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• Satellite imagery has revealed the catastrophic scale of recent floods in the Nepal-Tibet border regions, showing entire settlements completely wiped off the map. • The images document the total destruction of critical infrastructure, including homes, bridges, and various buildings across the affected areas. • This visual evidence highlights the extreme vulnerability of high-altitude settlements to flash flooding and the severity of the loss of life and property.

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and floodingAerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis.The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown. Continue reading...

Network Rail and Southern owner GTR apologise after investigators reveal picture of possible heat-buckled track Rail operators have apologised after a report into last Thursday’s train derailment in East Sussex found a “track geometry irregularity” on the approach to the site where the train derailed on the hottest day of the year so far.An interim report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said CCTV images showed the fault existed before the incident occurred near Lewes, injuring 30 people. Continue reading...

• Scientists using the US National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope have discovered Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI), which manifests as tiny whirling vortices on the Sun's surface. • These swirling patterns, resembling small whirlpools, were captured in never-before-seen images, marking a major breakthrough in solar physics. • The discovery is significant because it may fundamentally change the scientific understanding of the physical mechanisms that drive explosive solar activity and other solar phenomena.

• Reports indicate that Vladimir Putin is losing control over Crimea, as residents are either desperately searching for fuel or fleeing the peninsula. • The instability is highlighted by images showing critical resource shortages and a growing exodus of the local population. • This shift is significant as Crimea remains one of Putin's most prized territorial acquisitions, signaling potential cracks in Russian administrative control.

The satellite visuals reveal vast burn scars after blaze tore through rare ecosystems on Santa Rosa IslandImages from a Nasa satellite showcased the devastating scars left behind by a wildfire that consumed roughly a third of Santa Rosa Island, one of the five that make up Channel Islands national park off the southern California coast.Taken on 20 May, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (Modis) took the false-color image of the burn area, showing swaths of blackened land. Continue reading...