Geopolitics
Deadly monsoon floods kill at least 40 in India
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
At least 40 people have died and up to 80 remain missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding.
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Geopolitics
France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west
BBC News – World · Europe
Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.
Geopolitics
Forget drones: How Spain is turning to donkeys to fight wildfires
Indian Express – World · India
- Wildfires in southern Europe have accelerated this summer, with Spain losing over 240,000 acres. - Tivissa Donkey Firefighters uses rescued donkeys to graz…
Geopolitics
US citizens are ramping up pressure on data centers
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Rapid data center construction across the US, fueled by AI, comes with serious threats to the environment, public health and energy supply. Local opposition ha…
Geopolitics
Meet Evan Budz: Canadian teen builds AI turtle to detect environmental threats
Times of India – World · India
- TOI Science Desk is a team of journalists dedicated to exploring scientific discoveries and delivering engaging science content to readers. - They cover to…
Geopolitics
Photos: Gaza’s shelter crisis
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Gaza faces a deepening housing crisis as more than 92 percent of homes have been damaged or destroyed by Israel.
Geopolitics
Beavers are expanding into Canada’s Arctic and changing the landscape
Times of India – World · India
A new study has traced the northward expansion of North American beavers into Canada's Arctic by analysing shrub growth scars and satellite images. Researchers…
Geopolitics
Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035
The Guardian – World · Europe
BMW, Ford, Nissan and Toyota, plus parts maker Bosch, wrote joint letter to ministers in AprilMajor carmakers privately lobbied the UK government to revoke a b…
Geopolitics
Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires sweep across southern France
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Thousands of people are being evacuated from areas of southern France as firefighters battle huge wildfires.
Geopolitics
Heatwave-fuelled wildfires rage in southern France, Italy and Spain
South China Morning Post – World · China
Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuati…
Geopolitics
Spain and France battle raging wildfires, face high risk of more
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
A wildfire in Spain's Guadalajara region has burned 32,000 hectares, in one of the country's largest recorded blazes.
Geopolitics
Even camels can't cope: Africa's ships of the desert hit by rising temperatures
BBC News – World · Europe
Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.
Geopolitics
Assam floods worsen: 50 dead so far, over 100 reported missing
Times of India – World · India
- Prabin Kalita is a journalist at *The Times of India*, currently serving as Chief of Bureau (northeast). - He has reported since 2001 on India’s northeaste…
Geopolitics
How will Australia’s emergency services cope if satellites go down? With a sextant and a street directory
The Guardian – World · Europe
Military and SES personnel being taught analog communication and navigation techniques as experts warn solar flare could knock out ‘critical space infrastructu…
Geopolitics
Mysterious white foam draws crowds on Nigerian highway
BBC News – World · Europe
The environmental agency has warned people to avoid going near the substance as it could pose a health risk.
Geopolitics
France: Minister quits over pesticide bill — but is staying
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Environment Minister Monique Barbut submitted her resignation in protest over the reintroduction of pesticides that scientists say harm human health as well as…
Geopolitics
Japanese agency warns of ‘cruelly hot days’ amid 40 degrees and above heat
South China Morning Post – World · China
Japanese cities are experiencing “cruelly hot days”, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40 degrees Celsius (104 F…
Geopolitics
Japan temperatures soar over 40C, marking first 'cruelly hot day'
BBC News – World · Europe
The term was introduced in April by the weather agency to describe days when temperatures reach 40C.
Geopolitics
Chile: Several dead, missing in severe rainstorm
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
President Jose Antonio Kast has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas of the country.
Geopolitics
World largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion
The Guardian – World · Europe
Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rightsThe world’s biggest mea…
Geopolitics
How China is rolling out electric trucks at vast scale to boost net-zero push
South China Morning Post – World · China
China is pushing to ensure that electric trucks account for at least 40 per cent of new heavy-goods vehicle sales by 2030, as part of a broader effort to reduc…
Geopolitics
Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat
The Guardian – World · Europe
In April Japan coined new term kokushobi for days above 40C as country advises workers to wear shorts to the office to cope with stifling heatJapan logged its …
Geopolitics
Leopard caught on camera storming into a store in Rajasthan, India
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
A leopard storms into a store in Rajasthan, India, attacking an employee and causing panic.
Geopolitics
Hong Kong surpasses July rainfall in just 20 days – why?
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s rainfall so far this month has already surpassed typical levels for July by 23 per cent, a review of Observatory data shows, with a meteorologist w…
General
As Sicily battles wildfires, its history of Mafia sparking flames comes into focus
NBC News – World · US
Firefighters are battling massive wildfires across Europe, stemming from an ongoing heatwave that's now hitting Sicily. NBC News' Claudio Lavanga reports on th…
Geopolitics
Spain: Firefighters battle major wildfire north of Madrid
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Officials say the blaze, which has forced about 1,200 people to evacuate and has burned at least 30,000 hectares of land, is one of the most complex to affect …
Geopolitics
Drone shows scorched landscape after Spain wildfire
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
A drone has revealed what remains of this forest after a wildfire burned through over 30,000 hectares of it.
Geopolitics
Spain battles latest in series of major wildfires near Madrid
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Fire breaks out amid Spain's third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise above 40C.
Geopolitics
Brazil's Amazon sees sharp decline in size of area burned in 2025
BBC News – World · Europe
The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.
Geopolitics
Stand still, make eye contact: Denmark tells tourists how to behave in a wolf encounter
The Guardian – World · Europe
Government urges visitors not to approach or feed wolves as it manages safety amid growing populationDanish authorities have advised tourists to stand still, m…
Geopolitics
We received no alert, say leaders of First Nations communities razed by Canadian wildfires
The Guardian – World · Europe
Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threatFast-moving wildfires have bu…
Geopolitics
Watch: Flooded towns and evacuations as Chile hit by heavy rain
BBC News – World · Europe
A "state of catastrophe" has been declared in Coquimbo and Huasco following the downpour.
Geopolitics
Flash Floods Kill at Least 23 in Afghanistan
The New York Times – World · US
Dozens remained missing after floods swept through a city in Nuristan, an isolated province in the country’s east.
Geopolitics
How heat waves are messing with your sleep
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Residents across Europe have struggled to sleep during the latest record heat waves. But as the planet continues to warm, sleep deprivation could create an epi…
Startups
How Two Bihar Brothers Built a Crore-Rupee Business from Plastic Waste
Your Story · India
Bihar brothers Rahul and Vikash turned ₹30,000 into Minus Degre, a ₹1.2 crore startup making premium products from plastic waste.
Geopolitics
Five people dead in apparent mass drowning in Ohio river
The Hindu – World · India
Authorities were alerted after one of the two children ran to a nearby road and flagged down a motorist, telling the driver “his family was in the river,” the …
Geopolitics
Climate and rock art advocates take on Woodside’s ‘carbon bomb’ WA gas project in federal court
The Guardian – World · Europe
Albanese government’s approval of North West Shelf gas extension being challenged by the Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock ArtT…
Geopolitics
Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed every day in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in
The Guardian – World · Europe
Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our b…
Geopolitics
Himachal schools closed today in 4 districts; IMD red alert prompts precautionary shutdown
Times of India – World · India
Himachal Pradesh school holiday: Educational institutions across Kangra, Mandi, Chamba and Sirmaur districts of Himachal Pradesh are closed today, July 21, 202…
Geopolitics
Squally thunderstorms set to hit parts of Hong Kong within hours
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has warned that downpours are approaching the city, saying they are expected to become more frequent throughout the day. A spoke…
Geopolitics
Monsoon-driven flash flooding kills at least 20 in Afghanistan
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Rescue teams are racing to reach Nuristan province as devastation continues across the region.
Geopolitics
Rain continues to play havoc in Jammu, toll goes up to 28
Times of India – World · India
Torrential rain caused flash floods and landslides, killing twenty-eight people across Jammu division. Poonch reported twenty-three deaths, including several …
Tech & Startups
Fans Flocked to World Cup Host Cities—Causing 80 Percent of the Tournament’s Emissions
Wired · Global
The latest estimates reveal that the majority of greenhouse gas emissions from large-scale events such as the FIFA World Cup stem from spectators traveling to …
Geopolitics
Afghanistan floods kill at least 20 people, with more than 100 missing
The Guardian – World · Europe
National disaster agency confirms ‘severe financial and human losses’ in remote province of NuristanAt least 20 people have been killed and more than 80 injure…
Geopolitics
Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat
The Guardian – World · Europe
Officials say smoke from US fires has crossed border days after US president accused Canada of improper fire managementAfter days of acrid smoke from northern …
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