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California assesses damage after days of deadly storms

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Authorities in California were set to assess damage on Monday after a wave of storms killed at least 19 people, swept away scores of homes and forced thousands to evacuate.

Why towns and villages in Uttarakhand are sinking — unplanned townships, tourist & pilgrim infra

According to Indian Space Research Organisation report, Joshimath experienced a subsidence of around 5 centimeters in just 12 days, between 27 December 2022 and 8 January 2023.

Army of pest-munching ducks keep South African vineyard blooming

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (Reuters) - Flocks of white, black and brown ducks hunt for snails and bugs as they patrol the grapevines at a vineyard in South Africa's winemaking town of Stellenbosch,

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could radically cut the carbon footprint of its corporate bond portfolio by selling just 50 billion euros ($54.30

California braces for final burst of heavy snow and rain

(Reuters) - Storm-lashed California is bracing for what may be a final battering of rain and snow starting late Sunday, adding to the damage unleashed by a weather system that has caused severe

Biden declares emergency for Alabama due to tornadoes

(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Alabama on early Sunday after at least nine people died in tornadoes that destroyed homes and knocked out power to tens of

Polar regions now have wildfires and heatwaves. Think beyond penguins and snow

Earth's polar regions are the canary in the coal mine when it comes to climate change. The North and South Poles have become our early warning system.

Green hydrogen steps in where the limits of renewable ends

Currently, more than 100 pilot and demonstration projects using hydrogen or its derivatives to fuel shipping, are underway globally.

UAE’s Jaber says COP28 should be practical, leave no one behind

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates wants the COP28 climate conference it is hosting this year to be practical and show solidarity between the global north and south that "leaves no one

Escaped clouded leopard at Dallas Zoo is found safe

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -A 25-pound (11.3-kg) clouded leopard that escaped its habitat at the Dallas zoo and remained at large for more than six hours while officials shut down the park and issued a

On Camera

What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.