How a collapsing glacier may have caused the catastrophic Nepal floods
A series of flash floods has destroyed villages in parts of Nepal and Tibet, as experts say a falling glacier likely triggered a chain reaction of events that could get worse.
Environment News in China
Real-time environment news from China, structured for developers. NewsMesh filters China-relevant environment coverage into one JSON feed (GET /v1/latest?category=environment&country=cn), each story tagged with category, country relevance, and the named people detected in the body.
Dangerous barrier lake formed by Nepal’s flash flooding sparks fears of second catastrophe around the corner
The Chinese Ministry of Water Resources said that the landslide dam with a "high risk of breaching" is blocking the flow of water near where two rivers meet.
Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Disaster sparks climate fears as search continues for 1300 missing
Experts are warning rapidly changing mountain conditions could increase the risk of similar disasters.
Why climate extremes will not stop expansion of China’s nuclear power industry
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China and Nepal built an early warning system for melting glaciers in Himalayas. Does it work?
Chinese scientists have developed a cross-border early warning system with counterparts in Nepal to monitor Himalayan glacial lake outburst floods. The system has issued timely ...
Alipay Ant Forest Turns 700 Million Users’ Daily Green Actions into 700 Million Trees Over a Decade of Technology-enabled Environmental Program
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'3 Countries, 1 Mountain System': Nepal's Rabi Lamichhane Urges India, China To Join Hands On Climate Change
Fresh Flood Threat At Nepal-China Border As Barrier Lake Risks Breaching
A Looming Flood Disaster Question — How Fast Is Nepal Warming?
Deadly flash floods and mudslides along the Nepal - China border raise questions about the role of climate change.
Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say
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China launches world’s first 100kW bamboo-built floating solar farm off Shandong coast
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At least 75 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China
The disaster is linked to climate change, with experts noting the region's vulnerability to extreme weather.
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Environment news in China coverage
NewsMesh filters China-relevant environment coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.
Pull Environment news in China into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=environment&country=cn). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=environment&country=cn&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
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Frequently asked questions about Environment news in China
What environment news from China does NewsMesh cover?
NewsMesh filters China-relevant environment coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.
Which endpoint returns environment news from China?
Call GET /v1/latest?category=environment&country=cn. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.
Can I get China news in other categories?
Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all China coverage from /v1/latest?country=cn.
Is environment news from China available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: environment China stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the environment news from China feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more data?
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