Bengaluru, India’s Silicon Valley, joined the roster of places in South Asia inundated by torrential rains during this monsoon season.
Tag: Floods
South Korea Is Spared as Typhoon Hinnamnor Makes Swift Exit
The storm brought heavy rain and blackouts near the southern coast, but its fast pace kept the country from experiencing the severe damage caused by floods in August.
It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off.
The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change. Just don’t dynamite their homes.
Scenes from the Devastating Flooding in Pakistan
Months of rain has swollen rivers and inundated communities across Pakistan, killing more than 1,100 people.
Deadly Floods Devastate an Already Fragile Pakistan
More than 1,100 have died as record monsoon rains inundate the country, washing away bridges, roads and crop fields. Much of Pakistan is underwater.
Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Could Raise Sea Levels by Nearly a Foot: Study
The study reached a more drastic conclusion than earlier assessments in part because it used a different method to gauge ice loss.
Vancouver Moves to Sue Big Oil After Deadly Fires and Disastrous Floods
A potential lawsuit by Vancouver would be the first in Canada to target the fossil fuel industry’s role in climate change.
Pakistan Hit by Deadly Floods of ‘Epic Proportions’
More than 1,000 have died since mid-June from flooding that a senior official called a “climate-induced humanitarian disaster.”
‘I Have Nothing Left’: Flooding Adds to Afghanistan’s Crises
Widespread flash floods have left more than 40 dead and 100 others injured in recent days, battering a country already reeling from an economic crisis, terrorist attacks and other natural disasters.
Your Thursday Briefing: Trump Declines to Answer Questions
Plus new details about explosions in Crimea and revelations about the victims of Seoul’s floods.