Environment

International Space Station captures new footage of Hurricane Harvey

Cameras aboard the International Space Station captured new views of Hurricane Harvey as the storm rapidly intensified on Thursday afternoon, August 24.Harvey is expected to make landfall on the Texas coast on Friday, 25 August, or Saturday morning, 26 August.

Aug 25, 2017

Timelapse shows typhoon Hato winds sweeping through Macau

Typhoon Hato slammed southern Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau on August 23, flooding streets, overturning cars and severely damaging roads and structures in multiple cities.This timelapse shows the storms winds sweeping over Macau

Aug 24, 2017

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NASA satellite captures stunning image of active Russian volcano Shiveluch: 7 things to know

Shiveluch volcano has been spewing out lava and ash since 1999.

Aug 23, 2017

Three brothers rescued after deadly earthquake hits holiday island in Italy

Three brothers, including a seven-month baby, were rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake demolished it in the holiday island of Ischia in Italy.

Aug 23, 2017

Earthquake kills at least 2 on Italian holiday island, tourists flee

An earthquake hit the tourist-packed Italian holiday island of Ischia on Monday night, collapsing buildings, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, officials said.

Aug 22, 2017

Footage shows tornado swirling above town in northern China

Chinas state-run broadcaster CCTV has released footage of a tornado ripping through a town in northern China on 21 August. The tornado swirled above buildings, smashing windows of cars and apartments, and lasted for about 10 minutes.Debris stirred up by the tornado can be seen swirling into the air above Nenjiang in Heilongjiang Province.

Aug 22, 2017

Bihar Floods: Death toll crosses 250, over 1.2 lakh people affected

The flood situation remained grim in Bihar while the death toll rose to 253 on Sunday, an official said.

Aug 21, 2017

Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru froths like never before

Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake froths like never before; CM says problem will be solved in 1 or 2 years [VIDEO]

After Bengaluru witnessed the heaviest rain in a day in August in a century, Bellandur Lake once again spilt toxic foam, on Thursday. According to reports, this time the froth was worse than it has ever been before.

Aug 17, 2017

Where will the total solar eclipse be visible?

Total Solar Eclipse 2017: What, When, Where and How long will it be? [VIDEO]

The Delhi-based SPACE organisation will live-stream the upcoming August 21 total solar eclipse on a YouTube channel for the Indian audience.

Aug 17, 2017

Floods in India: Death toll in Assam and Bihar rises; water levels recede in West Bengal

The heavy downpour has left hundreds dead and lakhs affected across the country. People have been forced to flee their homes and seek shelter in rescue camps set up by the respective state governments.

Aug 16, 2017

World's largest volcanic region may be hidden under Antarctic ice sheet

Researchers identified nearly 100 previously unknown volcanoes, and the largest of them is as tall as the Eiger in Switzerland.

Aug 15, 2017

Solve the curious case of colour-changing canines: What is turning Navi Mumbai dogs blue?

"It was shocking to see how the dog's white fur had turned completely blue. We have spotted almost five such dogs here," a Navi Mumbai resident said.

Aug 12, 2017

International Bio-diesel Day: Why Bio-diesel is better than diesel [VIDEO]

The day also honours the research experiments by Sir Rudolf Diesel who predicted that in future, fossil fuels would be replaced with vegetable oil. Here are 5 reasons why bio-diesel is better than diesel.

Aug 10, 2017

Weather-related disasters are exponentially increasing

Weather-related disasters are exponentially increasing. In fact, two-thirds of Europe could be affected by an extreme weather event by 2100, according to a study published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal on 4 August. In the 72 hours since, this years worlds strongest storm , Typhoon Noru pounded Central Japan, causing more than 400 flights to get cancelled.Landslides crippled Northern Italy and Southwest China following extended heatwaves Meanwhile, wildfires raged in Western Greenland, an occurrence so rare that The European Union Earth Observation Programme has no data on similar activity in this region. At this time, this appears to be unprecedented.

Aug 8, 2017

Over 20 dead as landslide hits village in Chinas Sichuan Province

The local authority mobilized more than 700 firefighters and staff members from the civil affairs administration and the public security to conduct emergency rescue.