English Heritage trains new generation of scythers to maintain meadows and craft
The Guardianby Steven Morris·17 Sept 2026
It sounds like something out of a Thomas Hardy novel: a merry band of men and women roaming the West Country cutting meadows by hand in exchange for hunks of bread and cheese.
‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey
The Guardianby Patrick Greenfield. Photographs by Scott Creel·17 Sept 2026
It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells them to leave.
Which European cities have the most expensive public transport?
Euronewsby Saskia O'Donoghue·17 Sept 2026
A new Greenpeace study has found that fares have risen in 14 European capitals since 2023, with some cities seeing prices climb by more than 50% – although public transport has become cheaper in...
Threat of flooding during rain persists at Thoothukudi school housing CEO office
New Indian Expressby S Godson Wisely Dass·17 Sept 2026
THOOTHUKUDI: Despite a state government directive in 2024 to relocate the Chief Educational Officer (CEO) office from the space-constrained S V Government Higher Secondary School campus in...
Monsoon failure leaves crops to wither in TN's Salem
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·17 Sept 2026
SALEM: The failure of the southwest monsoon has left farmers in the eastern parts of Salem struggling with crop losses, particularly in Thalaivasal, Thammampatti, Attur and Pethanaickenpalayam...
When Delhi floods, the villages around it bear the brunt
Scroll.inby Vishal Narain·17 Sept 2026
As the monsoon approached the National Capital Region, residents had to negotiate familiar challenges of waterlogged roads, overflowing drains and urban flooding.
26 Vizag wards face very high flood vulnerability: IIT study
New Indian Expressby Usha Peri·17 Sept 2026
VISAKHAPATNAM: As many as 26 wards in Visakhapatnam have been classified as having very high flood vulnerability, while another 38 wards fall under the high-risk category, according to a study by...
Call to shift 170-year-old Thiruvananthapuram Zoo reignites debate
New Indian Expressby Shainu Mohan·17 Sept 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The long-pending proposal to shift the 170-year-old Thiruvananthapuram Zoo out of the city centre has resurfaced with Chief Minister V D Satheesan calling for the facility to be...
Kochi’s haphazard zebra crossings put pedestrians at risk, residents seek safer placement
New Indian Expressby Anu Kuruvilla·17 Sept 2026
KOCHI: It’s a jungle out there, and Kochi can’t seem to change its stripes! Take, for instance, the zebra crossings on key roads in the city.
Keralam power crisis: Weak monsoon, rising demand & cancelled agreements
Hindustan Timesby Vishnu Varma·17 Sept 2026
Keralam power crisis: Weak monsoon, rising demand & cancelled agreements Chief minister VD Satheesan, at a press briefing in the state capital on Wednesday, said the crisis is expected to be...
Do whales grieve? Rare footage of humpback alongside stillborn calf suggests they might | Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation
Wildlife | The Guardianby Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation·17 Sept 2026
It was a tragic sight. One day last July, a newborn humpback whale calf lay motionless on the seafloor, just a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast.
Will El Niño send food prices soaring this summer?
The Conversation Australiaby Don Gunasekera, Research Fellow, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University·17 Sept 2026
Australia’s farm sector currently faces a double whammy from weather and non-weather related factors: a confirmed El Niño effect and surging inflationary pressures.
Sarawak steps up monitoring of orangutans as haze and heat persist
Channel News Asiaby Melissa Goh·17 Sept 2026
Sarawak steps up monitoring of orangutans as haze and heat persist At the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, rangers have stepped up surveillance in recent weeks, using drones to monitor hotspots and...
Countries need to expand access to cooling without raising emissions: Grace Fu
Channel News Asiaby Koh Wan Ting·17 Sept 2026
Countries need to expand access to cooling without raising emissions: Grace Fu Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, says Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace...
Drought: Karnataka farmers get 12-month moratorium on loan repayments
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·17 Sept 2026
BENGALURU: The state government has declared a 12-month moratorium on repayments of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans, agricultural loans and loans related to dairy farming, sericulture, fisheries and...
Trials to kill gazanias and help farmers reclaim paddocks
ABC News Australiaby Eliza Berlage·17 Sept 2026
In short: The spread of gazanias from gardens is threatening valuable farming land and destroying native environments.
33 villages in or out? Keralam's Western Ghats dilemma as objection deadline nears
The South Firstby Dileep V Kumar·17 Sept 2026
Synopsis: With the September 25 deadline for objections to the Centre’s latest Western Ghats ESA draft approaching, Keralam is seeking to exclude 33 inhabited villages and reduce the number of...
Sharks on the move expose the need for international conservation efforts
Phys.orgby University·17 Sept 2026
Sharks on the move expose the need for international conservation efforts Understanding the migration pathways of sharks and rays is key to conserving some of the world's most endangered marine...
Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis
The Independentby Sibi Arasu·17 Sept 2026
Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across...
UK weather: At least seven months of relentless rain needed to end drought in England
BBC Newsby Emily Wood·17 Sept 2026
- Published Above-average rainfall is needed across England for the next seven months for all areas to recover from drought by spring 2027, according to new research.
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