12 top gardens to visit for autumn colour
The Independentby Hannah Stephenson·16d ago
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Mapped: Where temperatures could hit 27C today in surge of warm weather across UK
The Independentby Holly Evans·16d ago
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Lives will be lost unless UK does more to combat wildfires, committee chairwoman says
BBC Newsby Adrian Goldberg; Fergus Hewison·16d ago
- Published Lives "will be lost" unless more is done to combat the increasing risk of wildfires, the chairwoman of the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC) has said after a record number of blazes...
Weather Report: Severe thunderstorms hit six provinces today
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·16d ago
Weather Report: Severe thunderstorms hit six provinces today Tuesday brings a wet, stormy start to the day across much of the interior, with thunderstorm warnings stretching from the North West to...
Johannesburg and Medellín: what South Africa can learn from Colombia about fixing a broken city
The Conversation Africaby Ivor Chipkin, Associate lecturer, University of Pretoria·16d ago
The city of Johannesburg – South Africa’s largest – is increasingly unable to perform even its most basic functions, such as providing clean water and electricity and maintaining its roads and the...
Council faces big bill to remove rotting whale carcass
PerthNowby Aaron Bunch·16d ago
Council faces big bill to remove rotting whale carcass A rotting, stinky whale carcass is likely to remain on a popular capital city beach for several days, as authorities work out how to remove...
UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests
The Guardianby Jonathan Watts·16d ago
The world faces a “narrowing window” to restore forests essential for food security and resistance to the climate emergency, a United Nations report has warned.
Flood mitigation work in Chennai and suburbs to be completed by October 15
The Hinduby Aloysius Xavier Lopez·16d ago
The State government has extended the deadline for completion of flood mitigation work in Chennai and suburban districts and has ordered civic agencies to complete the work by October 15.
GLOF threat in J&K as 68 of 616 glacial lakes identified 'potentially dangerous'
New Indian Expressby Fayaz Wani·16d ago
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has acknowledged the growing threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Union Territory amid rising global temperatures, accelerated glacier...
Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Sarah Cox·16d ago
The state of Washington is urging the Mark Carney government not to fast-track the new West Coast oil pipeline, saying shared waters are “too valuable” to expedite a project that could lead to a...
Two European countries among the most at risk from storms
Euronewsby Angela Symons·16d ago
From colour-blindness to women’s clothing, early warning systems must ensure no one is left behind.
Great Gaddesden farmland to be reinstated as wildlife area
BBC Newsby Alex Pope·16d ago
- Published Arable land farmed by a family for about 80 years is to be restored to an orchard and wildlife area.
Bhutan recognized for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies ahead of World Rabies Day
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·16d ago
The World Health Organization has officially recognized Bhutan for eliminating dog-transmitted human rabies as a public health problem — in time for World Rabies Day on Sept. 28.
UK weather maps show 59 counties drenched by heavy rain on Wednesday
Daily Express :by Olivia Beeson·16d ago
The Met Office have forecast heavy rain to drench most of the UK on Wednesday as weather maps turn blue.
Country diary: A tangle of butterflies and battle re-enactments | Paul Evans
Wildlife | The Guardianby Paul Evans·16d ago
I’m telling the story from a pub in the bailey opposite the ruins of Oswestry Castle. There in 1165, Henry II, the Angevin (Anglo-Norman) king of England, gathered troops from the Marcher Lords to...
Pawan Kalyan orders watch on elephant herd in Chittoor, kumkis to drive it back; 10 aqua units get notices
The Hinduby V Raghavendra·16d ago
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has called for a constant vigil on the movement of elephants with the help of Healing And Nurturing Units for Monitoring, Aid & Nursing of...
Why has Maharashtra declared drought in 265 talukas and what do farmers get? | Explained
The Hinduby Chinmay Gaikwad·16d ago
Maharashtra has declared drought in 265 of its 358 talukas. From June 1 to September 26, the State received 798.2 mm of rain against an average of 970.9 mm, a deficit of 18%.
Judicial responses to climate change: Constitutionalising right to clean environment and protection against effects of climate change
Bar and Benchby Naveen Kumar·16d ago
Rigveda (1.90.6) Climate change has become one of the most significant global challenges of the 21st century.
Floods damage crops of 71,796 farmers and 2,405 km of roads in Andhra Pradesh; Godavari rises again
The Hinduby Hareesh P·16d ago
The recent heavy rains induced by the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal have the Godavari Delta and Godavari Valley bracing for floods for the second time within six days as Sir Arthur Cotton...
Government more confident it can stay within its greenhouse gas budgets
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·16d ago
The government says it has improved confidence it can stay within its greenhouse gas budgets, despite warnings from the Climate Change Commission.
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