Drought-hit Danube gives way to mammoth fossil hunt in Bulgaria
• Aug 27, 2026, 9:58 AM
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As drought in Europe brings river levels to record lows, a group of volunteers scans the dried-up Danube riverbank in northern Bulgaria, not far from where the receding waters revealed mammoth bones in July. About 20 volunteers join an effort in the hope of discovering new fossils or artifacts in a search organised by the Regional Museum of History of Ruse.
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Rescuers grapple with mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods
• 2:14 PM
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Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing. But the remote and rugged terrain, as we
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El Niño, paired with climate change, 'just makes everything so much more dangerous'
• 9:35 AM
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Annette Young is pleased to welcome Gareth Redmond-King, Head of the International Programme at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. He warns we are entering a period in which climate change is not only intensifying extreme weather but adding greate
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Nepal-Tibet live: Chinese rescuers reach mudslide epicentre as death toll passes 550
• 3:03 AM
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Rescuers in Tibet reached the main area wiped out by a devastating mudslide this week, Chinese state media reported, as the search for missing people battled treacherous conditions. The devastating flooding in Nepal and Tibet has claimed more than 550 li
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