Latin, local tongues and legends: Study decodes the meanings of 1,047 Indian reptile names
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware·4 Sept 2026
India is home to 1,047 reptile taxa, including 839 species and 30 subspecies, according to an updated checklist spanning 267 years of zoological records.
Irish households warned to brace for 'rat plague' after record-hot summer
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Cathal Ryan)·4 Sept 2026
Irish households warned to brace for 'rat plague' after record-hot summer Homeowners are urged to be on the lookout for early signs of rats and take steps to prevent an infestation Homeowners...
Log burner and wood burner law change under Andy Burnham on table
Daily Express :by Alex Evans·4 Sept 2026
Fireplace and log-burner rules explained Proposals which could introduce tighter rules on solid fuel heating and a ban on some older types of log burners and wood burners have been met with a call...
Decode El Niño: the terms everyone's using
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·4 Sept 2026
Decode El Niño: the terms everyone’s using El Niño coverage is about to get technical fast. Here’s your plain-English guide to the terms you’ll keep bumping into.
Conflicts and extreme weather pushing global food prices higher, warns UN
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·4 Sept 2026
Global food prices have hit a four-year high, the United Nations has warned. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday that its Food Price Index climbed for a third...
Invasive green crabs threaten Heiltsuk Nation's clam fishery | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Sonal Gupta·4 Sept 2026
One of Turza Humchitt’s earliest memories is of her grandmother’s table, where family sat on benches on either side and shared from a large pot that might hold soup, clams, cockles or Dungeness...
What a Record Hunting and Fishing Expansion Means for America’s Wildlife Refuges
Timeby Rebecca Schneid·4 Sept 2026
The Department of the Interior implemented a massive expansion of fishing and hunting access in the United States, opening 1,488 opportunities across 32 states.
A High-Resolution Look at Singapore’s Water Budget - Eos
Eosby Sarah Stanley·4 Sept 2026
Source: Water Resources Research Fringed with swamps and mangroves, a swath of tropical lowland forests once covered what is now the densely populated island country of Singapore.
Climate risk is changing where banks lend—before disaster strikes
Phys.orgby University·4 Sept 2026
Climate risk is changing where banks lend—before disaster strikes Whether buying a home or opening a local business, affordability is no longer the only question people should be asking, says...
Isle of May puffin numbers plummet after extreme weather
BBC News·4 Sept 2026
- Published Puffin numbers in one of the UK's largest colonies have suffered after a drop in food supplies and extreme weather conditions, conservationists have warned.
Diesel hits record high as Ukraine and Iran wars knock out refineries, fueling inflation worries
US Top News and Analysisby Spencer Kimball·4 Sept 2026
The price of diesel fuel hit a record Friday as the wars in Ukraine and Iran knock out refineries, triggering a global supply crunch. Truckers in the U.S.
Delhi rain disrupts flights, waterlogs airport as IMD warns of intense showers
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·4 Sept 2026
Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi on Friday afternoon, disrupting flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport and causing waterlogging, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD)...
Essential digital technologies are critical infrastructure – they are not always built and managed that way
The Conversation (US)by Francine Berman, Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Honorary Research Professor, UMass Amherst·4 Sept 2026
What do the water system in Flint, Michigan, the electrical grid in Puerto Rico and your search engine have in common? They are all critical infrastructure – systems essential to everyday life.
As Indonesia’s wildfires rage, haze spreads farther across Southeast Asia
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·4 Sept 2026
Haze from wildfires in Indonesia has spread even farther this week, reaching beyond Malaysia and Brunei to Singapore and the Philippines. On Sept.
Rebuilding in Nepal-Tibet will be challenging – communities in India are still recovering from 2023 glacial disaster
The Conversation UKby Rinchen Angmu Lama, Assistant Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)·4 Sept 2026
Debris flowing down a Himalayan valley. Towns and villages washed away. Thousands of people affected.
Karnataka bets Rs 28.5 crore on cloud seeding to avert water crisis
National Heraldby NH Digital·4 Sept 2026
Karnataka bets Rs 28.5 crore on cloud seeding to avert water crisis Cloud-seeding aircraft will target suitable rain-bearing clouds over water-stressed and farm-distress areas With Karnataka facing...
Over 1/3rd of UP districts hit by floods, rescue measures underway
ThePrintby PTI·4 Sept 2026
Lucknow, Sep 4 (PTI) More than one-third of Uttar Pradesh’s districts have been hit by floods, with relief measures underway in the affected areas, even as the water levels of the Ganga and other...
Strong opposition to handing over VOC Park land in Erode to private operator for redevelopment
The Hinduby S P Saravanan·4 Sept 2026
Strong opposition has been voiced to a proposal to hand over 6.40 acres of the VOC Park to a private operator for 15 years under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, with Corporation...
Big cats 'drawn out by heatwaves'
PerthNowby BANG - Entertainment News·4 Sept 2026
Big cats 'drawn out by heatwaves' Sightings of big cats on the loose in the UK have reportedly increased due to the prolonged drought and heatwave conditions.
No tankers since 1996: how a Vizag colony made rainwater harvesting mandatory and kept its wells wet
The Hinduby Harish Gilai·4 Sept 2026
At a time when several apartment complexes and residential localities in the city are struggling with declining groundwater levels and water shortages, Jagannadha Raju Nagar (JR Nagar), near Old...
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