Climate crisis
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Energy efficiency, Extreme heat, Fossil fuels, Japan, Oil, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Tokyo workers encouraged to wear shorts to cut energy costs and keep cool
Officials hope more casual attire for public servants will save electricity during Iran war as summer heat app…
- Africa, Agriculture, Americas, Animals, Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme heat, Farm animals, Farming, Fish, Food, Global food crisis, World news
World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns
Severe heatwaves in commonly hot regions could leave farmers unable to work outside, with livestock mortality …
- Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Global development, South and Central Asia, World news
Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds
Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024Democrac…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Climate science, Environment, Japan, Plants, Trees and forests, World news
After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death
Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate changeEven in his fin…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Donald Trump, Environment, Pacific islands, South Pacific, Trump administration, United Nations, Vanuatu, World news
Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major pollut…
- Access to water, Climate crisis, Delhi, Drought, Environment, Global development, India, Natural resources and development, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no…
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New Zealand could see more deadly landslides as climate crisis triggers intense storms, experts warn
As it grapples with two fatal tragedies, questions emerge over how to protect the country from more landslides…
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As climate crisis threatened her home, Alolita was offered a chance at a new life in Australia
Alolita Tekapu and her family among the first arrivals under a world-first agreement that allows people from T…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Indonesia, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World news
Global heating and other human activity are making Asia’s floods more lethal
Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive stormsDeath toll…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Indonesia, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World news
Floods kill at least 1,100 people across south and south-east Asia – video
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel as they raced to help victims of devastating flooding that…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Extreme weather, Indonesia, Malaysia, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World news
How cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide
Extreme weather kills more than 1,100 people across south and south-east Asia as cyclones turbocharge rain sys…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Indonesia, Malaysia, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World news
Death toll passes 900 in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka floods
Officials in Indonesia say more than 442 people have died, while Sri Lanka suffers worst natural disaster sinc…
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Sri Lanka death toll from floods and landslides reaches 153
Another 191 missing after heavy rains from Cyclone Ditwah while almost 78,000 evacuated to temporary shelters …
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The bird people of Lake Manchar: surviving in a vanishing oasis
The Mohana of Pakistan’s Sindh province once thrived on the lake but pollution and drought have caused the fra…
- Artificial intelligence (AI), Climate crisis, Climate finance, Cop30, Environment, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, World news
Developing nations need climate justice, not debt | Letters
Countries that contributed least to historical emissions don’t seek charity but fairness, writes Nirbhay Rana.…