Monsoon

El Niño forming in Pacific could become the strongest in 70 years, threatening food supplies

Forecasters expect the stronger weather event to bring excessive rains to the Americas and hot, dry conditions in Asia, where crop planting is already being disrupted.

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The International Space Station (ISS), (Top-L) transits the sun as seen from Shuwaikh industrial district in Kuwait City on June 14, 2026.
A girl washes utensils along the banks of a canal at Khan Muhammad Mallah village in Main Nara Valley, Dadu district, Sindh province. August 3, 2024.

'Monsoon brides': Economic desperation drives child marriages in flood-ravaged Pakistan

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah ordered an immediate investigation, including recommendations for addressing the problem.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
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Over 1,000 dead in Pakistan floods so far, but the crisis is only beginning

Monster monsoon puts a third of the country underwater, displacing tens of millions. Aid groups warn of more casualties to come as diseases spread and remote areas become inaccessible

|ByADI KOPLEWITZ\THE MEDIA LINE
Rescue workers search for survivors after house collapse due to landslide in Mumbai

India floods: Death toll up to 112, dozens trapped in landslides

"Unexpected very heavy rainfall triggered landslides in many places and flooded rivers," said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads Maharashtra's state government.

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Flash floods kill 10 people in Bhutan, seven missing in Nepal

The Bhutan villagers, who had been collecting cordeyceps, a fungus used in medicine, were sleeping when the floodwaters hit just after midnight.

JUNE 16, 2021ByREUTERS
A stream runs through the Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, December 14, 2017.