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Himachal Pradesh monsoon triggers floods, cloudbursts, landslides; 13 killed in Lahaul-Spiti rockfall accident, officials call for scientific disaster study

With the onset of the southwest monsoon in Himachal Pradesh, incidents of floods, cloudbursts and landslides have intensified.

South Africa's anti-immigration protests force 160,000+ migrants, including 54,000 deported, to flee amid violent robberies and attacks in Thembelihle settlement

Thousands have fled amid months of anti-immigration protests as campaigners demand undocumented people leave the country In Thembelihle, an informal settlement south of Johannesburg where thousands of breeze-block houses and metal shacks line dirt streets flooded with filthy water, Malawians had li…

Environmental researchers and advocacy groups back appeals to revive Apple carbon neutrality consumer lawsuit dismissed by US federal judge

A coalition of carbon market researchers and several environmental groups separately filed to support the reversal of a US federal judge’s dismissal of a class action lawsuit, which claimed Apple consumers were misled by carbon neutral marketing.

Wildfire smoke blankets skies over Spain and France, degrading air quality and visibility

British military warns climate change threatens national security, food supply, economy, and geopolitical stability; government censors full report

South African researchers find parks, community gardens in Tshwane lower urban heat, reduce flooding, and strengthen social networks for climate adaptation

Ontario requests federal aid, including Canadian soldiers, as wildfires persist and officials prepare for more evacuations

Ontario’s minister for emergency preparedness has asked the federal government for help, including potentially deploying Canadian soldiers to the affected regions.

Ohio launches state solar incentive offering homeowners up to 20% off home solar installations after federal tax credit expires

EU delays methane rule fines after US pressure; move unlikely to satisfy energy firms seeking law rewrite on leaks and flaring

Move unlikely to satisfy energy companies that want a rewrite of law on leaks and flaring of polluting gas

Ohio State study finds unwritten social rules in small communities regulate swidden agriculture sustainably, challenging assumptions about government oversight in forest conservation

Swidden agriculture—often called "slash-and-burn"—has been practiced on every inhabited continent throughout human history, and for decades it has been blamed for the destruction of the world's rainforests.

Massachusetts homeowner with $500 electric bill asks Reddit if solar loan reduces costs or adds financial burden amid rising power prices

Trump approves 30-year US-Saudi deal to develop uranium enrichment for Saudi civilian nuclear program, raising proliferation concerns among lawmakers

Donald Trump said to have approved agreement to help kingdom make fuel for civilian reactors, which observers fear could pave the way to a nuclear weapon Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nucle…

Adura delays Rosebank oil production to 2027 after rig drops equipment 1,100m to seabed; Odfjell Drilling rig out for up to four months, UK winter supply unaffected

Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal.

Trump administration ends 50-year habitat protections for endangered species, potentially accelerating decline of imperiled wildlife

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

Brent Crude Oil Prices Top $100 as Conflict With Iran Drags On

Stocks in Asia were down following a sell-off in the U.S.