Here's what data centers are doing to the planet.
DW Englishby Josh Axelrod·3 Sept 2026
Every question sent to AI models provides an instant reply that seems to appear out of nowhere, but answering queries requires physical infrastructure that consumes real energy, water, and land.
AI boom is testing tech firms' climate pledges
Phys.orgby Andrew Zinin·3 Sept 2026
AI boom is testing tech firms' climate pledges Technology companies are stepping up their climate commitments but not fast enough to counter rapidly growing energy needs linked to the artificial...
Nepal floods show that India must price the cost of infrastructure failure before disasters strike
Down To Earthby Areeka Mir·3 Sept 2026
Nepal’s Trishuli valley flood destroyed bridges, roads, a border crossing and power infrastructure, while one house in Nuwakot remained standing.
Rare trio of Pacific hurricanes fueled by historic El Niño
Phys.orgby Issam AHMED·3 Sept 2026
Rare trio of Pacific hurricanes fueled by historic El Niño A rare trio of hurricanes were churning through the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, which scientists attributed to waters warmed by a...
In Chile, injured penguins sport copper vests to help them heal
Phys.orgby Mauricio Cuevas·3 Sept 2026
In Chile, injured penguins sport copper vests to help them heal Researchers in Chile have designed an unlikely new garment for injured penguins—snug red vests threaded with copper and zinc that...
Vietnam seizes 1.2 tons of ivory, plus big cat bones, hidden in timber shipment
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·3 Sept 2026
Authorities in Vietnam have intercepted more than a ton of elephant ivory along with big-cat bones in a shipment from the Republic of Congo.
Great Nicobar: Official maps erase corals amid port push
Frontlineby Pankaj Sekhsaria·3 Sept 2026
Two scientific bodies under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)—the Kolkata-based Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the Chennai-based National Centre for Sustainable...
Maps show surge in Indonesian wildfires with people and orangutans choking to death
The Independentby Stuti Mishra·3 Sept 2026
Wildfires raging across Indonesia are pushing air quality to hazardous levels in cities hundreds of miles away, as officials warn the crisis is set to worsen with the El Niño weather pattern...
Underwater meadows sustain millions in extreme poverty
Phys.orgby Project Seagrass·3 Sept 2026
Underwater meadows sustain millions in extreme poverty A study provides the first large-scale empirical evidence that seagrass meadows act as a critical safety net for millions of coastal people...
West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight
Mongabay Globalby Terna Gyuse·3 Sept 2026
- Launched two years ago, the West African Vulture Conservation Action Plan (WAVCAP) aimed to protect the region’s dwindling vulture populations.
Schools, ferry routes suspended as Typhoon Saudel lashes east China
Channel News Asiaby CNA·3 Sept 2026
Schools, ferry routes suspended as Typhoon Saudel lashes east China Schools in the cities of Fuzhou and Quanzhou halted in-person activities as Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall in China on...
79% of Polavaram Left Main Canal works done in YSR’s tenure, Naidu claiming credit: Jagan Mohan Reddy
The Hinduby V Raghavendra·3 Sept 2026
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) alleged that the water released by Chief Minister N.
Brahmaputra Floods: Why Assam Needs a New Water Policy
Frontlineby Abhay Tomar·3 Sept 2026
More than 1.3 lakh people have been affected, and over 87 have lost their lives in Assam’s floods this year, as of August 4.
Assam facing fresh spell of flooding, more than 25,000 affected
The Siasat Dailyby Indo-Asian News Service·3 Sept 2026
Guwahati: As a fresh spell of floods is hitting Assam, more than 25,000 people have been affected by the deluge and with a fresh flood-related death of a woman in the West Karbi Anglong district...
SAWS issues six warnings across five provinces
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·3 Sept 2026
SAWS issues six warnings across five provinces Thursday brings a full spread of yellow-level warnings from SAWS, ranging from damaging wind to severe thunderstorms.
UK weather maps turn red in new 26C 'mini-heatwave' - the 7 hottest counties
Daily Express :by Richard Ashmore·3 Sept 2026
Britain is set to bask in mini 26C heatwave conditions in a matter of days, with seven counties enjoying the hottest conditions.
Billionaire's Tasmanian trainwreck has broken workers and marriages
ABC News Australiaby Adam Langenberg·3 Sept 2026
George Town was meant to be reliant on manganese and aluminium smelting jobs for decades to come.
How erosion havoc destroys homes, farmlands in Kano community
Premium Timesby Oladayo Jonathan·3 Sept 2026
In Mesar Tudu, a rural farming community in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, every rainfall is a warning.
India-Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty not in Bihar’s interests, says JD(U)’s Sanjay Jha
The Hinduby Nistula Hebbar; Kallol Bhattacherjee·3 Sept 2026
Janata Dal (United) national working president Sanjay Jha, who was Bihar’s Minister for Water Resources between 2021 and 2024, has advocated against the renewal of the 1996 India-Bangladesh Ganga...
Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal ‘could still be alive’
The Independentby Alisha Rahaman Sarkar·3 Sept 2026
Rescue teams were racing against time to find workers trapped inside hydropower tunnels as experts expressed hope of them being alive more than a week after the deadly flash floods.
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