カテゴリー: Environment
More than 300 dead after downpours in mountainous regions and several killed in Indian city of MumbaiHeavy monsoon rains have continued to pummel the Indian subcontinent over the past week, bringing devastating flooding and landslides and leaving hundr…
Buoyant, the size of a lentil and almost impossible to recover: how nurdles are polluting the oceans
Millions of the tiny plastic pellets are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in a series of global spills, as plastic treaty talks continue in GenevaWhen a Liberian-flagged container ship, the MSC Elsa 3, capsized and sank 13 …
White House denies suggestions resort in Vietnam presents conflict of interest amid row over compensation ratesVillagers whose farms in Vietnam will be bulldozed to make way for a $1.5bn golf resort backed by the Trump family have reportedly been offer…
Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and floodingLarge parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issu…
Meteorologists say that complex processes combine to create cloudbursts, which can have life-threatening consequencesAbout 100 people missing as flash flood tears through town in northern IndiaA so-called “cloudburst” has been identified as a potential…
Large-scale search and rescue operation under way after at least four people killed in Himalayan regionA torrent of mud from a flash flood has smashed into a town in India’s Himalayan region, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings …
Wular Lake once supported 5,000 people who harvested the plant’s edible roots, until the lake silted up after floods. Now the lotuses are back “We threw seeds into the lake hundreds of times, but nothing grew. It’s only now, after the silt was cleared,…
Visitors to pay up to NZ$40 to access certain attractions in coming years amid overhaul of conservation lawsNew Zealand plans to start charging international tourists fees to enter its famous natural sites and will make it easier for businesses to oper…
Local Communist party secretary says there were ‘gaps’ in city’s readiness for extreme weather after at least 40 killedA Beijing city official has issued a rare public acknowledgment of official failings in the authorities’ response to the severe flood…
Floods have caused extensive damage in Beijing and northern China, killing 30 people and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. China floods: more than 30 killed in Beijing and tens of thousands evacuated Continue reading…
Authorities relocated 80,000 residents from China’s capital after registering rainfall of up to 543 mm in some districtsMore than 30 people have been killed by heavy rain and flooding in Beijing and a neighbouring region, state media have reported, as …
With more than 80% of Tuvalu’s population applying for ‘climate visas’, the tiny South Pacific island nation’s Australian diaspora is only set to growGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBateteba Aselu describes her former life in…
In a packed court thousands of kilometres from home, Cynthia Houniuhi saw years of work come to fruition with the landmark ICJ opinion on climate harm“I’m so nervous about today … it’s going to be OK. Let’s pray.”Those were the quiet but powerful words…
1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and BangladeshConstruction of the world’s biggest hydropower megadam has begun, China’s premier has said, calling it the “project of the century”.The…