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August 18, 2026 9:59 AM

Uttarakhand: Heavy rain lashes Dehradun as 97 roads remain blocked; schools shut today

Heavy rainfall continued to lash Dehradun on Tuesday, disrupting normal life and prompting authorities to take precautionary measures as the Meteorological Department forecast more rain across Uttarakhand in the coming days. The continuing rainfall has affected road connectivity across the state, with around 97 roads currently blocked due to rainfall and landslides. Agencies are working to clear debris and restore connectivity. In Dehradun district, authorities have declared a one-day holiday ...

July 18, 2026 1:53 PM

Smart farming powers the next era of sustainable agriculture

Farmers today are producing food under pressures that would have been unimaginable to previous generations. Input costs are rising and supply chains are unreliable. Water is scarcer. Weather is less predictable. And for a growing number of farmers in Sudan, in Ukraine, in Myanmar, in Gaza, the challenge is producing food at all, in the middle of active conflict. These are not marginal conditions. They describe the reality facing hundreds of millions of people who grow the food the world depends ...

May 28, 2026 4:22 PM

Global temperatures likely to hit near-record highs over next five years: report

Global average temperatures are likely to remain at or near record levels over the next five years, according to a report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and produced by the UK’s Met Office on Thursday. The report added that Arctic temperature anomalies are expected to continue to remain higher than the global average. The report stated that although the average temperature over the next five years is likely to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, th...

May 27, 2026 10:37 AM

IMD issues severe heatwave warning for Delhi-NCR, relief likely from May 29

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a two-day severe heatwave warning for the Delhi-NCR region, with the maximum temperature likely to touch 45 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. However, residents may get relief from the intense heat later this week as thunderstorms and rain are expected from May 29 onwards. According to the Met Department, the maximum temperature on Wednesday is expected to hover around 45 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature may remain close to 28 degre...

May 18, 2026 4:25 PM

Ayush Ministry issues heatwave advisory as temperatures soar across north India

Amid rising temperatures and intensifying heatwave conditions across several parts of the country, the Ministry of Ayush, in coordination with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), has issued a comprehensive public health advisory to help citizens protect themselves from extreme heat and heat-related illnesses. The advisory comes as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast severe heat and dry weather across Delhi-NCR...

January 22, 2026 4:37 PM

New Zealand rescuers seek landslide survivors as weather havoc kills two

Rescue workers combed rubble on Thursday at a campsite in New Zealand as they searched for the missing, children among them, following a landslide triggered by heavy rains that snapped power links to thousands and caused widespread damage. Homes were evacuated and roads closed as the rain lashed almost the entire eastern seaboard of the North Island, killing two people, while police put the number of those missing after the landslide in the single digits. Rescuers at the campsite in the touris...

January 21, 2026 4:22 PM

Severe weather in New Zealand’s North Island prompts evacuations

Authorities urged evacuations in some low-lying areas of New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday and police searched for a missing man who was swept away in a river after continued heavy rain and strong winds triggered flooding, swollen rivers and landslides. Local councils across the north asked residents in flood-prone areas to move to higher ground and others to prepare to evacuate if needed. Several roads were closed because of slips and flooding, the New Zealand Transport Agency said. Ima...

December 3, 2025 9:54 AM

Heavy rain forecast in western Tamil Nadu; schools closed in several districts

Heavy rain is expected across the western parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting intense showers in Nilgiris, Erode and Coimbatore districts. The rainfall is associated with the remnants of Cyclone Ditwah, which weakened into a deep depression and later into a low-pressure area near the Tamil Nadu coast. Chennai and its neighbouring districts - Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kanchipuram - continued to receive steady rain from early morning, f...

November 9, 2025 5:39 PM

What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?

Every year, the U.N. climate conference conjures hundreds of headlines on global efforts to spare the world from climate catastrophe. This year's begins on Monday in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belem. But what exactly happens at these annual summits? Here’s what you need to know: WHAT IS A COP? The annual conference is known as a COP, which stands for Conference of the Parties that signed the 1992 U.N. climate treaty. The treaty, called the U.N. Framework on Climate Change Convention ...

November 9, 2025 2:22 PM

As COP30 gathers, what’s the latest in climate science?

With the pace of climate change speeding up, extreme weather and other impacts are taking an increasing toll on populations and environments across the globe. Here are some of the developments this year in climate science: WARMER, FASTER Global temperatures are not just climbing, they are now climbing faster than before, with new records logged for 2023 and 2024, and at points in 2025. That finding was part of a key study in June that updated baseline data used in the science reports done ever...