An Indian state health authority is investigating how liquid discharged from Apple supplier Tata's iPhone components factory has affected farmers, some of whom complained about skin issues from contamination in their farmlands, according to three officials and a document reviewed by Reuters. The h
India’s capital New Delhi will offer a cash incentive of over $1,000 to car owners willing to scrap their old vehicle for an EV, according to a new policy finalised by the government on Monday in a move aimed at reducing high levels of air pollution. New Delhi is one of the world’s mos
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Monday issued a lightning and thundershower alert for six districts, warning of sudden gusty winds and rain later on the day. According to the bulletin, scattered parts of Bogura, Naogaon, Jamalpur, Cumilla, Chattogram, and Chandpur districts are l
Temperatures were forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as storms moved into other areas, with France reporting 1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave. The French public health agency said most of the heat-related fataliti
The record-breaking heatwave engulfing Western Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, which has made this week's soaring night-time temperatures 100 times more likely than they would have been just two decades ago, scientists said on Friday. "Over the re
The city mayor told busy Parisians to slow down on Thursday as large parts of Western Europe remained in the grip of a deadly heatwave that has claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies, and shut schools and cultural landmarks. Paris faced another sweltering day after temperatures i
Britain on Wednesday recorded its highest temperature for June, reaching 35.8 degrees Celsius (96.26 degrees Fahrenheit) in southern England, the Met Office said on Wednesday. ● Provisional data shows record reached at Wiggonholt in West Sussex, England. ● The previous high, which dates back to w
China Railway Group Limited said that they had built the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project in Bangladesh with robust flood resistance capabilities on a flat territory highly susceptible to waterlogging and flooding during the rainy season. The 172-kilometre-long rail line between the capital city of
The intense heatwave engulfing Western Europe, resulting in more than 40 deaths in France alone, is being sustained by a weather pattern known as an omega block. Here is what you need to know about omega blocks and whether climate change means they could become more frequent in the years ah
Extreme heat has killed three people in France, and almost 2,700 French schools have shut or cut timetables as heatwave warnings spread across Europe. Temperatures in Bordeaux were forecast to cross 42C on Monday, with 49 French regions placed under a red alert. "We don't know when temperatures w
