Month: September 2017

Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Havana Braces for Floods After Irma Rakes Cuban Keys

Marc Frank and Sarah Marsh 10/09/2017

Category 5 Hurricane Irma has left a trail of...

An infrared image of Hurricane Irma on September 5, 2017. Credit: NOAA

In the Eye of Hurricane Irma Lie the Fingerprints of Global Warming – and Inequality

Nagraj Adve 10/09/2017

Hurricane Irma draws our attention yet again to something...

Adivasi women camp at a tent set up at the entrance of the mine. Women and children are currently facing the worst health impacts from coal-dust and fly-ash pollution from industries in the region. Credit: Aruna Chandrasekhar

A Successful Protest Against a Chhattisgarh Mine Highlights the Failure of India’s Coal Auctions

Aruna Chandrasekhar 10/09/2017

While both Jindal and Coal India abdicated responsibility around...

blue whale

Blue Whale Is a Red Herring – Let’s Talk About Suicides, Shall We?

Soumitra Pathare 10/09/2017

Up until the Indian authorities started panicking about the...

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When Birds Flock Around a Sphere, Beautiful Things Happen

Vasudevan Mukunth 09/09/2017

A new study has found that flocking on curved...

Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), arrives for a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland December 18, 2015. Credit:Reuters

UN Chief Asks Nations to Commit to Paris Deal Amid ‘Dramatic Floods’

Yoshita Singh 09/09/2017

UN chief Antonio Guterres urged nations to get serious...

Supreme Court of India. Credit: PTI

Ensure That NEET Protests Don’t Disrupt ‘Normal Life’: SC to Tamil Nadu

The Wire Staff 08/09/2017

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued...