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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240229/antarcticas-doomsday-glacier-began-melting-earlier-than-previously-thought---study-1117050052.htmlAntarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Began Melting Earlier Than Previously Thought - StudyAntarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Began Melting Earlier Than Previously Thought - StudySputnik InternationalAccording to a new study, the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has been losing ice at an accelerating rate since the 1940s. Previously, scientists thought the glacier only ...

The fishing boats slowly pull into the bustling dock in northern Mumbai on India's west coast, carrying a fresh catch after spending hours at sea trying to net as many fish as possible. Those waiting on the shore look on anxiously. Members of Mumbai's Koli community, who have been fishing ...

The search is hampered by the collapse of the main highway linking Sikkim to the West Bengal state and Gangtok.The death toll has risen to at least 14 people after flooding in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim that came after heavy rainfall caused the glacial Lhonak lake to overflow. ...

NEW DELHI: At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on Thursday after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, triggering flash floods down a mountain valley, officials said. The disaster, which has affected the lives of ...

After 12 years of conflict, losing loved ones is a familiar woe. What we could not have imagined is the scale and speed of this disaster. Friends and family, children, and their parents all gone in one instance. And it’s now turning into a rolling emergency, with limited clean ...

Around 100,000 people have been evacuated in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province due to flooding, emergency services said on Wednesday. "We have rescued 100,000 people and transferred them to safer places," Punjab emergency services spokesperson Farooq Ahmad said. Rescue boats traveled from village to village over the past several days, ...

Nearly a year after Pakistan declared a state of emergency following catastrophic flooding, many areas remain underwater. As another rainy season approaches and heat waves roll in, mothers and children in Sindh and South Punjab are struggling to survive the impacts of an increasingly hostile climate.Young girls carry water ...

According to a small survey by Islamic Relief, 40 per cent of children were stunted and 25 per cent classified as underweight, while nearly 80 per cent of mothers said their children have been sick during outbreaks of diseases including diarrhoea, malaria and dengue fever. And although temporary school facilities ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off a bobbing chunk ...

Dangerous flooding has killed more than 40 people in northeast China, as torrential rains caused by typhoon Doksuri hit the capital Beijing and the surrounding area. In Slovenia in Central Europe, two-thirds of the country is battling flooding, landslides and a dam breach caused by heavy rain. Meanwhile, severe ...