Climate Change

August 6, 2024 6:17 PM

Incessant Rain Disrupts Kathmandu Flights, Dark Clouds to Persist Over Nepal

Incessant rainfall across the country from Monday night has affected flights. According to Tribhuvan International Airport Office, both flights—domestic and international from TIA have been disrupted due to poor visibility following incessant rainfall. Generally, it continues to be cloudy through...

August 2, 2024 4:55 PM

Rescuers in China race to find the missing, seal dykes after deadly floods

Rescuers in China scrambled on Friday to locate dozens of people still missing a week after the year's most powerful typhoon roared into the southern province of Hunan, while emergency workers rushed to seal breached dykes on swollen rivers. Even before Typhoon Gaemi hit on July 25, China was roile...

August 2, 2024 5:58 PM

Heavy rain, floods in Pakistan kill at least 30

Floods brought by torrential rains in Pakistan caused damage that killed at least 30 people this week, authorities said on Friday, as the second-largest city of Lahore was drenched in the most rainfall it has received in more than four decades. The arrival of the monsoon season has sparked floods a...

September 16, 2024 4:46 PM

Wayanad landslides: Four found alive days after deadly disaster

Four people were rescued from a house in Wayanad, three days after devastating landslides, as search operations accelerated after the building of a key bridge that helped transport heavy equipment to the affected area. The disaster, the worst in Kerala since deadly floods in 2018, has led to the de...

August 1, 2024 3:14 PM

India’s monsoon seen bringing above-average rain in August, September: IMD

India is set to receive monsoon rainfall that is above the average as a La Nina weather pattern forms in August and September, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday, promising to boost farm output and growth in Asia's third-biggest economy. The lifeblood of a nearly $ 3.5 trillion ...

August 1, 2024 12:55 PM

China records hottest month in recent history

China had its hottest month in observed modern history in July, Chinese state media reported, mirroring record hot weather seen around the world last month. Temperatures averaged 23.21 degrees Celsius (73.78 degrees Fahrenheit) last month, eclipsing the 23.17C in July 2017, China's national televis...

August 1, 2024 12:27 PM

Over 50 missing after cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh

More than 50 people are missing in Himachal Pradesh following a cloudburst over the Shimla, Mandi, and Kullu districts. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukkhu said that rescue and relief operations are ongoing. Earlier, Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said that two bodies were r...