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Endangered Gorillas Return to the Wild in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the heart of Africa’s emerald belly, beneath the misty canopies of the Congo Basin, a moment decades in the making has unfolded—a homecoming unlike any other. A group of endangered Grauer’s gorillas, once poached, orphaned, or held in captivity, has been reintroduced into the wilds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Conservationists […]

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Wildlife

WMO Predicts Heavier Rainfall for Indian Subcontinent

Weather

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a stark but scientifically grounded forecast for South Asia: the Indian subcontinent is expected to receive above-average monsoon rainfall in 2025, driven by complex oceanic and atmospheric changes that follow the waning El Niño and a brewing La Niña. This announcement, based on seasonal climate models and ocean

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Weather

Cyclone Shakti Batters Bay of Bengal Coasts

Weather

Cyclone Shakti, a ferocious Category 4 tropical cyclone, has left a trail of destruction across the eastern coast of India and southern Bangladesh after making landfall late on May 30, 2025. The cyclone packed sustained winds of 190 km/h (118 mph), with gusts reaching over 220 km/h, accompanied by torrential rain and storm surges that

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Weather

Tropical Cyclone Debbie Hits Queensland, Australia

Weather

In the early hours of May 29, 2025, Tropical Cyclone Debbie made a violent landfall along the northeastern coast of Queensland, packing sustained winds of 185 km/h and gusts that reached over 230 km/h. The Category 4 storm quickly became one of the most severe tropical systems to hit Australia in over a decade, leaving

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Weather

Catastrophic Glacier Collapse in Switzerland’s Lötschental Valley Highlights Climate Change Risks

Climate Change

In a scene captured from a handout video, mud and debris surged down a mountainside following a partial glacier collapse, burying much of the Swiss village of Blatten on May 28, 2025. (Credit: REUTERS) In a stark reminder of the accelerating impacts of climate change, the village of Blatten in Switzerland’s Lötschental Valley was devastated

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Climate Change