Environment
India is likely to have normal monsoons this year
India is expected to have a normal monsoon in 2024, private weather forecasting agency Skymet said on Tuesday, promising some respite after predicting more-than-normal hotter
Flooding is spreading in Russia, putting thousands more people at risk
Flood sirens sounded in two Russian cities on Tuesday, warning thousands of people to evacuate immediately as two major rivers reached overflow point in one
March sets another global heat record
The world has just recorded its hottest March on record, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service said on Tuesday. Each of the past 10
Record floods in the Urals are caused by melting snow
Rapid snowmelt has caused the worst flooding in history in the Russian Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. Russia declared a
Gases that overheat the climate smuggled into Europe
According to a report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), large quantities of refrigerant gases are being smuggled into Europe from China and Turkey, jeopardising
EU won’t delay deforestation law, says environment official
The European Union has no plans to delay the entry into force of a new law to clamp down on imports of products linked to
Greece is battling forest fires in Crete
Greece brought a forest fire on the island of Crete under control on Saturday that forced dozens of people from their homes, the fire service
Russian Orenburg mayor orders evacuation due to ‘critical’ flooding
Local authorities in Russia’s Orenburg region in the Urals urged residents of coastal communities to evacuate on Friday as rising water levels in the Ural
More than 150 people rescued from flooding in eastern Australia
Australian authorities on Saturday said 152 people had been rescued from flooding in the eastern state of New South Wales after heavy rains triggered a
The number of people affected by the earthquake in Taiwan has surpassed 1,000
Six people are stranded in a mining district after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. The death toll from Wednesday’s magnitude 7.2 quake rose to