by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2026 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
“What we actually wanted from them, and still want, is if there are early movements of glaciers and early movements around that area, we would want to know a bit early,” said Sauhardra Joshi, a hydrologist at Nepal’s Flood Forecasting Division, who...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2026 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Scientists are examining how a possible glacial collapse and ice-rock avalanche may have triggered the devastating flash floods along Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River, with preliminary assessments indicating that debris may have temporarily blocked the Lhende River and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2026 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Scientists who’ve studied satellite images said bedrock underneath a glacier high in the Himalayan region had collapsed, taking part of the glacier with it. The rocks and melted water swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing a torrent of water that swept...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2026 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy, Technology
A divergence has emerged between Chinese and American firms developing embodied intelligence. In China, models are increasingly trained using data generated by humanoids in the environments in which they will be operated.In contrast, US firms are buying data and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 15, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
In its latest midsummer outlook, the National Climate Centre forecast that as many as six tropical cyclones would hit China this summer, a higher number than average. These storms “are expected to be strong overall” and to affect mainly coastal areas of southern and...
