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The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as the region approaches “peak water” by mid-century, according to a study released this month. The findings come after the collapse of a Himalayan glacier in late August along the ‌Nepal-Tibet border, which caused cascading landslides and flash floods in the valleys below. At least 1,300 people have been confirmed dead and more than 5,300 are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet...

Rescuers continue searching for survivors as the government scales back operations in open waters.

Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mount Tokachidake in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido to Level 3 on Saturday morning, banning entry to the 2,077-meter mountain. This is the first time that Level 3 has been issued for the mountain since the alert system was introduced in 2008. Level 2 restricts access to areas around the cra...

O Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (Inmet) lançou um alerta vermelho para a possibilidade de formação de um ciclone extratropical na costa da Região Sul do Brasil na noite desta sexta-feira (11). Há risco de tempo severo, com possibilidade de fortes correntes de ar descendentes no interior das nuvens de tempestade.  O Inmet aponta ainda para uma intensificação de instabilidades no Sul e em partes do Centro-Oeste e do Sudeste Notícias relacionadas:Probabilidade do El Niño ser muito forte passa de 90%.Meteorologia prevê ciclone extratropical com chuvas em setembro.Segundo o Inmet, o sistema deve se deslocar rapidamente em direção ao oceano ao longo do sábado (12), quando atingirá sua intensidade máxima.  A formação do ciclone deve contribuir para a ocorrência de granizo entre o noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul e São Paulo. Também há possibilidade de ocorrência de tornados, sobretudo entre o centro-sul e o oeste do Paraná e de Santa Catarina e no noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul. Para essas áreas, há aviso vermelho de grande perigo para tempestade.  Nas capitais, a temperatura mínima será de 13 °C em Curitiba, e a máxima chega a 22 °C em Porto Alegre. No sábado (12), a previsão mostra que o tempo deve continuar instável no noroeste, norte e nordeste do Paraná, onde ocorrem pancadas de chuva com trovoadas isoladas. Nas demais áreas da Região Sul, o céu fica com muitas nuvens. Ocorrem pancadas de chuva no sudeste do Rio Grande do Sul e no oeste, centro e leste do Paraná. Há ainda possibilidade de chuva isolada no sudoeste e sul do Paraná. No Sudeste, o Inmet prevê que o tempo deve ser chuvoso, com aumento da instabilidade à noite. No sábado, o tempo segue instável.  No sudoeste e Centro-sul de São Paulo, ocorrem pancadas de chuva com trovoadas isoladas. Nas demais áreas do estado, ocorrem chuvas isoladas ao longo do dia.  Pancadas de chuva também ocorrem no centro-sul de Minas Gerais e no Rio de Janeiro. No Espírito Santo, há possibilidade de chuvas isoladas. No norte e noroeste de Minas Gerais, o céu fica com poucas nuvens. Para sábado, segue vigente o aviso amarelo de perigo potencial para tempestades em São Paulo, no centro-sul de Minas Gerais e para grande parte do Rio de Janeiro. A temperatura entra em elevação.  Nas capitais, a temperatura mínima será de 16 °C em São Paulo, e a máxima chega a 34 °C em Belo Horizonte. Na Região Norte, a previsão é de ocorrência de muitas nuvens, com pancadas de chuva no Amazonas. Também há possibilidade de chuva isolada no oeste do Pará, no litoral do Amapá, no oeste e sul de Roraima e em Rondônia. A instabilidade deve atingir o Acre e Rondônia no sábado.  Nas demais áreas, predominam muitas nuvens, mas sem previsão de chuva.  Nas capitais, a temperatura mínima será de 22 °C em Rio Branco, e a máxima chega a 37 °C em Manaus e Porto Velho. No Nordeste, a previsão para o sábado também é de muitas nuvens no céu ao longo da faixa litorânea, com possibilidade de pancadas de chuva isoladas. A nebulosidade avança um pouco para o interior, atingindo o centro e leste do Ceará, o sudoeste do Rio Grande do Norte e o centro-oeste da Paraíba, onde o céu fica com muitas nuvens.  Nas demais áreas, o sábado terá céu com poucas nuvens e calor intenso.  Nas capitais, a temperatura mínima será de 22 °C em Salvador e Maceió, e a máxima chega a 39 °C em Teresina. Para o Centro-Oeste, a previsão é de continuidade da instabilidade. No noroeste, oeste e sudoeste de Mato Grosso e no noroeste de Mato Grosso do Sul, o céu fica com muitas nuvens e ocorrem pancadas de chuva.  Em Mato Grosso do Sul, a instabilidade é maior, com ocorrência de pancadas de chuva e trovoadas isoladas no centro-sul do estado, incluindo a capital, Campo Grande.  O sábado será ensolarado, com poucas nuvens, no Distrito Federal, no centro-norte de Goiás e no leste e nordeste de Mato Grosso. As temperaturas entram em elevação na região.  Nas capitais, a temperatura mínima será de 19 °C em Goiânia, e a máxima chega a 32 °C em Brasília e 37 °C em Cuiabá.

One month after the 7.4 magnitude Chocó earthquake, Colombia counts 321 dead, more than 1,300 aftershocks and eleven reconstruction decrees. The post A Month After Colombia’s Earthquake, 321 Dead and 1,300 Aftershocks appeared first on The Rio Times.

Video shows floodwaters sweeping through Morocco’s Atlas Mountains after heavy rain in Khenifra.

Record-breaking rainfall swamped the Japanese city of Nagoya dumping an all-time high of 105 mm of rain in a single hour

Videos show floodwaters swamping homes, shops and streets in Azilal in central Morocco, after heavy thunderstorms.

Grief-stricken Nepalis entered the traditional Hindu last day of mourning on Monday for the hundreds who died in the catastrophic flood along the country's border with China even as the government kept search operations going ​after four ‌miracle rescues in recent days.

Heavy rainfall hit eastern Japan and elsewhere on Monday, with the weather agency urging maximum vigilance against landslides on Niijima and Oshima islands, south of Tokyo, and a woman dying in Iwaki in the northeast after her car became submerged. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special landslide warning for Niijima after more than 480mm (19 inches) of rain fell there over 24 hours, the largest amount since local records began. Heavy rain also hit eastern Japan including Tokyo from the...

LatAm Expat & Nomad — Monday, September 7, 2026 Key Facts A hillside wildfire is burning in Valparaíso, Chile, threatening residential neighbourhoods and prompting evacuations. High winds and dry conditions are fuelling the blaze; authorities have issued a red alert for the region. The city centre and port area are not currently threatened, but air […] The post Chile Wildfire Rattles Valparaíso: What Travelers and Expats Need to Know appeared first on The Rio Times.

UN launches $50m appeal to aid over 84,000 flood survivors in Nepal amid cholera threat and sanitation challenges.

Chandika Shrestha was airlifted to hospital after spending more than 10 days in her partially buried house.

Indonesia suspended flights at airports in Jakarta and Lampung on Sunday after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau spread across parts of Java and Sumatra, state-owned airport operator InJourney Airports said on its social media account.

Rescues fuel hope more could be found alive as Nepal's flood death toll passes 1,331, with people missing on both sides.

Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. Our correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah tells us more.

A mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain in Jiangxi province, China, has killed one person and left 11 missing.

A couple chose to get married in the middle of severe flooding in the Philippines.

Nepal's emergency crews have pulled two workers out of a hydropower tunnel where they had been trapped for nine days. The rescue comes more than a week after flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border killed more than 1,200 people. Both men have injuries to their hands and legs and have been airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.

Scientists investigate how a high-altitude rock-and-ice avalanche may have triggered one of Nepal’s most devastating floods; while experts have not directly attributed this event to climate change, they note that rising temperatures are warming the Himalayas and accelerating glacier melt

Rescuers pull two people from a hydropower tunnel more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border.

Survivors in relief camps in Nepal are struggling to get basic commodities like food and medicine

The co-founder of Ms. Magazine and celebrated feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died at her home at the age of 92. An internationally recognised activist in the fight for women's equality, she spoke out for the legalisation of abortion, same-sex marriage, and equal pay. She began her journalism career in New York in the 1960s. Politically, she was an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, arguing that the US had taken many steps back when it came to women's rights. FRANCE 24's Journalist and host of "The 51%" tells us more.

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.