Climate – Asia Times

Heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s social progress

by Ramit Debnath and Ronita Bardhan May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Record-breaking heatwaves in April 2022 put 90% of people in India at increased risk of going hungry, losing income or premature death, according to our new study. After 2022 was designated the hottest in 122 years, extreme heat has appeared early again this year with more than 60% of India recording above-normal maximum temperatures for […]

Postcard from Japan

Green Hokkaido’s all in with high-tech greening

by Vicki L. Beyer March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

World

Climate ‘red alert’ sparks carbon neutrality initiative

by Uwe Parpart September 22, 2021September 25, 2021

Five things to watch for in IPCC climate report

by Alex Crawford August 7, 2021August 8, 2021

Why G7 can’t quit its fossil fuel habit

by Marcus Gomes and George Ferns June 13, 2021June 13, 2021

The not-so-drastic truth behind climate change

by Jonathan Tennenbaum May 9, 2021May 12, 2021

Hot and certain death of the Mediterranean Sea

by Jonathan Gorvett February 12, 2021February 15, 2021

China

The politics behind Xi’s big green promise

by AT Contributor October 3, 2020October 3, 2020

The impacts from widespread adoption of electric cars will be significant, as people within the car industry, oil producers and governments are starting to realize. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Middle East, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, World

Electric cars could be just another ecological disaster

by Jonathan Gornall October 9, 2019February 18, 2020

South Asia monsoon rains wreak flood havoc

by AFP Staff July 17, 2019February 18, 2020

India, South Asia

Burned workers the newest wave of climate casualties

by Vijay Prashad July 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Mangrove forests are thriving because of climate change. Photo: iStock

Australia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Mangrove forests are sprouting up because of climate change

by Christian Dunn November 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The Himalayas play a central role in driving Asia’s hydrological cycle and weather and climate patterns, including triggering the annual summer monsoons. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

A global environmental threat made in China

by Brahma Chellaney August 26, 2018February 18, 2020

While well-to-do people in Seoul have air-conditioned apartments, residents of some neighborhoods – such as the one Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has sequestered himself in for a month – are baking under a killer heat wave. And conditions are worse north of the DMZ. Photo: Steven Borowiec

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Summer heatwave bakes Koreans on both sides of the border

by Steven Borowiec August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Rain is expected to bring some relief for New Delhi residents. Photo: iStock

Uncategorized

Thundershowers expected to bring respite from intense heat

by Asia Times staff June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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