A report found that 6.2 million people were internally displaced in Eastern Africa in 2025. Conflict caused 76% of displacements, while climate disasters, particularly floods, accounted for 24%.
A new study found that human activity at Everest Base Camp released enough thermal energy to melt approximately 2,492 tons of glacier ice and snow over a 50-day period.
The Iran war has disrupted global steel trade, raised costs, and created uncertainty, potentially delaying critical decarbonization projects in the Persian Gulf region.
Low-income communities in Colombo, Sri Lanka, face challenges with urban water quality, including muddy water after cuts and dependence on pipe-borne supply with limited storage.
A study in Guildford, England, found that woodlands, grasslands, and bodies of water can create significantly cooler microclimates in cities, reducing temperatures by 1.81-2.49° Celsius compared to built-up areas.
Wildfires in Indonesia have caused unhealthy air quality in Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia. Over 444,200 fire hotspots have been detected across Indonesia.
A low-pressure system over Madhya Pradesh is causing heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds across central and northern India, with warnings of waterlogging and flooding in affected regions.
India faces a demographic paradox: a young nation with an aging farming workforce. Low profitability and fragmented landholdings push rural youth towards urban jobs, raising concerns about future food production.
Rapid urban expansion in Guwahati is filling in hills, wetlands, and beels, disrupting natural drainage and leading to frequent "artificial floods" during monsoon rains.