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Bhutan’s extreme rainfall triggers floods and landslides: Regional impacts and Tala Dam safety concerns

A powerful low-pressure system that originated in Nepal and moved across the Himalayas into Bhutan on October 5 has brought severe rainfall, flooding, and landslides across the region. Southern Bhuta...

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Arizona Flooding Leaves Four Dead and Exposes Vulnerabilities in Mining Region Settlements

Severe flooding struck Arizona in late September 2025, leaving four people dead and prompting widespread emergency operations. The rural community of Globe, a 19th-century mining town located about 8...

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Repair of massive 50-meter sinkhole in Bangkok enters new challenge after structural breach

In the early hours of September 26, emergency efforts to stabilize the massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital on Bangkok’s Samsen Road were paused after approximately 1,500 tonnes (around 700 c...

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Mercury and Arsenic Hotspots Identified in Ghana’s Artisanal Gold Belt

A year-long assessment by Pure Earth and Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority sampled soil, water, crops and fish across six of Ghana’s 13 mining regions. Results show mercury in soils at Konon...

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Massive 50-meter sinkhole swallows road in Bangkok

A road collapse in central Bangkok has produced a sinkhole approximately 50 meters deep and covering some 900 square meters, disrupting traffic, damaging infrastructure, and prompting evacuations in...

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Sinkhole swallows soda in Iztapalapa, Mexico City

A truck carrying bottled soda fell into a sinkhole in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, after a section of pavement collapsed. Authorities had previously cordoned off the site when signs of instability were o...

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Balancing Coastal Risk: Japan’s 395–430 km Tsunami Seawall with Nature-Based Measures and Localised Opposition

Following the 2011 Tōhoku event, authorities advanced a nationwide tsunami risk-reduction program centered on a continuous series of coastal barriers often referred to as the “Great Wall of Japan.” T...

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Jammu Landslide Claims 35 Lives Amid Flooding Crisis

A major landslide struck the pilgrimage route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, following several days of relentless rainfall. The collapse occurred near Inderpra...

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£3bn Haweswater Aqueduct Upgrade to Secure Water for Generations

The £3bn Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) has officially reached financial close, setting the stage for one of the UK’s largest water infrastructure upgrades. Originally constructed be...

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Dam Safety Authority Flags High-Risk Condition at Singur

The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) has issued an urgent directive to the Telangana government following alarming findings at the Singur Dam on the Manjeera River. The dam, with a gross capacity...

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