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(Representative image) DR’s technical monitoring metrics will enable countries to assess their capacity to anticipate,…
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Texas wildfire jumps creeks and rivers as powerful winds drive rapid spread
The Ross Fire burns in Palo Pinto County, Texas. (Photo: AP) A fast-moving wildfire in…
SpaceX’s $100 billion bet on Louisiana Starbase: 3,000 jobs, rocket hub – why it matters
SpaceX has officially announced Starbase, a new $100+ billion spaceport in South Louisiana near Pecan…
Planes, helicopters, crews: How Europe is scrambling to contain a record wildfire season
Romanian firefighters work to prevent a wildfire from reigniting as they tackle smoldering ground following…
Taiwan braces for Typhoon Saudel as torrential rains lash southern regions
(Representative image) The Typhoon is expected to hit the northern part of Taiwan by Friday…
European wildfires expose hidden threat of buried WWI, WWII bombs and mines
Wildfires sweep Europe, exposing deadly legacy of buried wartime explosives. Photo credit: AP Europe’s intensifying…
2 dead, 500 evacuated as twin blazes hit Greek island near Athens
Two people have died in fires that broke out simultaneously Sunday on the island of…
Virginia installed 46 water-control structures across 150 miles of old drainage ditches to re-wet a swamp; restored peat now traps 200,000 metric tons of carbon a year
The Fish and Wildlife Service restored peat wetlands at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge…
CAG finds 98% shortfall in Green India Mission forest cover targets, red-flags multiple lapses
The Comptroller and Auditor General raised concerns about the inadequacies within the Green India Mission…
Over 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China; 1,400 Shanghai flights cancelled
China issues red alert as Typhoon Dolphin approaches. (Photo: ANI) More than a million people…