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Arunachal's Tawang on alert over threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (560+ words) Itanagar, Fresh concerns over weather-related hazards have emerged in Arunachal Pradesh, with the authorities in Tawang district stepping up preparedness measures amid fears of a possible Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in the Mago Chu basin. Incessant rainfall in the…...
Congress finds a unifying issue " geothermal energy
5+ day, 48+ min ago (661+ words) Republicans and Democrats in Congress seem to have found a unifying issue, and it's a hot one lurking beneath the earth's surface: geothermal energy. Without objection and without partisan digs from either side, the House on Tuesday passed by voice…...
India poised for critical mineral breakthrough within a year, says Minister G Kishan Reddy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (463+ words) New Delhi: Union Minister for Coal and Mines, G Kishan Reddy, on Thursday announced that India is on the cusp of achieving significant milestones in the critical minerals sector within the next 12 months. Speaking to on the sidelines of a…...
A "supereruption" transformed NZ 350, 000 years ago. We now know how it happened
1+ week, 5+ day ago (861+ words) Some 350, 000 years ago, the centre of New Zealand's North Island appeared much different than the mountainous, scrub-covered landscape it is today. Amid a glacial period, temperatures were colder and conditions harsher. Vast beech and podocarp forests blanketed the region, providing…...
Canada should ban fossil fuel ads ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1031+ words) When the FIFA Men's World Cup arrives in Toronto soon, it will be accompanied by one of its highly controversial Major Worldwide Partners, Saudi Arabia's national fossil fuel company, Saudi Aramco. Aramco is one of the world's single-largest oil producers....
CSIRO is cutting climate science jobs. This is what's at stake for Australia
2+ week, 4+ day ago (893+ words) CSIRO has told staff it will cut 92 positions in its environment unit " just days after the Australian government boosted funding to the national science agency by A$387 million. The cuts pose a direct threat to Australia's climate model, known as…...
India's geothermal resources estimated at 11, 000 GW; Can create up to 700, 000 jobs while boosting clean energy supply
3+ week, 4+ day ago (216+ words) New Delhi: India's subsurface holds vast geothermal resources, including some sites with temperatures hot enough to produce electricity, according to a new report. It also said that there are several locations where geothermal could provide cooling for buildings and heat…...
Space X Dragon capsule delivers science and supplies to space station
3+ week, 1+ day ago (215+ words) A Space X Dragon capsule carry tons of science and supplies for the International Space Station crew successfully docked to the orbiting outpost on Sunday (May 17), two days after its launch. The company's 34th mission under NASA's commercial resupply services (CRS)…...
Rift forming beneath Zambia could tear Africa apart
3+ week, 5+ day ago (466+ words) A new rift forming beneath Zambia could eventually split the African continent apart, a new analysis of geothermal springs indicates. The Kafue Rift is part of a 2, 500km-long zone running from Tanzania in the east to Namibia in the west…...
Alaska's near-record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1, 580 feet up the fjord walls " and left clues for building a warning system
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (794+ words) On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down the fjord. Twelve hours later, a landslide from the adjacent mountain unexpectedly collapsed into…...