Environment – Page 6

None of this is real... Photo: unknown, US Coast Guard via Wikimedia Commons

Australia, China, European Union, Oceania, World

Donald Trump’s climate fantasies

by Jeffrey D. Sachs April 4, 2017April 6, 2017

Smog blankets Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Beijing, China, India, Jordan, Mexico, Middle East, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, World

China-Pakistan coal romance lacks love for the climate

by Fahad Saeed April 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A reporter poked one of the red ant mounds (inset) identified at the public transport interchange outside exit A of Lohas Park MTR station. Photo: Google Map

World

Fire ants are on the march in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff April 3, 2017February 18, 2020

By 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, France, Indonesia, New Zealand, Oceania, World

UN launches campaign to take out ocean trash

by Mike Gaworecki April 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian army personnel help stranded people cross a flooded river after heavy rains in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Rishikesh, ancient center of India’s new river of adventure

by Raja Murthy April 3, 2017

Hughes-Reef in the South China Sea on February 7, 2017, where China is reportedly building military fortifications.
Photo: The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/CSIS

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Massive destruction of pristine waters

by Shawn W. Crispin April 1, 2017April 1, 2017

Under threat: A swirling school of jack fish in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. The island chain is part of 600 islands, reefs and shoals environmentalists consider a biodiversity "hotspot." Photo: Reuters/David Loh

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam

Ecological hotspot under geopolitical fire

by Dan Southerland April 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Marine debris was found at Hong Kong beaches. Photo: Asia Times

China, Hong Kong

French nationals collect 7,000kg of trash on HK beaches

by Asia Times staff March 28, 2017February 18, 2020

The Ganga River in Allahabad, India is now recognized as a legal person. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Australia, India, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia, World

Three rivers are now legally people – that’s just the start

by Erin O'Donnell and Julia Talbot-Jones March 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Unsustainable fishing practices and ramped up construction activities in the South China Sea imperil one of the world's richest fishing environments. Photo: Reuters/Tim Wimborne

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

A sea in peril

by Dan Southerland March 25, 2017February 18, 2020

World

A polar journey – signs of climate change in earth’s last wilderness

by Jingrui Xie March 25, 2017March 25, 2017

Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, World

Causeway Bay has worst air in Hong Kong, statistics show

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Within two decades, 600 million children will be in regions enduring extreme water stress. Photo: Pexels

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One in four children will live with water scarcity by 2040

by Admin March 22, 2017

AT Finance, Mexico, Middle East, South Asia, World

Your future food will be grown with wastewater

by Serena Caucci and Kristin Meyer March 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Can we live without flush toilets? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, South Asia, World

The world needs more toilets – but not ones that flush

by Tamara Avellán March 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Joint action by city leaders is increasingly needed to crack the sustainability puzzle presented by growing populations in search of better lives. Failure is not an option, as Wall-e can attest. Photo: Tilemahos Efthimiadis via Flickr/Creative Commons

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, South Asia, Tianjin, World

Green cities will change the world

by Christiana Figueres March 22, 2017March 22, 2017

Rommel Dalupan (front) goes hiking with friends. Photo: Rommel Dalupan

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, South Asia, World

Filipino hiker scales the heights in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff March 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Looks good, tastes good, but can it feed the world?

European Union, India, South Asia, World

Organic farming matters – just not in the way you think

by Verena Seufert and Navin Ramankutty March 15, 2017February 18, 2020

A suspected red tide was sighted at Stanley Main Beach. Photo: Asia Times

China, Hong Kong

Suspected red tide sighted at Stanley Main Beach

by Asia Times staff March 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy shows his parents' catch in Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu. But trawlers have resulted in depleted catches by traditional fishermen, forcing them to venture further out to sea - and sometimes running afoul of Sri Lankan authorities. Photo: Babu, Reuters

India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

India and Sri Lanka: Fishing in troubled waters

by Sudha Ramachandran March 13, 2017

Blink and you will miss it. The full moon. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, European Union, Germany, Middle East, World

Why the world should be wary of Elon Musk’s space race

by Alan Marshall March 7, 2017

In this photograph taken on December 25, 2014, Naga tribes women and children gather in the grounds of Lahal township in the remote Sagaing region nearly two years before the town and nearby areas were hit by disease that left many children dead.Myanmar health officials have confirmed that a measles outbreak is behind the deaths of more than 30 people, mostly children, in a remote part of the country as authorities rush to treat victims. / AFP PHOTO / PHYO HEIN KYAW

World

Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO report

by Reuters March 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Blue skies welcome visitors to Tiananmen Square as the opening session of the NPC got under way in Beijing. The government announced ambitious targets for reducing pollution levels in the country. Photo: Reuters

China, Middle East, World

Beijing pledges to ‘bring back the blue skies’

by Benny Kung March 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Dam progress: China's plans to develop hydropower on its stretch of the Mekong will have an impact far beyond the grazing land of this horse. Photo: Luc Forsyth/Mongabay

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Greater Bay Area, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Hydropower not just an export for world’s top dam builder

by Luc Forsyth March 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A paramilitary policeman at Tiananmen Square. Photo: Reuters/ Damir Sagolj

Beijing, China, Tianjin

Breakdown of China’s plan to tackle pollution

by Reuters March 2, 2017February 18, 2020

The mounting problem of e-waste. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

World

How tech leads to fewer choices, creates mountains of waste

by Sharad Sinha February 23, 2017February 18, 2020

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The burning problem of China’s garbage

by Admin February 21, 2017

Surplus to requirements. New year flowers are dumped. Photo: Ya Leung

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

Slideshow: Hong Kong’s mountain of Lunar New Year waste

by Asia Times staff and Ya Leung February 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Safe distance? Tepco's Fukushima nuclear plant is experiencing a spike in radiation levels. Photo:: Kyodo via Reuters

Uncategorized

Radiation inside damaged Fukushima reactor at record high

by Ben Richardson February 4, 2017

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a McDonald's outlet in Hong Kong, China July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, South Asia, World

Is your beef burger craving “slaughtering the Amazon”?

by Vasundhara Jolly January 22, 2017

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Tag: Environment

Donald Trump’s climate fantasies

China-Pakistan coal romance lacks love for the climate

Fire ants are on the march in Hong Kong

UN launches campaign to take out ocean trash

Rishikesh, ancient center of India’s new river of adventure

Massive destruction of pristine waters

Ecological hotspot under geopolitical fire

French nationals collect 7,000kg of trash on HK beaches

Three rivers are now legally people – that’s just the start

A sea in peril

A polar journey – signs of climate change in earth’s last wilderness

Causeway Bay has worst air in Hong Kong, statistics show

One in four children will live with water scarcity by 2040

Your future food will be grown with wastewater

The world needs more toilets – but not ones that flush

Green cities will change the world

Filipino hiker scales the heights in Hong Kong

Organic farming matters – just not in the way you think

Suspected red tide sighted at Stanley Main Beach

India and Sri Lanka: Fishing in troubled waters

Why the world should be wary of Elon Musk’s space race

Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO report

Beijing pledges to ‘bring back the blue skies’

Hydropower not just an export for world’s top dam builder

Breakdown of China’s plan to tackle pollution

How tech leads to fewer choices, creates mountains of waste

The burning problem of China’s garbage

Slideshow: Hong Kong’s mountain of Lunar New Year waste

Radiation inside damaged Fukushima reactor at record high

Is your beef burger craving “slaughtering the Amazon”?

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