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Debiram Panika holds his phone showing photos of his wife and daughter who died in the Assam floods 2026

India’s Assam Floods Kill Over 100, Displace 700,000 as Coal Mining Blamed for Scale of Catastrophe

Over 100 people are dead and 700,000 displaced after floods devastated 2,700 villages in India's Assam. Researchers say the disaster was preventable — shaped by decades of coal mining that stripped Nagaland's

August 25, 2026

Climate·News

Wildfires burning across Europe as ten countries face simultaneous fire emergencies August 2026

Europe Wildfire Crisis 2026: Two Killed in Greece, Spanish Soldier Dead as Belgium Blaze Nears Germany

A wildfire killed two people on the Greek island of Salamis as coast guard vessels evacuated 570 residents, while a Spanish soldier died in Aragon — the deadliest single day of Europe's

August 18, 2026

Climate·News

Firefighters battling the High Fens wildfire in the Hautes Fagnes nature reserve near Eupen, Belgium

Belgium Wildfire Burns 3,000 Hectares in High Fens as EU Deploys Emergency Water Bombers

Belgium's High Fens nature reserve has been devastated by a 3,000-hectare wildfire — the largest in Belgian recorded history — forcing 600 evacuations and prompting Belgium to activate the EU's Civil Protection

August 16, 2026

Climate·News

GOES-17 GeoColor satellite image of Hurricane Lala approaching Hawaii's Big Island in August 2026

Hurricane Lala Kills One and Knocks Out Power Across 124,000 Hawaiian Homes

A driver died near South Point on Hawaii's Big Island as Hurricane Lala, downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday morning, left 124,000 homes without power, swept two houses away in flash floods,

August 16, 2026

Climate·News

Firefighters battle a wildfire that destroyed 19 homes in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England

Britain Declares Wildfire Emergency as PM Burnham Warns Nation Is a ‘Tinderbox’

Britain's first wildfire emergency alert reached every phone in England and Wales on Friday as 19 homes burned in Stourbridge and fire services declared 11 major incidents in 24 hours. PM Andy

August 15, 2026

Climate·News

GOES-19 satellite image of Puerto Rico showing atmospheric conditions over the island during the 2026 drought

Puerto Rico Begins 48-Hour Water Cutoffs as Drought Exposes Infrastructure Failure

Puerto Rico's water authority begins rotating 48-hour shutoffs on August 10, affecting 180,000 accounts across San Juan. Decades of deferred maintenance have left the island losing 60 percent of extracted water to

August 9, 2026

Climate·Government and Politics·News

Technology and AI computing infrastructure driving new energy demand

Amazon’s Planned Texas Data Center Would Outpollute Every US Power Plant

Amazon's planned natural gas power plant in Pecos County, Texas, is permitted to emit 33 million metric tons of CO2 annually, more than any operating US power plant. The project arrives as

August 9, 2026

Climate·News·Technology

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin listening to President Trump at the White House Oval Office, as the administration prepared to freeze $20 billion in clean energy grants

US Appeals Court Finds EPA Likely Broke Law Freezing $20 Billion in Climate Grants

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the EPA likely violated the Inflation Reduction Act by freezing $20 billion in clean energy grants on policy grounds alone. The court stayed its own

August 5, 2026

Climate·Government and Politics·News

Virgin Mary statue stands amid burned ruins of homes in Spokane Balboa neighborhood after Old Trails Fire August 2026

Spokane Wildfires Destroy 600 Structures as FEMA Authorizes Federal Aid

More than 600 structures were destroyed in Spokane wildfires that began Saturday. FEMA authorized emergency federal aid Monday, and California's Type 1 incident management team assumed unified command as 4,000 firefighters work

August 3, 2026

Climate·News

Aerial scene from the Spokane wildfire emergency as fires burned through eastern Washington in August 2026

Drones Grounded Firefighting Aircraft Over Spokane as Evacuation Orders Spread North

Unauthorized drones forced firefighting helicopters to land over Spokane's wildfire zones this weekend while the Old Trails Fire jumped the Spokane River. Level 3 evacuation orders expanded north of Mead High School

August 3, 2026

Climate·News

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India’s Assam Floods Kill Over 100, Displace 700,000 as Coal Mining Blamed for Scale of Catastrophe

Europe Wildfire Crisis 2026: Two Killed in Greece, Spanish Soldier Dead as Belgium Blaze Nears Germany

Belgium Wildfire Burns 3,000 Hectares in High Fens as EU Deploys Emergency Water Bombers

Hurricane Lala Kills One and Knocks Out Power Across 124,000 Hawaiian Homes

Britain Declares Wildfire Emergency as PM Burnham Warns Nation Is a ‘Tinderbox’

Puerto Rico Begins 48-Hour Water Cutoffs as Drought Exposes Infrastructure Failure

Amazon’s Planned Texas Data Center Would Outpollute Every US Power Plant

US Appeals Court Finds EPA Likely Broke Law Freezing $20 Billion in Climate Grants

Spokane Wildfires Destroy 600 Structures as FEMA Authorizes Federal Aid

Drones Grounded Firefighting Aircraft Over Spokane as Evacuation Orders Spread North

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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