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Today: August 28, 2026
Today: August 28, 2026

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Asia|Environment|Science

The Latest: Hundreds still missing on Nepal-China border as flash flood death toll passes 500

Rescuers worked through mud and debris in areas devastated by a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China

The Latest: Hundreds still missing on Nepal-China border as flash flood death toll passes 500
Opinion|Science|Technology

Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for

Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.

Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for
Arts|Business|Environment|Lifestyle|Travel|World

The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why

The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why

The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why
Environment|Science|Technology|World

Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability

Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability

Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability
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How to help after Nepal and Tibet's catastrophic floods

Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid survivors along the Nepal-China border after catastrophic floods struck the region Wednesday

How to help after Nepal and Tibet's catastrophic floods
Environment|Science|World

What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

As researchers investigate how a landslide caused such catastrophic flooding in Nepal, a CNN review of satellite imagery and videos sheds light on how the flood unfolded. CNN's Yahya Abou-Ghazala reports

What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal
Environment|Science

As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos

A new study suggests El Nino events have intensified over the past 40 years due to human-caused climate change

As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos
Asia|Environment|Science|World

Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

Earth scientists are searching satellite imagery following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border for clues to the cause

Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded
Science|Technology

Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery

Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.

Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery
Environment|Science

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

Scientists say a deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a glacier chunk breaking off and temporarily damming a river

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas
Environment|Science|World

Climate change boosted risk of devastating Himalayan flood, experts say

Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilise high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as this week's Himalayan flood along

Climate change boosted risk of devastating Himalayan flood, experts say
Environment|Health|Science|World

Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells

A massive study shows what illnesses and injuries spike in emergency room visits during heat waves in Chicago

Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells
Economy|Environment|Health|Political|Science|World

US declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico as dry conditions persist

The U.S. government has announced a drought disaster for more than two dozen cities and towns in Puerto Rico as water woes deepen across the U.S. Caribbean territory with no relief in sight

US declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico as dry conditions persist
Environment|Science|Travel

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse

Alaska's North Slope tundra may look desolate, but crouch down and you'll see a lush jungle

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse
Education|Environment|Health|Science

Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders’ physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US

Whether in Kenya or California, herders face dangerous temperatures and difficult conditions that put a strain on their health.

Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders’ physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US
Economy|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology|World

Oil shortages escalate from wars in Iran and Ukraine, with few signs of relief

Cooking gas and diesel fuel are among the oil products whose supply levels have been affected already. Here’s why to expect long-term shortages.

Oil shortages escalate from wars in Iran and Ukraine, with few signs of relief
Asia|Environment|Science|World

Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia

Indonesia has intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations as forest and peatland fires fueled by El Nino-driven drought and a prolonged dry season scorched tens of thousands of hectares, sending choking haze across parts of Southeast Asia

Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia
Environment|Opinion|Science|World

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'

Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods and droughts as long as we continue to use gas, oil and coal at our current pace

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'
Education|Environment|Health|Science

8-year-old dies from rare brain-eating amoeba likely contracted while swimming in Louisiana lake

8-year-old dies from rare brain-eating amoeba likely contracted while swimming in Louisiana lake

8-year-old dies from rare brain-eating amoeba likely contracted while swimming in Louisiana lake
Environment|Europe|Science|World

Powerful storm hits Baltic countries, killing 2 and leaving hundreds of thousands without power

A powerful cyclone has hit Latvia and Lithuania, leaving two people dead and more than half a million without electricity

Powerful storm hits Baltic countries, killing 2 and leaving hundreds of thousands without power
Economy|Environment|World

Three Colorado River states must take big water cuts as biggest US reservoirs plunge to record lows

Three Colorado River states must take big water cuts as biggest US reservoirs plunge to record lows

Three Colorado River states must take big water cuts as biggest US reservoirs plunge to record lows
Business|Education|Environment|Science|World

What’s in a name? Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters

U.S. hurricane season is gearing up

What’s in a name? Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters
Business|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Lifestyle|Science

Move over bears. Fat Marmot Week puts a spotlight on the alpine rodents

Fat Marmot Week is coming soon

Move over bears. Fat Marmot Week puts a spotlight on the alpine rodents
Business|Environment|Science|World

Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent

With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.

Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent