A gruelling heatwave has wrapped all of Europe, high temperatures have resulted in 40 deaths related to drowning in France. At least 40 people have drowned in France over the past five days as a punishing heatwave grips much of Europe, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. Most victims were young people swimming…
A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella as she walks in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering under a heat wave that combines daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104…
Heat dome over Europe brings travel chaos, health alerts and wildlife stress A severe heatwave tightened its grip across large parts of Europe on Sunday, with temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius, prompting health alerts, transport disruptions and growing concerns about the impact on wildlife and public safety.The heat surge coincided with the summer solstice on…
SOP released to conserve sea turtles across 36 islands of Lakshadweep NEW DELHI: The Union environment ministry on Saturday released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), providing a unified and scientifically robust framework for the conservation, monitoring and management of sea turtles across Lakshadweep.All four major species of sea turtles – Green turtles, Hawksbills, Leatherbacks and…
Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England. (AP Photo) This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the…
Delhi weather (File photo) NEW DELHI: The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 38.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The weather department has forecast very light to light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds during the afternoon and evening hours on Monday,,…
SAO PAULO: Brazilian officials on Thursday announced a sharp drop in deforestation rates, pushing back on one of the arguments that the Trump administration used last week to justify additional tariffs on the South American country.In May, Amazon deforestation was 61.4% lower than in the same month in 2025, according to officials from the National…
Kolkata: Bengal presents a starkly divided picture of development, showcasing strides in farming and public health while displaying a collapse in environmental management and infrastructure, a study revealed.The study report titled ‘State of India’s Environment 2026: In Figures’ , released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), ranked all 28 states and eight Union Territories…
Thousands of people have flooded the streets across Albania to protest against a major coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. The demonstrations, among the largest seen so far, come as opposition builds against plans to construct luxury resorts along the country’s Adriatic coastline.In the capital Tirana, thousands gathered…
The first sight of the new dawn rolls in with almost evocative sceneries. The morning dew sits fresh on the leaves. The temperature offers a brief respite from the waves of oven-like heat to come and the sky is a thousand different shades of yellow and orange.But something is not quite right.The song of the…