Global Climate Change
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Libya floods: Over 5,000 feared dead, 10,000 missing as two dams collapse
A Mediterranean storm swept the country’s coast, wiping out at least a quarter of the city of Derna.
Scroll Staff
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With a rapidly changing climate, the world must focus on developing resilient fruit-bearing plants
Modern tools such as genome sequencing can help target traits such as drought and heat tolerance.
Rajeev Varshney, The Conversation & Abhishek Bohra, The Conversation
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International law is failing to protect climate migrants. Here’s how it can be fixed
Classifying environmental degradation as a form of persecution could expand eligibility for asylum.
Morgiane Noel, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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From elephants to frogs: Children born today will see thousands of animals go extinct
New research finds nearly 30% of land animals could disappear form their local area by 2100 due to climate change and habitat destruction.
Corey J A Bradshaw, The Conversation & Giovanni Strona, The Conversation
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Climate change is forcing farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta to sell their land and take up odd jobs
Drought, irregular rainfall, floods and saltwater intrusion are forcing many older residents to the city, where they face a thin safety net.
Nhung Nguyen
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The UN assembly has voted that a healthy environment is a human right. Will countries finally act?
Litigation is increasingly, and successfully, being used to seek climate justice. This resolution is likely to further aid such efforts.
Rineeta Naik
Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Sleepless in Sheffield: In the UK, nights are warming faster than days
It is mainly because of the urban heat island effect, as concrete and asphalt absorb and release daytime heat overnight.
Stephen Burt, The Conversation
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An underground phenomenon driven by climate change is damaging the Himalayas
Permafrost thaw, one of the changes to the mountain cryosphere in the Himalayas triggered by global warming, is causing irreparable damage to the region.
Arathi Menon
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‘Window to prevent worst impacts of climate change is closing fast,’ says UN secretary-general
António Guterres said that many governments are dragging their feet when it comes to the environment, and their inaction has grave consequences.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Explainer: What are carbon markets and are they effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
Before India’s first carbon market comes up in Gujarat, here is the lowdown on how such a market works.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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Despite worsening heatwaves and floods, India is pushing construction at the cost of the environment
Bangladesh is in the same boat.
The Third Pole
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As climate change worsens floods and storms, women in rural Bangladesh are paying a higher price
Households headed by women allocate up to 30% of their spending to protect themselves from extreme weather.
Md Tahmid Zami, Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time