'Over my dead body': Generations at home in Agasthyamalai, now 'encroachers' on paper
The South Firstby Subash Chandra Bose·8 Sept 2026
Synopsis: Across Megamalai, Karaiyar, and Kanniyakumari, families say they have lived on these hills for generations.
Over 40% of Earth Could Become 'Drylands' by 2100, Scientists Warn
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill·8 Sept 2026
As the world gets hotter, many of its driest regions are expected to get even drier. When this happens, the boundaries of arid regions are expected to creep forward, transforming landscapes and...
20 dead in Bihar floods, Ganga begins to recede
New Indian Expressby Ramashankar·8 Sept 2026
PATNA: At least 20 people have died and more than 22 lakh people have been affected by floods in 12 Bihar districts, even as the Ganga began receding on Monday.
Experts: What about unaccounted-for Cauvery water flowing into Tamil Nadu?
New Indian Expressby Bansy Kalappa·8 Sept 2026
BENGALURU: Even as Karnataka farmers watch their crops wilt without rain, those from the Cauvery basin are asking: What about massive unaccounted for inflows going into Tamil Nadu every year?
‘We need to stop using the sky as an open sewer’: Former US Vice-President Al Gore on unprecedented climate danger
Channel News Asiaby Julie Yoo·8 Sept 2026
‘We need to stop using the sky as an open sewer’: Former US Vice-President Al Gore on unprecedented climate danger Speaking to CNA in Singapore, the climate advocate warned of rising temperatures...
Chinese researchers see climate change link to glacial collapse, warn of rising disaster risks
The Hinduby Ananth Krishnan·8 Sept 2026
Chinese experts have pointed to a clear link between rising temperatures, which have led to significant glacial retreat on the Tibetan Plateau, and the deadly August 26 glacial collapse on the...
A court will decide the future of Yuraygir’s feral horses. That matters for native plants and animals
The Conversation Australiaby David M Watson, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University·8 Sept 2026
From poems to films and books of history, horses feature widely in Australian popular culture. Feral horses, also known as brumbies, are descendants of domesticated horses that now live and breed...
Panama Canal may cut ship traffic further as El Niño strengthens
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·8 Sept 2026
Panama could impose further cuts on the number of ships sailing through the Panama Canal, an official said, as a strengthening El Niño raises fears of water shortages at one of the world’s busiest...
UK weather: Drought and hosepipe bans remain despite wettest week since early February
BBC Newsby Simon King·8 Sept 2026
- Published In the last few days of August and start of September, more rain fell than any other week since early February, according to the Environment Agency.
Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
The Guardianby Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Kathmandu·8 Sept 2026
Nepal is demanding $20m in climate compensation for the recent devastating floods, as a senior minister called on the world’s most polluting countries to “wake up” and accept shared responsibility...
Global move away from oil could lead to conflict and migration, experts say
The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor·8 Sept 2026
Conflict, migration and economic upheaval will accompany the global move away from oil, unless governments act urgently to help the worst afflicted countries to cope, research has found.
U.K. recognises India's carbon credit scheme under its carbon tax mechanism: official
The Hinduby PTI·7 Sept 2026
In a major breakthrough, the U.K. has recognised India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme as a qualifying criterion for pricing relief under its carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), a move that...
Alice Springs art exhibition highlights buffel grass devastation
ABC News Australiaby Emma Masters·7 Sept 2026
In short: A wet winter in parts of Central Australia has caused the highly-invasive weed buffel grass to blanket the region.
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China's weak consumer becomes the world's problem
US Top News and Analysisby Evelyn Cheng·7 Sept 2026
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
'Exciting' signs of survival as quolls and bandicoots reintroduced to outback
ABC News Australiaby Bill Ormonde·7 Sept 2026
It has been more than a century since bilbies, bandicoots and burrowing bettongs roamed freely across outback New South Wales.
Park rangers and residents speak up to save Togo's last national park
Phys.orgby Nico Arcilla·7 Sept 2026
Park rangers and residents speak up to save Togo's last national park A few years ago, I drove with an old friend from Togo, West Africa, towards the country's last remaining large protected area...
Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment
ABC News Australiaby Kelly Fuller·7 Sept 2026
In short: Peabody is proposing 22 additional longwalls to extend Metropolitan Mine's operations until 2044.
War drama Pressure depicts D‑day's weather forecast—what we found when we recreated the challenge using modern systems
Phys.orgby Andrew Charlton-Perez; Ed Hawkins·7 Sept 2026
War drama Pressure depicts D‑day's weather forecast—what we found when we recreated the challenge using modern systems Meteorologist James Stagg gave what many regard as the most important weather...
Race against time to find 36 Aussies missing in Nepal
PerthNowby Madeline Cove·7 Sept 2026
Nepal floods leave 1300 dead and 5000 missing as nation mourns and search for 36 Australians continues Nepal has fallen silent for a national day of mourning as families mark 13 days since...
Climate, clean air action could prevent 144 million premature deaths by 2050 – Report
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele·7 Sept 2026
A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) has found that integrated action to tackle climate change and air pollution could...
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