texas becomes testing ground for new defense against attacks on America’s water systems
FOX Newsby Ashley DiMella31 Aug 2026
FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration is launching "Project Watershed 250" Monday, Fox News Digital exclusively learned, deploying American artificial intelligence and cybersecurity tools to...
How a South African town cleaned up its polluted river using stones, wood and sand
The Guardianby Kaamil Ahmed31 Aug 2026
All it took to turn the murky, heavily polluted waters of South Africa’s Stiebeuel River into a resource clean enough for irrigating a community’s vegetable plots was a collection of stones...
Readers reply: If all car tyres were filled with CO2, would this cut atmospheric carbon significantly?
The Guardianby Guardian staff reporter31 Aug 2026
If all the vehicles on the planet had their tyres pumped up with CO2, would this lock up enough carbon to lower the amount in the air significantly?
As Death Toll From Nepal Flood Rises, Officials Call to Tackle Warming
Yale E360by Jim Robbins31 Aug 2026
Five days after a calamitous flood washed through Rasuwa, Nepal, the death toll continues to climb.
As Death Toll From Nepal Flood Rises, Officials Call to Tackle Warming
Yale E360by Fred Pearce31 Aug 2026
Five days after a calamitous flood washed through Rasuwa, Nepal, the death toll continues to climb.
Punjab groundwater crisis eases as over-exploited blocks fall from 115 to 110 in two years
New Indian Expressby Harpreet Bajwa31 Aug 2026
CHANDIGARH: Punjab has shown signs of reversing its long-running groundwater crisis, with the number of over-exploited groundwater blocks falling from 115 to 110 over the past two years, according...
Agro technologists advocate direct sowing this samba season, farmers urge govt. to issue advisory
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau31 Aug 2026
With water for irrigation to be released from the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur on Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu Agro Technologists Association has advised farmers to go in for direct sowing to conserve...
Brazil, the new promised land for Cubans
El País Englishby Naiara Galarraga Gortázar31 Aug 2026
The presence of Cubans in Brazil surged starting in 2025, alongside the relentless deterioration of living conditions on the Caribbean island.
Groundwater study flags localised heavy metal concerns in a coastal district
Mongabay Indiaby Priyanka Shankar31 Aug 2026
- A study of Alappuzha’s coastal aquifers found that around one-third of groundwater samples fell into medium-to-high pollution categories for selected heavy metals, with localised exceedances of...
Knysna Estuary sewage crisis: E. coli levels spike to 51 times safe limit
The South Africanby Garrin Lambley31 Aug 2026
Knysna Estuary sewage crisis: E. coli levels spike to 51 times safe limit Alarming levels of E. coli have been detected at sampling sites across the Knysna Estuary, with contamination reportedly...
Nepal floods: Reporter’s diary, August 27, 2026
Global Voicesby Nepali Times31 Aug 2026
This story, written by photojournalist Suman Nepali, was originally published in Nepali Times on August 28, 2026.
Nepal Floods Expose South Asia’s Disaster Gaps
Frontlineby Vaishu Rai31 Aug 2026
When part of a glacier collapsed above the Lhende Khola on August 26, the debris flow it triggered was initially mistaken by the US Geological Survey’s automated network for a magnitude-4.4...
Cross River silent as Ebonyi moves to tackle child marriage after PREMIUM TIMES investigation
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu31 Aug 2026
The Ebonyi State Government has ordered an “aggressive intensified campaign” against endemic child marriage incidence in Ebonyi State after a PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation.
California lawmakers narrowed a controversial pollution loophole. But industry says it goes too far
CalMattersby Alejandra Reyes-Velarde31 Aug 2026
IN SUMMARY - A bill now on the governor’s desk narrows last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, adding community protections industry fought to soften.