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Drought raising risk of more explosive Canada fires, officials say

Drought raising risk of more explosive Canada fires, officials say

Published 17 hours ago

India’s carbon-sink target needs a land-accounting revolution

Forest (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

Published 7 days ago

49 mn more people at acute hunger risk due to strong El Niño, UN agency says

A woman collects water in a jerry can on the shores of a shrinking lake near Somang village in Lebak in Indonesia's western Banten province on July 30, 2026, after it re-emerged from the waters due to the El Nino-driven drought.

Updated 7 days ago

Heatwaves, lightning now a natural calamity in NDRF protocol, says Centre

The current list of notified disasters has 12 entries: cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslides, avalanches, cloudburst, pest attack, and frost and cold waves.

Updated 7 days ago

India’s monsoon is getting weirder

Ahmedabad: People wade through floodwater while a bus lies partially submerged following heavy monsoon rainfall, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Published 8 days ago

Spokane wildfires: Spencer Pratt issues blunt warning, 'Don't expect govt to…'

Spokane wildfires update: Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday and overnight into Sunday, as three separate fires broke out in and around the city in the east of Washington state. (Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP)

Published 9 days ago

How Green Policies Fuel Fires In Europe

Locals watch the fire near Formariz during a wildfire in Zamora province, Spain

Published 9 days ago

Climate change increasing risk of childhood malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: Study

The authors make clear that both climate mitigation and adaptation actions, including malaria elimination strategies, will be needed. (File Photo)

Updated 9 days ago

France's devastating fires now 'under control', says PM

France's devastating fires now 'under control', says PM

Published 10 days ago

US announces steep water cuts for three states amid Colorado River crisis

US announces steep water cuts for three states amid Colorado River crisis

Published 11 days ago

Half of India’s 651 farm districts vulnerable to climate change; 109 at very high risk: Centre

HT Image

Published 13 days ago

Europe’s fires are just the start

The continent is heating up faster than any other. Because it has decades of worsening hazards ahead, it needs to get ready.

Published 13 days ago

India’s proactive disaster management readiness

Disaster Management

Published 14 days ago

A 2:47 am alert, a rabbit and 220,000 evacuees as France’s wildfire rages on

Firefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton, during wildfires in southwestern France.

Published 14 days ago

Storms born of flame: Europe ‘fire clouds’ & why wildfires may burn for weeks

Wildfires in France and Spain have forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes.

Updated 15 days ago

The lingering impact of ‘super’ El Niño: Largest heat effect may still lie ahead

Preparation for 2027 cannot begin next summer. Farmers need timely advice on sowing, short-duration crops and irrigation.

Updated 16 days ago

Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes

A forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux, in France on July 26.

Published 16 days ago

Thousands evacuated, dense vegetation growth, heatwaves: Inside Madrid wildfires

UME personnel fighting a wildfire in San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Madrid. In Spain, a fire broke out on the afternoon of July 22 in Almorox, near Toledo, southwest of Madrid, leading to the evacuation of several municipalities in the area and the lockdown of one of them, emergency services announced on X. Reflecting the rapid spread of the fire, authorities and emergency services twice sent an alert message to all mobile phones in the area to warn of the situation.

Updated 19 days ago

Around 40,000 people evacuated from southwest France due to wildfire

Around 40,000 people have been evacuated from regions in the South of France following a raging wildfire in the region.

Published 19 days ago

Spain declares national emergency as wildfires continue to rage near Madrid

Spain declares national emergency as wildfires continue to rage amid climate change.

Published 19 days ago

Italy struggles with wildfires, heatwave

Italy struggles with wildfires, heatwave

Published 20 days ago

Brazil’s Amazon gets relief after 2024 fire disaster, but El Nino threat looms

Flames engulfed the world's largest tropical rainforest in 2024 when an unprecedented drought triggered the spread of fires, the majority of which were man-made.

Updated 22 days ago

Smoke, AQI at 600, wildfires & floods: What's fuelling weather chaos in America

(Left) People walk and bike in Brooklyn Bridge Park as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions in New York; Flooding as heavy rains and severe weather hit Kerrville, Texas,

Updated 22 days ago

93 hrs/yr in Chennai: Warmer nights are stealing sleep, South losing the most

Residents sleep on the roof of their home near Versova Beach to escape the oppressive indoor heat amid hot and humid conditions in Mumbai

Updated 27 days ago

Digger trailer: An unrecognisable Tom Cruise goes wild on another mission

Tom Cruise in a still from Digger, which releases in theatres on October 2.

Updated 29 days ago

Can milk production be climate-proof?

Milk (Representative Photo/iStock)

Published 30 days ago

Extreme weather is becoming the next macroeconomic risk

Monsoon

Published 30 days ago

New study on heat-risk cities includes 14 from India: Full top 50 list here

A new study reveals the list of top cities most at heat-risk as temperatures warm around the globe

Updated 32 days ago

Baba Barfani ice lingam ‘melts over 90%’ just days into Amarnath Yatra

It melted within 29 days in 2018, 38 days in 2020, 28 days in 2022 and within about a week in 2024. (File)

Updated 32 days ago

Western Ghats to emerge as India’s major carbon sink by 2100: IITM study

The researchers found that India’s vegetation productivity has increased over the past three decades and is projected to continue rising until 2100. The most significant future gains are expected in the Western Ghats, Western Himalayas and Northeast India, indicating these regions could play a greater role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (HT PHOTO)

Published 32 days ago

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