Climate Change

Published: 31 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Turkmenistan has begun repairing some of the enormous methane leaks pouring from its ageing oil and gas infrastructure, marking what United Nations officials and environmental experts have described as a significant breakthrough in the global effort to tackle one of the most dangerous drivers of climate change. The secretive Central Asian state was previously identified as the country...

Published: 31 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Rescue teams in Nepal are racing against time to reach more than 900 people believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels and underground facilities after catastrophic flash floods devastated parts of the Nepal-Tibet border region. The disaster has already claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands of people missing, turning remote Himalayan valleys into vast fields of mud,...

Published: 29 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A devastating flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border has left hundreds dead, thousands missing and entire communities facing an uncertain future, as rescue teams continue searching through vast areas of mud, debris and destroyed infrastructure. The scale of the disaster became clearer on Saturday after authorities confirmed that the combined number of people missing across Nepal and Tibet...

**Published: 28 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online** Devastating flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed hundreds of people and left hundreds more missing, as rescue teams continue to search through areas buried by water, mud and rock. The disaster struck early on Wednesday, sending a powerful surge through river valleys in northern Nepal and across the border into Tibet. Roads and bridges...

**Published: 28 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online** Residents in Reading are being urged to prepare for possible flooding despite months of unusually dry and hot weather, with local authorities warning that drought-hardened ground could increase the risk of rapid surface-water flooding when heavy rain returns. Reading Borough Council has advised residents, particularly those who have experienced flooding in the past, to take precautions before the...

Published: 27 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online An abandoned railway route in Somerset has been named Britain’s favourite path after a community-led transformation turned the former railway line into a popular destination for walkers, cyclists and other users of the countryside. The Strawberry Line path, near Winscombe in North Somerset, won this year’s national competition organised by walking charity The Ramblers. The route was selected...

Published: 27 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online More than 300 people have died in Nepal after a catastrophic flash flood swept through the country's Himalayan border region, while rescue teams continue searching for more than 900 missing people and experts warn that another surge of water could threaten communities downstream. The disaster struck along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday after a massive collapse...

Published: 26 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online France is temporarily relaxing some of the strict production rules governing several of its most celebrated traditional cheeses after severe drought and repeated heatwaves left grazing pastures severely depleted. The decision is intended to protect farmers and cheesemakers whose livelihoods depend on cattle and sheep being raised according to tightly controlled traditional methods. The temporary changes will initially...

Published: 27 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online The Australian government is working urgently to establish the whereabouts of at least 35 Australians reported missing after a catastrophic flash flood devastated parts of the Nepal-Tibet border region, as rescuers continue searching an area where roads, bridges and communications networks have been severely damaged. Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite said Australian officials were...

Published: 07 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Animal rights campaigners in France are stepping up efforts to end the hunting of Alpine marmots, arguing that shooting the animals for recreation is increasingly difficult to justify as their populations face growing pressure from climate change. The campaign comes ahead of the annual hunting season, which begins in September, only weeks before marmots retreat into their burrows...