Extreme weather is transforming the world’s rivers.
In the summer of 2022, extreme heat and unprecedented drought drove parts of the world’s third-largest river, the Yangtze, to dry up.
In the summer of 2022, extreme heat and unprecedented drought drove parts of the world’s third-largest river, the Yangtze, to dry up.
The croc emerged from nowhere to lunge at Soudamini Mohala, who had gone to the bathing ghat at the Kharasrota river to wash utensils.
The death toll in north Bengal’s devastating natural calamities has climbed to 29, with five more deaths reported from Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district following incessant rainfall and rising river waters.
The crocodile attacked Laxmi Dalei at the Gobari riverbed near Benakanda village under the Mahakalpada forest range on Friday noon, while the victim, a traditional fisherwoman, was catching fish.
The Sone River at Maner in Patna is also in severe condition, at 52.99 m, nearly a metre above danger level.
Rajasthan Water Resources Minister Suresh Singh Rawat has informed the state assembly that the feasibility report on the Western Rajasthan Canal Project (WRCP) for linking the Mahi River to the Luni River is being prepared by the Centre.
A shocking act of alleged environmental disregard has put Krishnagar's Jalangi river in the spotlight, as councillor Palash Das of ward 25 stands accused of unauthorised digging near the riverbank.
Besides Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, the meeting was attended by Project Coordinator, Inland Waterways Authority of India(IWAI) and other officers.
Officials in Nepal confirmed that there were 42 passengers from Maharashtra aboard the Kesarwani Travel bus from Gorakhpur. The deceased included tourists from Maharashtra and the bus driver, Murtaja alias Mustafa, from Pipriach in Gorakhpur.
This international collaborative research provides new evidence that reassures the global community: there is no significant ozone depletion in the tropics, and no associated health threats to the millions of people living in these regions.
