Disposable vapes pose hidden environmental threat, researchers warn
Phys.orgby Dennis Thompson·10 Sept 2026
Disposable vapes pose hidden environmental threat, researchers warn Vaping isn't just annoying to passersby who have to walk through clouds of vapor but may be actively harmful to the environment...
How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away
The Conversation (US)by Yongkang Xue, Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles·10 Sept 2026
The Tibetan Plateau may be on the other side of the world from California, but what happens on this high-altitude landscape in Asia can set off a chain of events that fuels powerful atmospheric...
Ramalinga Reddy directs KSPCB to inspect private sewage treatment plants in apartments, institutions
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·10 Sept 2026
Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Thursday directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to inspect private sewage treatment plants (STPs) operating in...
Water crisis looms large over Kodaikanal
The Hinduby Beulah Rose·10 Sept 2026
Kodaikanal is staring at an acute water crisis. With rains having failed this season, water level at Manorathinam Solai Reservoir, which supplies water to Kodaikanal town, has dwindled sharply.
Feather trapped in dinosaur droppings provides new clues about why some birds survived extinction
El País Englishby Andrés Pineda Pérez·10 Sept 2026
One day in 2016, paleontologist David DeMar got very lucky. While examining the ground at Hell Creek in the U.S. state of Montana, he found a fossil the size of a golf ball.
Citizens continue to question logic, ecological cost of Hebbal short tunnel
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·10 Sept 2026
Pointing to the Hebbal short tunnel’s use of 3.5 acres of Hebbal Lake and the removal of at least 893 trees along 2.2 km, citizens and activists have questioned whether the ₹1,140-crore project is...
How atmospheric events at the top of the world could have triggered two devastating California floods
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·10 Sept 2026
How atmospheric events at the top of the world could have triggered two devastating California floods Paul Arnold Author In early 2017 and 2023, California experienced two catastrophic and...
‘Forgotten fauna’: Little known river sharks and rays face increased extinction risk
Mongabay Globalby Autumn Spanne·10 Sept 2026
- Dozens of shark and ray species are known to spend some or all of their life cycle in freshwater environments, but they remain among the least studied and least protected.
As saltwater advances, Gambian farmers rethink how to protect rice fields
Mongabay Globalby Terna Gyuse·10 Sept 2026
- Every year, the villagers of Kiang Jifarong in the Gambia contribute their labor and money to building earthen dikes from clay and mud in an effort to keep seawater out of their rice farms along...
Drought looms over Maharashtra as dry spell stretches to 40 days
New Indian Expressby Sudhir Suryawanshi·10 Sept 2026
MUMBAI: A drought-like situation is looming over Maharashtra as the dry spell has extended to 40 days in several parts of the state.
How the Marathi community in Bengaluru became an integral part of the cityscape
The Hinduby Ruth Dhanaraj·10 Sept 2026
The Ashada season may have concluded with joyful hymns of devotion, but the Marathi community in Bengaluru is now gearing up for perhaps the biggest event on their social calendar — Ganesh...
Overlooked Climate Feedback Loops Could Make Global Warming 30% Worse
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe·10 Sept 2026
As humanity pumps the atmosphere full of carbon emissions, rising global temperatures are fueling rampant wildfires, permafrost melt, wetland warming, and other phenomena that produce even more...
This is how long solar panels really last on a typical UK home
The Independentby Alistair Charlton·10 Sept 2026
Today’s solar panels are built to last a long time, with most modern systems expected to keep producing electricity for up to three decades – and even after that, they don’t suddenly stop working...
Fossil flowers of ancient lianas preserved in amber reveal the evolution of tropical rainforests
Phys.orgby Gesine Steiner·10 Sept 2026
Fossil flowers of ancient lianas preserved in amber reveal the evolution of tropical rainforests Tiny flowers trapped in amber around 15 million years ago are offering scientists a rare glimpse...
Report maps pathways for accelerating environmental solutions through positive tipping points
Phys.orgby Alex Morrison·10 Sept 2026
Report maps pathways for accelerating environmental solutions through positive tipping points New research from The Earthshot Prize and the University of Exeter's Green Futures Solutions team...
Indonesia rescues six orangutans from fires in a week
Phys.orgby Andrew Zinin·10 Sept 2026
Indonesia rescues six orangutans from fires in a week Six orangutans, including two nursing infants, have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo in the past week, Indonesian authorities and...
Heatwaves are making toxic algae worse, but the real problem is what we are putting into our rivers and lakes
The Conversation UKby Marta Albin, PhD Candidate, Applied Immunology and Biotechnology, Dublin City University·10 Sept 2026
This summer’s heat brought warnings about harmful algal blooms across Britain and Ireland. In August, swimmers were warned not to enter a newly designated bathing site on the River Thames at Ham...
Aim for ‘zero casualty’ with unified disaster response: Home Minister Amit Shah
New Indian Expressby Mukesh Ranjan·10 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday called for a stronger, research-driven and coordinated disaster management system, reiterating the Centre’s goal of achieving “Zero Casualty” in...
Spotlight on France - Podcast: Eco-anger, France in space, world's first photograph
RFI Englishby Sarah Elzas·10 Sept 2026
A climate expert experiences eco-anxiety firsthand after living through France's hottest summer on record. France tries to find its place in the new space race.
Dangerous heat days are expanding beyond summer, with regional spring-fall shifts
Phys.orgby Columbia Climate School·10 Sept 2026
Dangerous heat days are expanding beyond summer, with regional spring-fall shifts Extreme heat has become more common—both research and lived experience document this—but when it arrives is a...
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