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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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore deliver lesson on making comebacks to win first title