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Explainer-Why weeks of rain in California will not end historic drought

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - California has been deluged since Dec. 26 by seven atmospheric rivers that have dumped up to 30 inches (76 cm) of rain over some areas, but the drought that has gripped

Analysis-Vanguard’s climate group exit shows retail investors trail on ESG

By Ross Kerber and Tommy Wilkes (Reuters) - Vanguard Group's decision last month to quit a key climate change coalition underscores how the retail investors who dominate its client base focus less on

World’s dams to lose a quarter of storage capacity by 2050 – UN research

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Nearly 50,000 large dams worldwide could lose more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050 as a result of sedimentation build-ups, eroding global water and energy

‘Only place we’ve ever known’: As Joshimath crumbles, the displaced demand ‘fair compensation’

Govt offering Rs 1.5 lakh, residents demand at least Rs 5 lakh. Protesters want to halt demolitions until agreement is reached on displacement & compensation.

Tata Motors announces ‘reimagination’ of their product portfolio with aim for net zero emissions

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) , January 11 (ANI): Indian automobile giant Tata Motors made a major announcement about its automobile lineup and its production...

Australia lays out plan to make biggest polluters slash emissions

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Labor government on Tuesday proposed to make the country's biggest polluters slash their emissions by at least 30% over the next seven years, with some

Torrential downpours & mudslide threats prompt evacuations along California coast

15 districts of Montecito were ordered immediately evacuated along with portions of the city of Santa Barbara and adjacent areas of Carpinteria and Summerland.

Flood, mudslide threat prompts evacuations in California’s Santa Barbara County

(Refiles to fix dropped word in headline) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fire officials issued immediate evacuation orders on Monday for the entire community of Montecito, California, and portions of Santa

California faces more torrential rain, high winds and flooding

(Reuters) - Tens of millions of Californians faced another bout of heavy downpours, high winds and flooding on Monday after the relentless weather over the last 10 days killed 12 people and left many

Rare rhinos dodge poachers in world’s top reserve for first time since 1977

By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - No rhinos were poached last year in the world's largest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros, India's Assam state, in what authorities said

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.