Nepal’s flood claim tests whether a nascent climate fund can deliver
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon14 Sept 2026
- Nepal has approached the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage for quick relief following the August 26 floods.
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top 92%EPR in Asia Pacific: Australia’s own packaging industry asked to be regulated. The government has said no
Down To Earthby Vanhishikha Vyas14 Sept 2026
Australia threw away about 3.2 million tonnes of plastic in 2023-24, close to 115 kilogrammes a person. Of that, 446,000 tonnes were recovered.
Karnataka faces severe drought, power and water shortage: CM Shivakumar
National Heraldby NH Digital14 Sept 2026
Karnataka faces severe drought, power and water shortage: CM Shivakumar CM says groundwater levels have fallen sharply, crops destroyed and electricity demand crossed 19,000 MW Karnataka is staring...
Chhattisgarh CM directs collectors to monitor road conditions, keep them motorable during monsoon
Hindustan Timesby PTI14 Sept 2026
Chhattisgarh CM directs collectors to monitor road conditions, keep them motorable during monsoon Raipur, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday directed all district collectors to...
PHOTO ESSAY: Border wall cuts through wildlife refuge
The Independentby Eric Gay and Valerie Gonzalez14 Sept 2026
A segment of border wall erected in late July stands incomplete along the edge of a wildlife refuge in Alamo, Texas, after a lawsuit halted work.
'New Nostradamus' issues bleak Europe winter prediction with blackouts warning
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Michael Moran)14 Sept 2026
'New Nostradamus' issues bleak Europe winter prediction with floods and blackouts warning Psychic medium Craig Hamilton Parker, dubbed "The New Nostradamus" by his fans, has warned of a bleak few...
‘Carbon fever’ threatens hard-won Indigenous rights in Bolivian Amazon
The Guardianby Ruairí Casey, Lisa Mirella Corti, Maria Cristina Fraddosio and Abby Young-Powell. Photographs by Sara Aliaga Ticona14 Sept 2026
In the village plazas of Pando, a remote northern Amazonian region of Bolivia, the main talk is no longer just about the next harvest.
Disaster insurance, datacenters, right to repair: meet the midterm candidates running on green policies
The Guardianby Dharna Noor14 Sept 2026
When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law erasing the words “climate change” from state statutes in May 2024 – colloquially known as the “don’t say climate change” law – Democrats were...
Scientists Identify The 'Doomsday' Seeds That Could Last The Longest
ScienceAlertby Carly Cassella14 Sept 2026
The world's 'doomsday' seed banks could be a way to replant our planet after disaster, but only if their contents survive the years.
Infrastructure ecosystem must shift from retrospective to preventive justice: CJI Surya Kant
New Indian Expressby Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty14 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday said that the infrastructure ecosystem must shift from retrospective justice to preventive justice by designing contractual and...
'Wind turbines cause animal malformations': True or false?
Euronewsby Alessio Dell'Anna14 Sept 2026
The claims feed into a bigger conspiracy theory alleging that wind turbines cause health problems, including in humans. These allegations are very much debated but, so far, unproven.
Thick haze disrupts flights on Indonesia's Borneo island
The Independentby Edna Tarigan and Andi Jatmiko14 Sept 2026
Thick smoke from forest fires has disrupted airline flights for several days in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province as an intensifying El Niño weather pattern and a prolonged dry season worsen the...
Is all fair and legal in the AI world?
Down To Earthby Latha Jishnu14 Sept 2026
Lawsuits against the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies have been piling up in the US since 2020, covering a range of alleged misdemeanours from copyright infringement to deaths of...
Against the odds, endangered dolphins survive in Bangladesh’s polluted river
Mongabay Globalby Abu Siddique14 Sept 2026
- The Buriganga River in Bangladesh is one of the five most polluted rivers in the world, with heavy metal pollution from chromium, lead and cadmium.
Himalayan blunders and beyond
Down To Earthby Sunita Narain14 Sept 2026
As I write this, over 1,300 lives are confirmed lost and many thousands are still missing in the floods in Nepal, as the mighty Himalayas came down as rubble.
The Violent Feud That Shocked the Horse World
The New Yorkerby Ian Parker14 Sept 2026
Until 2019, when he attempted to kill one of his students, Michael Barisone was a leading rider and trainer in the horse-handling sport of dressage.
India has found microplastics everywhere. So why are we still unsure how to regulate them?
Down To Earthby Anjali Nair14 Sept 2026
India has found microplastics in rivers, wetlands, drinking water, food, salt, sugar and air, but a clear regulatory framework is still emerging.
F1 world champion loses £1.4m tax bill fight over his buffalo farm
Mail Onlineby Sophia Stanford14 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A Formula One world champion who became the UK's biggest organic buffalo farmer has lost a court fight with the taxman to avoid a...
How To Convert Peels, Tea Leaves & More Into Nutrient-Rich Compost at Home
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta14 Sept 2026
How To Convert Peels, Tea Leaves & More Into Nutrient-Rich Compost at Home This story has been republished as part of our archival content.
Weather tracker: Floods in eastern India and hurricane damage in California
World news | The Guardianby Magdalena Shopova for MetDesk14 Sept 2026
Flooding around the city of Malda in the Indian state of West Bengal since Thursday has had a devastating effect.