Climate Conundrum
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Producing wine, chips and chocolate takes litres and litres of water. How water-wise is your diet?
The food system accounts for around 70% of global freshwater use.
Brad Ridoutt, The Conversation
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India’s seas are gasping for oxygen – causing marine life to shrink
Low oxygen levels can kill fish or reduce their growth and reproductive abilities.
Neha Jain
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A business-as-usual attitude to climate change could threaten $2.5 trillion in assets globally
The world could lose 1.8% of all its financial assets only from the direct impacts of climate change. The indirect fallouts will cost a lot more.
Nayantara Narayanan
Trending
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Why froth is essential for the perfect beer-drinking experience
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A new book offers detailed historical accounts of the Sultans of Oman in the 19th century
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Armed gangs and a partisan state: How Manipur slipped into civil war
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Interview: Grief key part of coming out – parents must let dreams die & celebrate life before them
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Eyes down: how setting our sights on soil could help save the climate
A new bid to boost the amount of carbon stored in the world's soils has been launched at the Paris climate summit.
Budiman Minasny, Alex McBratney, Brendan Malone and Uta Stockmann, The Conversation
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New 'vulnerable nations' bloc looks set to redraw the climate politics map
A new bloc has emerged at the Paris climate talks – perhaps heralding the end of the old rich-poor geopolitical divide.
Matt McDonald, The Conversation
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Religious groups make unprecedented push for climate action
Leaders of several faiths have put their weight behind the Paris discussions.
Martin Palmer
Video
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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Watch: Kapil Sharma sings popular ghazal ‘Hungama Hai Kyun Barpa’, Aamir Khan joins in
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Watch: Wild elephant Arikomban translocated in its new habitat
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Watch: Police officers forcefully remove a drunk passenger from flight in the US
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‘Going on a date...a human, right?’: Comedian imagines parents’ conversations with children in 2050
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India may need a whopping $1 trillion by 2030 to adapt to climate change, says new report
As climate risks grow worse, the dynamic adaptation gap for India could grow to $360 billion in finance and much more in technology.
Nayantara Narayanan
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How climate change has sparked political and social unrest in Punjab this year
And what that tells us about how agriculture is faring in Punjab.
M Rajshekhar
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An Udupi village shows why sea walls do more harm than good (and are no answer to climate change)
Pressures of development are leading to rise in sea level and the resulting erosion of land on the west coast and the government is acting against the advice of environment experts.
Nayantara Narayanan
The Reel
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance