By Somini Sengupta Nov. 24, 2018, 1055 “HANOI, Vietnam — Coal, the fuel that powered the industrial age, has led the planet to the brink of catastrophic climate change. Scientists have repeatedly warned of its looming dangers, most recently on Friday, when a major scientific report issued by 13 United States government agencies warned that the …
Dr. Vandana Shiva Aug. 14, 2015 12:35PM EST Vandana Shiva: There Is No Reason Why India Should Face Hunger and Farmers Should Commit Suicide There is no reason why India should face hunger and malnutrition and why our farmers should commit suicide. India is blessed with the most fertile soils in the world. Our climate is …
By Vidhi Doshi August 1, 2017 A farmer sits on a dried-up patch of land in the southern Indian state of Karnataka in May 2015. (Jagadeesh Nv/European Pressphoto Agency) “Every year, thousands of Indian farmers commit suicide. Now one researcher thinks it may have something to do with climate change. Tamma Carleton, a researcher at the University …
By Daniel Victor Nov. 21, 2018 “More than 1,000 assorted pieces of plastic, including 115 cups, 25 bags, four bottles and two flip-flops, have been found inside a dead sperm whale in Indonesia, according to local officials. The whale, found washed ashore Monday in Wakatobi National Park, was already decomposing when rescuers arrived, so investigators were …
By Steph Yin, Oct. 17, 2018 “Dive into the coral reefs of Southeast Asia or Australia and you’ll likely spot a wrasse. But which of the hundreds of kinds of wrasses will you see? These fish can be an inch to more than eight feet in length. They can be skinny like cigars or hefty like footballs. …
I am sorry to report that there is some very bad news for Vietnam and Southeast Asia in this science report from the NYT. Photo, a man in India suffers heat exhaustion, NYT I predicted in 2014, that in the next five years, the US would get serious and wake up about climate change. Unfortunately, …
By Somini Sengupta, Oct. 5, 2018 16 comments Filipinos fled their homes in Marikina, part of the Metropolitan Manila region, during a flash flood in August. CreditCreditFrancis R Malasig/EPA, via Shutterstock from NYT “Torrential rainfall lashed Japan in July. A cloudburst in August submerged entire villages in south India. In September, Hurricane Florence burst dams and lagoons, with coal ash and pig waste spilling into the …
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By Rachel Nuwer Sept. 24, 2018 “In 2003, enterprising criminals in Southeast Asia realized that they could exploit a loophole in South Africa’s hunting laws to move rhino horns legally across international borders. Normally, North Americans and Europeans account for the bulk of South Africa’s rhino hunting permits. But that year, 10 Vietnamese “hunters” quietly …
“The historic Paris Agreement of 2015 has acknowledged that the global climate crisis is arguably the greatest challenge human civilization faces in the 21st century. In this context, the role of the Asia and Pacific region is characterized by a double dichotomy that entails simultaneously high risks and significant opportunities. Proper analysis guided by …
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Just now · The New York Times About this article nytimes.com In a High-Stakes Environmental Whodunit, Many Clues Point to China x x David Lindsay: Yes, thank you for this story. It makes me sick and heartbroken. I have endorsed the one comment now at the NYT: Judith Nelson Manhattan1h ago The Montreal protocol, which …
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