Environment & Climate
California Legalizes Balcony Solar for Renters
Governor Newsom signed SB 868 letting California renters and homeowners install up to 1,200 watts of plug-in balcony solar without utility approval…
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Colaba records hottest October day in 13 years as monsoon exits
Monsoon withdraws from Mumbai on Oct 3, the second-earliest exit in 25 years; Colaba hits 37.4C, hottest October day since 2013.
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Monsoon ends 12.6% deficient, weakest since 2015
IMD confirms 2026 monsoon ended 12.6% below normal, weakest since 2015; 178 reservoirs at decade-low 70% capacity.
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Bangkok floods kill 40 as all 50 districts declared disaster zone
Bangkok floods killed around 40 people; all 50 districts declared disaster zones after 300mm of rain in two days.
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China sets dozens of October heat records, 39.4C in Yunnan
China set dozens of October heat records; Yuanyang in Yunnan hit 39.4C, a provincial record, amid a strong subtropical high.
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Nepal to drain four glacial lakes after deadly floods
Nepal will start a $50 million effort to drain four dangerous glacial lakes after an August disaster killed over 1,400 people.
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Delhi launches AI-powered command centre to fight winter smog
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta inaugurated an AI-enabled Integrated Command and Control Centre for real-time pollution monitoring ahead of winter smog.
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AI Maps Guam Reef Damage After Typhoon Mawar
NASA fluid lensing and AI mapped Guam's Tumon Bay reef, revealing a 59% decline in coral cover after Typhoon Mawar.
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WII study finds leopard decline in parts of Odisha
A WII study sponsored by the Odisha Forest Department found declining leopard and prey densities in the Similipal-Satkosia landscape.
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Kerala seeks ESA cut to 8,591 sq km, limited to forests
Kerala has sought a final notification limiting its Western Ghats ecologically sensitive area to 8,590.69 sq km confined to forests, excluding inhabited…