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Glacier collapse at 8.37am, alert at 9.15: Why Nepal sent disaster warning 38 minutes late

Glacier collapse at 8.37am, alert at 9.15: Why Nepal sent disaster warning 38 minutes late

Nepal floods exposed gaps in disaster monitoring and early-warning systems Nepal’s warning system came under scrutiny after a glacier collapse triggered devastating flash floods in Rasuwa on August 26, with authorities issuing a disaster alert 38 minutes after the ice-rock avalanche. The deadly floods have killed thousands and several remain missing.The collapse struck the Lhende…

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In 2019, US researchers added fluorescent dye to a Pennsylvania mine-water wetland and flew 12 drone missions; a system designed for 29-hour retention held water for only 4.65 hours

In 2019, US researchers added fluorescent dye to a Pennsylvania mine-water wetland and flew 12 drone missions; a system designed for 29-hour retention held water for only 4.65 hours

Visual observations indicated a retention time of about 61 minutes in Cell 3 and 66 minutes in Cell 4. Monastery Run Wetland 1, near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was built in 1997-1998 as a passive treatment system for several discharges from an abandoned underground mine. Adequate retention time for iron removal from mine water before discharge to…

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‘Silicon Valley bodyshops specialize in faking up resumes’: Trump aide Harmeet Dhillon on H-1B, PERM abuses

‘Silicon Valley bodyshops specialize in faking up resumes’: Trump aide Harmeet Dhillon on H-1B, PERM abuses

Harmeet Dhillon appeared on Sara Gonzales’ show and spoke about H-1B abuse and PERM fraud. President Donald Trump’s aide and the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice, Harmeet Dhillon, spoke about her department’s action against the discrimination of Americans in US jobs. Speaking to Texas journalist Sara Gonzales, who…

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In the 1970s, actor Robert Stack owned California acreage that included a private game preserve; his unusual landholding offered a glimpse into Hollywood’s forgotten ranch culture | World News

In the 1970s, actor Robert Stack owned California acreage that included a private game preserve; his unusual landholding offered a glimpse into Hollywood’s forgotten ranch culture | World News

In the 1970s, while Robert Stack was already a familiar face on American television, the actor owned an unusual piece of California real estate far removed from Hollywood’s studio lots and city life. Stack had acreage in the Sacramento area that included a private game preserve and duck club, according to a 1971 United Press…

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In 2008, heavy rains caused a 20-foot steel-wall road repair in California to fail; in 2009 crews rebuilt the slope using 330,000 waste tyres and saved 0,000

In 2008, heavy rains caused a 20-foot steel-wall road repair in California to fail; in 2009 crews rebuilt the slope using 330,000 waste tyres and saved $300,000

Sonoma Mountain road failure and TDA placement in progress. A California road repair project took an unusual turn after heavy rains caused a previous reconstruction to fail. Instead of using another traditional retaining-wall system, engineers filled the damaged section with hundreds of thousands of discarded vehicle tires. According to CalRecycle, the official website of the…

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CNN founder Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch helped save North America’s rarest large tortoise, growing its population from 30 to about 800 | World News

CNN founder Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch helped save North America’s rarest large tortoise, growing its population from 30 to about 800 | World News

For thousands of years, the Bolson tortoise had been missing from the grasslands of New Mexico. Then a private ranch offered the species something it had not had in generations: space to start again. What began with just 30 captive tortoises grew into a population of roughly 800 through a long-running conservation effort backed by…

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From 1886 to 1968, more than 20 million fish were stocked in waters that became Rocky Mountain National Park; in 2026 crews treated 14.3 miles to remove non-native fish and restore threatened greenback trout

From 1886 to 1968, more than 20 million fish were stocked in waters that became Rocky Mountain National Park; in 2026 crews treated 14.3 miles to remove non-native fish and restore threatened greenback trout

Rocky Mountain National Park (Image Credit: National Park Service) For more than 80 years, fish were deliberately introduced into the waters that would become Rocky Mountain National Park. According to the National Park Service (NPS), more than 20 million fish were stocked in waters that are now part of Rocky Mountain National Park between 1886…

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Who is Sukhvinder ‘Suki’ Singh Sunger? Turbaned Sikh cop makes history at Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Who is Sukhvinder ‘Suki’ Singh Sunger? Turbaned Sikh cop makes history at Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Canadian police constable Sukhvinder “Suki” Singh Sunger. Canadian police constable Sukhvinder “Suki” Singh Sunger has made history at the 2026 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo by becoming the first turbaned Sikh Drum Major to lead a performance at the iconic event in Scotland.Sunger, a member of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), led the Vancouver Police Pipe…

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Quote of the day by William Shakespeare: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely…” – a timeless lesson on change, identity and life | World News

Quote of the day by William Shakespeare: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely…” – a timeless lesson on change, identity and life | World News

William Shakespeare (Image: Wikipedia) Two people can look at their own life story and understand its shape in completely different ways. One sees a single, continuous identity, the same person carrying the same fixed role from beginning to end, expected to remain recognisably consistent throughout. The other sees something closer to a sequence of distinct…

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