America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.
Gristby Brad Racino, Floodlight13 Sept 2026
Across much of the U.S., people have little way to know when the air they breathe turns dangerous.
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top 90%WEATHER: Gauteng set for dramatic weather change as cold returns
The South Africanby Eliot Mahlase13 Sept 2026
WEATHER: Gauteng set for dramatic weather change as cold returns Gauteng residents can expect a change in weather later this week, with rain and cooler conditions forecast.
Why Kerala is facing power cuts, and why the crisis has become a political fight
The News Minuteby Haritha John13 Sept 2026
Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Kerala's power crisis has now moved beyond an inconvenience for households and businesses to a political fight over a more...
Tejashwi slams BJP-led Centre for 'stepmotherly' attitude towards Bihar in providing flood relief
New Indian Expressby PTI13 Sept 2026
PATNA: Bihar's Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday accused the Centre of adopting a "stepmotherly" attitude towards the state in providing flood relief as he slammed Chief Minister Samrat...
‘Spraying should be the last option’: how farmers are exploring alternatives to pesticides
The Guardianby Milliam Murigi13 Sept 2026
For two decades, Phyllis Nduva, 72, has grown mangoes and citrus in Wote, a town in Kenya’s eastern Makueni County. In the beginning, she only had to worry about ordinary fruit flies.
Bihar floods affect over 48 lakh people as rivers begin to recede
National Heraldby NH Digital13 Sept 2026
Bihar floods affect over 48 lakh people as rivers begin to recede Worst-affected districts include Patna, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Bhagalpur, Begusarai and Araria, say officials More than 48 lakh...
Young elephant ‘Durga’ from Assam to reach Madurai Meenakshi temple; activists raise concerns over transfer
The Hinduby Geetha Srimathi13 Sept 2026
A five-year-old elephant named ‘Durga’ from Assam is being brought to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu and is expected to reach the temple late on Sunday (September 13, 2026).
KWA to set up 50-lakh-litre tank at Thammanam to address water woes of Kochi
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau13 Sept 2026
The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) will set up a new tank with a combined capacity of 50 lakh litres to address the drinking water shortage in Kochi following the partial collapse of the...
IMD forecasts heavy rain across Gujarat, Maharashtra and several states
Hindustan Timesby Krithika Iyer13 Sept 2026
IMD forecasts heavy rain across Gujarat, Maharashtra and several states The IMD has forecast widespread rain in Gujarat and Maharashtra, with extremely heavy showers likely in parts of Gujarat and...
Ireland’s most-visited heritage sites in 2023, from castles to monuments to gardens
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff13 Sept 2026
Ireland's Office of Public Works (OPW) announced on March 28 that the number of recorded visitors to Ireland's heritage sites in 2023 exceeded 15.3 million, up from 15 million in 2022.
Nepal disaster shows why Himalayas need multi-hazard risk assessment: GSI expert
National Heraldby Pratyaksh Srivastava13 Sept 2026
Nepal disaster shows why Himalayas need multi-hazard risk assessment: GSI expert GSI official says high-altitude avalanches, landslides and glacier failures can trigger cascading events, making...
Fadnavis meets Prince Rahim Aga Khan; assures support for healthcare, conservation initiatives
Hindustan Timesby PTI13 Sept 2026
Fadnavis meets Prince Rahim Aga Khan; assures support for healthcare, conservation initiatives Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Prince Rahim Aga Khan here on Sunday and...
Love the 80s AI selfie trend? Here’s the environmental cost of those retro portraits
National Heraldby Pratyaksh Srivastava13 Sept 2026
Love the 80s AI selfie trend? Here’s the environmental cost of those retro portraits An individual AI-generated image has a relatively small environmental footprint.
St Aubin residents to meet officials over dredging concerns
BBC Newsby Caroline Robinson13 Sept 2026
- Published Harbour officials have agreed to meet with residents who are worried about sand and silt from dredging being left on a beach.
Odisha forms technical panel for care of five rescued orangutans
The Siasat Dailyby Press Trust of India13 Sept 2026
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government constituted a five-member technical committee to oversee the care of five baby orangutans rescued from Balasore district, officials said on Sunday, September 13.
'My neighbour commits selfish sin whenever it rains – they need to be stopped'
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Sophie Roberts)13 Sept 2026
'My neighbour commits selfish sin whenever it rains – they need to be stopped' People take steps to protect their property when there's heavy rain – but this resident has been accused of taking...
‘Under Water’: Tara Menon’s fragmented debut on grief and climate change never quite comes together
Scroll.inby Diya Isha13 Sept 2026
When the reader meets Marissa, the protagonist of Tara Menon’s Under Water, all that could happen to her has already happened. The banality of a new, if lax, life taxes her.
The engineer turning the world’s most invasive plant into bioplastic
The Independentby Emma Henderson13 Sept 2026
While on a university field trip in 2022, the boat Joseph Nguthiru was traversing Kenya's Lake Naivasha in, suddenly came to a halt.
Puducherry’s Bahour lake shrinks amid encroachments, clogged feeder channels
The Hinduby S Prasad13 Sept 2026
Bahour Lake, Puducherry’s second-largest freshwater lake and an important irrigation source, is gradually losing its water-spread area because of unchecked cultivation, encroachments and poorly...
Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher
The Guardianby Helen Pilcher13 Sept 2026
Recently, I overheard a conversation in a cafe where someone described their toast as “awesome”. I felt myself bristle.