Environment

Scorching temperatures in Jammu, northern India. This month has seen records smashed in nearby Rajasthan. Credit: Jaipal Singh/EPA

India’s Pollution Problem May Be ‘Hiding’ Extreme Heat Spikes

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Andrew King and Geert Jan van Oldenborgh 30/05/2016

Although India is no stranger to extreme heat at...

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UNESCO Report Overlooks Vulnerable World Heritage Sites

Rob Souter 29/05/2016

The report warns of risks from climate change and...

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India Challenges WTO Ruling Against Solar Technology Development

Ravi Kanth Devarakonda 28/05/2016

At a time when the countries of the world...

A man sits next to a window of a restaurant on the 70th floor of a skyscraper as the Guangzhou TV Tower is seen through thick hazy at the central business district in Guangzhou, Guangdong province February 17, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Alex Lee/Files

Euphoria Over Paris Climate Deal Ends, Talks on Rules May Go on Until 2018

Alister Doyle 27/05/2016

Details left vague by the 31-page Paris Agreement include...

Stocks of smuggled timber and the Gambian trucks that transported them are confiscated at a forestry depot in Digante, Senegal, November 18, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Jean-Francois Huertas

Senegal’s Last Forests Further Endangered by Timber Smugglers

Diadie Ba 27/05/2016

Much of northern Senegal bordering the Sahara Desert has...

A red panda in western Arunachal Pradesh. Credit: Anil Cherukupalli, WWF India/thethirdpole.net

Saving the Red Panda: Giant Steps by Tiny Hamlets

Nivedita Khandekar 27/05/2016

From banning tree felling to half yearly patrols, two...

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Adapting to Climate Change Will Cost a Lot More Than Previously Thought

Ramesh Bhushal 26/05/2016

The UN Environment Programme has increased by nearly five-fold...