newsmart – Environment

thehindu.com | 31 min. ago NEW

Nepal to receive first-ever loss and damage fund payout after devastating floods

Nepal is set to receive $21.6 million from the United Nations’ Loss and Damage Fund following the devastating Bhotekoshi floods that struck the country in August. The allocation marks the first time the global climate fund has earmarked money for a specific country to address climate-change-linked losses.

Climate experts have welcomed the decision as a landmark step, but the funding is only a fraction of the nearly $5 billion Nepal estimates it needs for recovery and reconstruction.

independent.co.uk | 1 hrs. 41 min. ago

Storm Austen live: ‘Danger to life’ warning in place as 80mph winds batter UK

Some areas may suffer flooding following heavy rain before Storm Boelo hits Scotland and Northern Ireland

theguardian.com | 6 hrs. 57 min. ago

A possible three tornados wallop Arizona, bringing golf-ball sized hail

Violent storms overnight knocked over utility poles and trees and carried thunder and heavy winds through stateYet more severe weather struck Thursday in the US south-west as the Four Corners region surveyed blown-away roofs, trees knocked onto homes and power lines downed from overnight tornadoes that injured one person.The injuries weren’t life-threatening but rare for an area better known for scalding heat.

But this fall has been unusually soggy in the south-west with El Niño conditions that have sent one tropical system after another in from the Pacific, causing the Grand Canyon and surrounding deserts to rage with floods. Continue reading...

abc.net.au | 7 hrs. 18 min. ago

Cave divers search for rare ghost bats after flooding

Cave divers abseil into the abyss searching for signs of Australia's largest carnivorous bat, to save it from going locally extinct in outback Queensland.

mirror.co.uk | 11 hrs. 42 min. ago

Storm Austen: Brits face 19 flood alerts as 80mm of rain to batter country tonight - see full list

With Storm Austen sweeping in within hours, the threat of floods is growing as the the Environment Agency pinpoints the areas most at risk in the next 48 hours

nytimes.com | 11 hrs. 44 min. ago

He Was Reporting on Floods in Australia. Then He Jumped to the Rescue.

Will Murray of Australia’s public broadcaster spotted a man in a sinking truck, then jumped in the water with a bystander. (Just don’t call him Clark Kent.)

brusselstimes.com | 12 hrs. 48 min. ago

EU pushes Belgium to tackle PFAS, floods, and farm pollution in bold water pact

A €300m loan and stricter pollution rules aim to transform Belgium’s approach to water management, as regional ministers sign ambitious EU-linked goals.

yaleclimateconnections.org | 13 hrs. 41 min. ago

Subtropical Storm Josephine forms in the Atlantic

Damage from Josephine has closed the only highway to North Carolina's Outer Banks; king tide flooding is predicted to bring some of the highest water levels of the past 10 years to portions of the Southeast U.S. early next week.

marketwatch.com | 13 hrs. 50 min. ago

‘AI is on trial’: Bond yields sink below 5% as investors look for safety

Investors are flooding back into Treasurys for safety to hedge the risks of more AI fallout in stock and credit markets.

dailymail.com | 14 hrs. 26 min. ago

Huge 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet two months after devastating glacier flood

A massive earthquake of magnitude 7 struck Tibet today. (Preview image is of devastation in Nepal, which neighbours Tibet, following the August floods)

thehindu.com | 14 hrs. 43 min. ago

Collector asks PWD engineers to assess structural safety of govt. buildings

He said the officials should form teams zone-wise and keep a tab on vulnerable areas prone to waterlogging and flooding, and subways should be kept free from getting choked

latimes.com | 14 hrs. 46 min. ago

Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, golf ball-size hail, topple trees

Storms capable of causing hail and wind damage were traveling through central Arizona early Thursday, with some flood watches and the possibility of tornadoes, the National Weather Service said.

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 5 min. ago

Greens see red over Keralam government move to permit sand extraction in 17 rivers

Society for the Protection of the Environment, Kerala (SPEK) says though the govt decision has been presented as a flood mitigation step, no environmental impact assessment appears to have been conducted. Activists also point out that this may serve as a pretext for indiscriminate extraction of sand from all rivers and streams

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 26 min. ago

Kanimozhi inspects monsoon preparedness works in Thoothukudi, stresses role of local body representatives in flood mitigation works

mirror.co.uk | 16 hrs. 31 min. ago

Lost village hidden for decades under reservoir reappears after horrific UK drought

The village of Derwent, in Derbyshire, was lost for decades after it was deliberately flooded to make way for a reservoir that would service cities in South Yorkshire and the Midlands

latimes.com | 16 hrs. 31 min. ago

Rain triggers flooding, erosion concerns across SoCal. Could it stomp out fire season?

The rain falling across Southern California won’t bring an end to the region’s fire season just yet, experts say. But it's creating plenty of issues while it's here.

bbc.co.uk | 17 hrs. 39 min. ago

At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern France

The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 18 hrs. 37 min. ago

Michigan neighbours accuse each other of flooding their land; both awarded damages

A years-long dispute between neighbours in Michigan over flooding and water flowing across their properties resulted in both sides receiving compensation. A jury awarded $85,000 to William Michael Coan and Cindy Plant and $91,250 to Robert Ercolani. On October 20, 2026, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld both awards and an independent drainage plan intended to address the flooding.

thehindu.com | 19 hrs. 13 min. ago

Anbumani seeks demolition of retaining wall and walkway being built in Pallikaranai Marsh

The PMK president says these structures had obstructed rainwater flow and caused flooding at Pallikaranai and Jalladianpet, where the stagnant rainwater had to be pumped into the marsh

independent.co.uk | 19 hrs. 55 min. ago

TV news reporter rescues driver from sinking car trapped in floods

An Australian TV news reporter and another man saved a driver from his flooded car in Morayfield, Australia.

independent.co.uk | 19 hrs. 55 min. ago

Powerful storms threaten US coastlines as 65mph winds batter Atlantic and major hurricane looms

Subtropical Storm Josephine is pushing north from the U.S. Northeast coast, bringing some coastal flooding and possible gale-force winds

france24.com | 20 hrs. 15 min. ago

Dalai Lama appointed by China 'is going to be a fake one', exiled former Tibetan leader says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, exiled former Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay said any successor to the Dalai Lama appointed by China "is going to be a fake one". He also likened Beijing's ethnic unity law to "an ethnic erasure", said Tibetan concerns had been "downgraded a bit" in US-China talks and accused China of failing to warn of the deadly August floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.

independent.co.uk | 22 hrs. 12 min. ago

Storm Josephine brings high winds and possible coastal flooding to Eastern Seaboard

Subtropical Storm Josephine is pushing north from the U.S. Northeast coast, bringing some coastal flooding and possible gale-force winds

dailymail.com | 22 hrs. 12 min. ago

Heart-pounding moment trapped driver is saved from sinking car by man in his underwear seconds before it goes underwater in flash floods

Cameras caught the moment a reporter and witness jumped into the water and swam to a submerged ute on Thursday.

smh.com.au | 1 days ago

Season’s first severe storm wreaks havoc, drivers caught in flash floods

A flash flooding warning is in place for most of the northern Greater Brisbane region, and a second front threatens residents south of the city.

smh.com.au | 1 days ago

ABC reporter saves man from sinking car

The journalist became part of the story when he and a bystander swam out to free a driver from a sinking vehicle in the midst of flooding north of Brisbane.

yahoo.com | 1 days ago

Super Typhoon Champi intensifies into one of the year's most powerful storms

Super Typhoon Champi, which is barreling across the western Pacific Ocean, became one of the strongest storms on Earth in 2026 on Wednesday.The tropical cyclone tied April’s Super Typhoon Sinlaku for the strongest 1-minute sustained winds of 2026, at 185 mph, which is equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.Hurricanes and typhoons are both tropical cyclones with sustained winds of at least 74 mph.

“A tropical cyclone is a generic term used by meteorologists to describe a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or subtropical waters and has closed, low-level circulation,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.The main difference between hurricanes and typhoons is geographic: Storms in the Northwest Pacific are called typhoons, while those in the North Atlantic and central and eastern North Pacific are called hurricanes.The Joint Typhoon Warning Center classifies a storm as a super typhoon when its 1-minute sustained winds reach at least 150 mph.

That threshold falls within the Category 4 hurricane range.What is Champi’s path?Champi is currently east of the Philippines and southeast of Taiwan, moving west-northwest across the Philippine Sea at 15 mph. Maximum sustained winds are at 175 mph, after peaking at 185 mph, according to the latest update from the National Weather Service.The storm is forecast to make a slight turn toward the northwest and weaken through Thursday.Super Typhoon Champi's path.Naval Meteorology and Oceanography CommandWhat are the expected impacts?Champi is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Taiwan and eastern China through the weekend, according to AccuWeather senior meteorologist Jason Nicholls.Heavy rain is expected to affect Taiwan from Thursday night (Oct.

22) into Saturday (Oct. 24) and east-central China from Friday night (Oct. 23) through Sunday (Oct. 25). Rainfall is forecast to total up to 18 inches, with the heaviest rain expected in northeastern Taiwan.The heavy rain could cause flooding, mudslides, structural damage and transportation delays, according to AccuWeather.Strong winds from Champi, with wind gusts up to 120 mph, are expected to affect Taiwan and eastern China from Thursday night into Sunday.

The winds could cause structural damage, prolonged power outages and transportation delays.This article originally appeared on Yahoo News at https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/article/super-typhoon-champi-becomes-one-of-2026s-strongest-storms-as-it-heads-toward-taiwan-and-eastern-china-212554537.html

abc.net.au | 1 days ago

Roads and schools closed as flash flooding hits south-east Queensland

Schools and roads closed as flash flooding hits south east Queensland.

euronews.com | 1 days ago

Greece: Thousands flood Athens streets in education protest

Thousands of protesters marched through Athens on Wednesday 21 October, demanding greater investment in education. Crowds filled the streets of the capital, waving banners, chanting slogans and beating drums as they made their way past the Greek parliament.

propublica.org | 1 days ago

Deadly New Mexico flood exposes failures to protect residents from climate-driven disasters

Despite repeated warnings that wildfire-scarred mountains could unleash catastrophic flooding, officials in Ruidoso, New Mexico, prioritized tourism and racetrack investments over flood protections.

bbc.co.uk | 1 days ago

Irish weather warning ahead of Storm Austen

The Republic of Ireland's weather service warns of potential of flooding and travel disruption.

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

US extreme weather survivors are a growing group – now they want to be a political force

At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent actionIt may be a club none of its members actually want to be in, but the growing number of people in the US affected by extreme weather disasters are starting to organize into a political force.Severe wildfires, floods storms and other calamities now touch the lives of huge numbers of Americans – about half of all people in the US by one estimate – as the climate crisis supercharges extreme events.

Some survivors are now coalescing to push for improved disaster response and even action on the politically contentious issue of global heating. Continue reading...

yaleclimateconnections.org | 1 days ago

California restoration project turns sinking farmland into wetlands

The Nature Conservancy is flooding portions of a delta island to slow land subsidence and create habitat for wildlife.

independent.co.uk | 1 days ago

Bettors flood market with pick of next press secretary - and it’s an under-the-radar choice

Karoline Leavitt’s replacement Katie Zacharia lasted just five days in the job, sparking speculation on who may be next to take on the role

euronews.com | 1 days ago

'This is possible': Emissions must fall by 18% in next 4 years to limit worst impacts of global warming

“Every additional fraction of a degree and additional year of warming above 1.5°C increases climate impacts and risks, such as the deadly floods, heatwaves and wildfires that have plagued many nations this year”.

nytimes.com | 1 days ago

A.I. Election Videos Are Flooding Brazil. Could They Sway the Vote?

Brazil spent years targeting electoral lies on the internet. Now, artificial intelligence is stumping the election authorities and reshaping a high-stakes race.

euronews.com | 1 days ago

Cleanup efforts begin in flood-hit eastern Spain after deadly torrential rain

Torrential rain flooded eastern Spain, leaving at least four dead. Crews carried out more than 400 rescues in the Valencia region, officials said Monday.