Drought exposes sunken Nevada town St. Thomas from Lake Mead
A historic drought has shrunk Lake Mead to a record low of 1,040.5 feet, just 27% of its capacity, revealing the ruins of St. Thomas, a Mormon settlement founded in 1865. The…
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US drought slashes mosquitoes but West Nile cases rise
A historic drought across the US West and Midwest has slashed mosquito populations by 50 to 70 per cent, yet West Nile virus cases have climbed sharply this year, the Times of…
Kashmir villages lose trust in weather as cloudbursts rise
A travel through Kashmir's mountains reveals a widespread loss of trust in the weather among shepherds, Gujjar and Bakarwal families, orchardists and villagers. In Awoora village near Pahalgam, a cloudburst on July…
Climate change to make Assam floods more frequent, intense: analysis
A climate analysis by Climate Trends warns that Assam will face more frequent and intense floods due to global warming. The study projects that extreme floods currently occurring once in 10 years…
Western Europe sets new June-July temperature record at 21.62°C
The European climate agency Copernicus said Western Europe’s average temperature for June and July 2026 reached 21.62°C, breaking the record set in 2022. The heat, which began in May, has fuelled wildfires,…
British Columbia wildfire doubles, forces 20,000 to flee
British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the Bald Range wildfire nearly doubled to 9,500 hectares overnight, forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate. The blaze threatened communities west…
Hyderabad loses 200 hours a year to traffic and heat
TomTom Traffic Index data shows Hyderabad commuters lose 123 hours annually to congestion, with a 10-km trip taking 32.37 minutes on average and dropping to 39.5 minutes during evening rush. The city's…
BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 to be held in Mumbai Aug 11-12
The second BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 will be held on August 11 and 12 in Mumbai, bringing together representatives of 15 cities from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Iran…
Nauru becomes Naoero, restoring traditional name
The Pacific island nation of Nauru has renamed itself the Republic of Naoero, President David Adeang announced. The change adopts the spelling and pronunciation used in the local language. The international code…
Ethiopia landslide kills 14 at monastery ritual, search on for missing
A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall at a monastery in Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Monday killed 14 people and injured seven, with an unknown number still missing. The disaster struck at around…
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IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.