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Deadly Air Pollution in Japan – How to Address It?
With fossil fuel combustion the leading driver of harmful air pollution in Japan, transitioning to clean energy represents a huge win for the climate and...
Pacific Cyclone Season: Could a Loss and Damage Fund Help?
Cyclones are infamous for their impacts on life. Climate change is expected to make them worse. Could a loss and damage fund help?
The Science Behind Heat Waves and Extreme Weather – Podcast
We speak to climate scientist and IPCC author Roxy Mathew Koll about heat waves and extreme weather events in Asia.
Load Shedding in Nepal, While Government Sells Energy to India
Nepal is selling electricity to India but can't supply reliable power to locals because of ageing grids and a lack of transmission lines.
Extreme Weather
Erratic Monsoons in South Asia Set To Worsen With Rising Land and Sea Temperatures
South Asia’s monsoons were once considered a festive time, but changing climate patterns are making people dread them.
Extreme Weather in Asia Causes Havoc
The impacts of climate change are worsening faster than predicted. Asian countries were unprepared for the disasters that hit this year.
Climate Change in South Asia: Floods, Droughts and Displacement Are Just the Beginning
South Asians are bearing the brunt of increasingly severe climate extremes. Historically, they have contributed little to the crises they face.
Economics
Economic Growth Snarled by Typhoons in Asia
Typhoons are one of the world’s costliest and deadliest extreme weather disasters, and they are becoming more intense and widespread in Asia as climate change...
Debt and Displacement: The Effects of Cyclones on Human Life in Asia
Cyclones and other extreme weather events, which are set to intensify in a hotter world, are having significant effects on development, displacement and human life.
The Effects of El Niño: The Implications on Food, Water and Fire in Asia
Scientists have confirmed that El Niño has arrived. Nations are now preparing for even more severe heat that could threaten crops and stoke wildfires.
Nature
Can Wildlife Conservation Play a Role in Carbon Capture?
There is increasingly growing interest in how wildlife conservation can play a role in carbon capture and carbon markets.
Marine Heat Waves Have Been Quietly Breaking Records for Years
Marine heat waves were continuously breaking temperature records long before the expansive heat waves struck Asia, Europe and the US in 2023.
The Fish Population Decline: Is Sustainable Fishing Enough To Turn the Tide?
Fish stocks are in vast decline across the globe. Sustainable fishing practices may offer respite but not without ending harmful subsidies.