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Geopolitics

Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake

The New York Times – World · US

The authorities reported hundreds of people missing and at least 160 people killed in the border region of Nepal and Tibet, where an avalanche of mud, water, i…

Tech & Startups

How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood

Wired · Global

Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses.

Geopolitics

Was the heat of this summer really 'normal?'

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Some political messaging denies the role of human-caused climate change in this summer's extreme heat. The science tells a different story.

Geopolitics

Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border

BBC News – World · Europe

This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content.

Geopolitics

Nepal flash flood near Tibet: Chilling CCTV videos show buildings, bridges swept away in seconds

Indian Express – World · India

- Torrential floods along Nepal-Tibet border killed 162, displaced villages, and damaged infrastructure, with 384 travelers missing, including 133 Indians. -…

Geopolitics

160 killed, tourists missing as earthquake triggers massive Nepal-Tibet flash flood: 10 updates

Indian Express – World · India

- **At least 160 dead, 384 missing** in Nepal and Tibet after Bhote Koshi River floods, with 105 Indian nationals among the missing. - **Earthquake and glaci…

AI / Deep Tech

Addressing a sticking point in sustainable adhesives

MIT Technology Review · Global

Petroleum-based adhesives are everywhere: bonding the wood and drywall in a construction project, holding together the joints of furniture, and even sticking l…

Geopolitics

Trees are vital for cooler cities, but they need help too

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Record-breaking heat and drought are putting urban trees at risk. Experts explain how to protect these essential assets and build city forests that can withsta…

Geopolitics

Onshore windfarm applications hit 10-year high in England

The Guardian – World · Europe

Surge in proposals follows Labour’s lifting of de facto ban, with about 45 plans submitted in the year to MarchPlans for new onshore windfarms in England have …

Geopolitics

Hong Kong may issue typhoon signal on Tuesday or Wednesday as Narra approaches

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Hong Kong Observatory may issue a typhoon signal on Tuesday or Wednesday as a tropical storm edges closer to the region. “Tropical Cyclone Narra is expecte…

Geopolitics

Quake-prone Indonesia’s first nuclear power plant plan stokes safety fears

South China Morning Post – World · China

Coal-dependent Indonesia is reviving decades-old plans to build nuclear power plants that were put on hold following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Jap…

Geopolitics

Tropical Storm Moke poised to slam into Hawaii just days after Hurricane Lala

The Guardian – World · Europe

Weather service warns of flooding and mudslides, particularly in areas strongly affected by previous stormTropical Storm Moke is poised to slam into the south …

Geopolitics

Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fuelled drought

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Panama Canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the s…

Geopolitics

Tropical Storm Moke advances towards Hawaii with heavy rain, strong winds

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

For the second week in a row, Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, faces threats from an intensifying storm.

Geopolitics

Indiana residents endure 11th day without power after storms topple power lines

The Guardian – World · Europe

33,124 residents still in the dark as utility company says it is working to restore power in north-west of stateThousands of residents of north-west Indiana on…

Geopolitics

Spain battles forest fire a short drive from flash flood

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The blaze, near Valencia, forced more than 1,000 people from their homes. In nearby Catalonia, civil defense teams carried out 200 rescue operations after floo…

Geopolitics

Why Assam wants to shrink Kaziranga National Park's eco-sensitive zone

Times of India – World · India

- Displacement of Kaziranga residents raises concerns about who will protect the park. - Reducing the eco-sensitive zone from 10 km to 1 km is seen as trespa…

Geopolitics

1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires

South China Morning Post – World · China

Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo, an official said on Saturday, to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swathes of the i…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong-built greenhouse gas tracker device ‘functioning well’ on space station

South China Morning Post – World · China

A greenhouse gas monitoring instrument developed by a university in Hong Kong is operating successfully aboard the Tiangong space station and is expected to co…

Geopolitics

U.K. forecasts ‘biggest’ El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year

The Hindu – World · India

An El Nino weather event happens when warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific trigger worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure…

Geopolitics

El Niño could be strongest in living memory, put 2027 on track as hottest year

Indian Express – World · India

- El Niño may become the strongest in decades, with UK Met Office warning 2027 could be the hottest year ever due to combined effects of the phenomenon and cli…

Geopolitics

Battery fires at recycling centres are costing UK £1bn a year, figures show

The Guardian – World · Europe

Experts say fires caused by wrongly discarded lithium batteries, such as those in vapes, are putting lives at riskFires at recycling centres caused by wrongly…

Geopolitics

‘It was a tsunami’: Floods leave death trail in India’s Assam

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

From father searching for his daughter's body to man who drowned trying to save a friend, floods take devastating toll.

Geopolitics

Inundated Philippine communities seek answers over flood control funds

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan reports from Northern Philippines where inundated communities are demanding answers.

Geopolitics

China banned ivory, but Vietnamese gangs keep the trade alive

South China Morning Post – World · China

Three months after leaving an inland port far up the Congo River, a consignment of timber arrived in Vietnam this summer concealing a secret it would take cust…

Startups

Rooftop solar crosses 50 lakh homes as PM Surya Ghar triples its pace

Your Story · India

India's rooftop solar push has reached 50 lakh homes in just over two years. Here's how PM Surya Ghar is accelerating adoption.

Geopolitics

Quota set for visitors to popular Sai Kung coastal trail in first for Hong Kong

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong authorities will cap access to a popular Sai Kung trail overlooking hexagonal rock columns at 2,000 people per day during several stretches from next…

Geopolitics

Panama Canal to cap ship transits due to El Nino drought

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Panama Canal will cut daily transits of ships from September because of low rainfall and amid an intensifying El Nino event.

Geopolitics

England’s Ancient Trees Are Dying in the Heat

The New York Times – World · US

Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.

Tech & Startups

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

Wired · Global

“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”

Geopolitics

Malaysia’s Sarawak shuts almost 600 schools as haze hits ‘very unhealthy’ level

South China Morning Post – World · China

Transboundary haze has again disrupted daily life on Malaysian Borneo, forcing nearly 600 schools in Sarawak to shut on Friday as air pollution in parts of the…

Geopolitics

Weather tracker: Extreme rain deluges Japan and South Korea

The Guardian – World · Europe

Downpours break records and cause transport chaos, evacuations and deaths, as people get trapped inside vehicles South Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rain…

Geopolitics

Drought in Germany and Europe are driving up costs

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Ongoing drought in Europe is causing rivers to dry up and crops to fail. Transport costs are rising and the price of food has exploded. Is inflation due to ext…

AI / Deep Tech

The Download: polycrisis support networks and a hydrogen gold rush

MIT Technology Review · Global

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Support n…

AI / Deep Tech

The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground

MIT Technology Review · Global

There’s a hunt for new sources of hydrogen, and the gas (or at least the right conditions to make it) could be hiding beneath our feet. Hydrogen can be used as…

Geopolitics

Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians

The New York Times – World · US

After years of pounding power plants and cities, Russia’s air war has taken aim at Ukraine’s supermarket warehouses.

Geopolitics

How Europe can better protect against extreme wildfires

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

In another summer of European wildfires that have even seen wetlands burning, scientists say the situation is set to worsen in the future. What's needed is fir…

Geopolitics

Extreme heat feeds water conflict around Berlin

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Though the German state of Brandenburg that wraps around Berlin is getting drier, it is also home to thirsty industrial plants such as Tesla and Red Bull. Is t…

Geopolitics

In drought-stricken France, tankers supply drinking water

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

France is seeing water shortages in regions that usually have plenty of supply. This summer's extreme heat is exposing how unprepared much of the country, and …

Geopolitics

Belgium wildfire: Rains help High Fens containment efforts

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Firefighters continue to battle one of the worst wildfires in Belgian history near the German border. Rains and cooler temperatures are helping them bring it t…

Geopolitics

Wildfires: Belgium battles blaze, France's Lecornu jeered

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Fires are raging from Belgium to Greece as Europe suffers one of its most severe wildfire seasons to date. The blazes come amid frequent heat waves and drought…

Geopolitics

Can the cool north handle a surge in climate tourism?

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

With heat records continually being broken and southern summers getting hotter, travelers are heading north. Fragile ecosystems are paying the price.

Geopolitics

Germany news: Belgium blaze kept out of Germany for now

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Some residents in the Eifel town of Monschau were evacuated as a massive fire in Belgium threatened to cross the border. Meanwhile, shipping shortfalls amid lo…

Geopolitics

Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve

The Guardian – World · Europe

Couple die in Salamis, while multinational forces and local farmers tackle Belgium’s biggest fire in a century near Liège An elderly couple died in fires on th…

Geopolitics

Two dead and hundreds evacuated after twin fires break out on Greek island

BBC News – World · Europe

About 200 firefighters worked to keep the fires from converging on Salamina, with one now under control.

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