カテゴリー: Environment
As the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter shifts to cleaner energy, some families fear being left behindGazing over the remains of his home, Wang Bingbing surveys a decades-old jujube tree flowering through the rubble, and the yard where he and his…
Low-lying areas of Punjab province hit by significant flooding after rivers overflow their banksThe south-west monsoon continued a deadly streak in Pakistan this week, with torrential rain on Wednesday killing at least 63 people. After beginning life a…
Diners jump at chance to snuggle with cubs but wildlife experts accuse firm of ‘exploiting wild animals for selfies’A restaurant in northern China has been criticised by animal welfare groups for offering an unusual item on the menu: lion cub cuddles.A…
As soon as 2060, global heating may send temperatures high enough to stop children in most parts of country from taking part in outdoor summer sports, study showsThe tens of thousands of fans filing into Koshien baseball stadium near Osaka are more gra…
Search for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have diedAuthorities in Japan are searching for a hunter who went missing on a mountain in Hokkaido near where a brown bear was recently spotted, …
Crucial for coastal communities, mangroves are threatened by land clearing, development and rising seasAs the morning light hits Oibola village in Solomon Islands, the receding tide drains water through a maze of tangled mangrove roots.Dressed in muddy…
As the Texas flash flooding risk moved west, the National Weather Service pointed to the effect of burn scars from 2024After the extreme rainfall in Texas on 4 July, the flash flooding risk moved to New Mexico, with 89mm (3.5in) of rain falling in the …
Record temperatures and seasonal downpours raise fears of a repeat of the devastating flooding in 2022Glaciers across northern Pakistan have been melting at an accelerated pace as a result of record-breaking summer temperatures, leading to deadly flash…
Shanxi produces more coal than India. How will it survive in China’s clean energy future?Deep in the recesses of an underground cavern, covered in dust and soot, Xu Xiaobo wondered why, having recently graduated with a degree in mechanics, he was on hi…
Hundreds of homes, bridges and roads washed away in north Indian state after unusually heavy rainfallIndia’s mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh has been left reeling after it was hit by rainstorms, flash floods and landslides, with dozens of people …
Across the Bangladeshi megacity, designers are adapting to the climate crisis Continue reading…
Proposal faces the surprising opposition of France – despite most Europeans being firmly in favour of climate measuresEurope live – latest updatesFor most of the past 30 years, the EU has led the world on climate action. The bloc had the deepest reduct…
In one of the world’s ‘hottest hotspots’ of biodiversity, an all-female team have turned a patch of forest into a haven for orchids, ferns, succulents and carnivorous plantsThe previous night’s heavy rainstorm had brought down several large trees in th…
Swarms in South Korean capital trigger heated debate over pest control as experts say rising temperatures partly to blameSeoul residents are grappling with an invasion of so-called “lovebugs” that have swarmed hiking trails and urban areas across the S…
Extreme air pollution from farming fires meets high population density, causing substantial harm to healthThe post-monsoon period in Delhi has become a time of smog. In November, the city’s pollution index reached its highest levels, classified as “sev…