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Joint India-US venture NISAR shows Mexico City sinking at alarming pace

Washington: A joint United States–India satellite mission has captured fresh evidence of rapid land subsidence in Mexico City, with parts of the metropolitan region sinking by several centimetres per month, according to new data released…

Europe faces intensifying climate extremes as reports warn of accelerating warming

Geneva: Multiple reports have painted a stark picture of accelerating climate extremes, with Europe warming faster than any other continent. The findings underscore that climate change has become an urgent reality reshaping ecosystems, economies and…

Yellow alert for heatwave in Delhi; temperature set to touch 44 degrees

New Delhi: New Delhi is likely to witness heatwave conditions from Wednesday to Friday, with the mercury expected to soar to around 44 degrees Celsius in several parts of the national capital. In view of…

IMD forecasts below normal monsoon in 2026, rainfall to be 95-90 pc of average

New Delhi: The 2026 southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country is most likely to be below normal or around 95-90 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), the India Meteorological…

Sea temperatures near record in March as El Nino odds rise: Climate agency

Brussels: Global sea surface temperatures rose to their second-highest level on record in March and edged closer to the peaks seen during the last El Nino episode, the European Union’s (EU) climate monitor said Friday,…

NGT says artificial embankments cannot define Yamuna floodplain limits

New Delhi:The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed authorities in Delhi to ensure demarcation of the Yamuna floodplain along a 22-km stretch between Wazirabad and Palla in accordance with statutory provisions, observing that artificial embankments…

Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance: WMO

Geneva: The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean as well as melting of ice, the…

Environment

China to ban single-use plastics

Jan 20, 2020 Beijing: China, one of the world’s biggest users of plastic, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country, a media report said on Monday. The National Development and…

Environment/Energy

CFL, filament bulbs to be banned in Kerala

Feb 7, 2020 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Friday presented the state Budget 2020-21 in the Assembly, giving it a ‘green’ touch by proposing total ban on CFL and filament bulbs, use of…

Severe weather storm weather alert issued as ‘storm of century’s hits UK

Severe weather alert issued as ‘storm of the century’ hits UK (09:18) London, Feb 10 (IANS) Storm Ciara, named the “storm of the century”, has slammed the UK as gale winds and heavy rain have…

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