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India dominates list of world’s top polluted cities, new data from the WHO reveals, with cities in Pakistan and Bangladesh catching up fast.
May, 2016
April, 2016
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20 April
Resilient Midwestern Cities Improving Equity in a Changing Climate
Faced with growing risks of flooding, heat-related deaths, and poor air and water quality; skyrocketing energy bills; and costly damage to homes and infrastructure, some Midwestern city officials and community advocates are taking steps to improve their cities’ resilience to the effects of climate change.
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1 April
Pakistani Farmers Wait for Information on Groundwater Mapping
As water from tube-wells goes from sweet to salty, information on depth and quality of groundwater from an ambitious exercise to map the Upper Indus basin is yet to reach farmers in Pakistan.
March, 2016
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30 March
What Does the Science Really Say About Sea-level Rise?
Could sea levels really rise by several meters this century. Probably not, although this century's greenhouse emissions could potentially set the stage for large rises in centuries to come.
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15 March
The Disappearing Morel Mushrooms of Pakistan
Climate change and deforestation are wreaking havoc on the production of a rare mushroom species, impacting local communities and national exports.
January, 2016
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20 January
The Hottest Year on Record Signals That Global Warming is Alive
Thanks to El Niño and climate change, last year broke temperature records – and reduces any importance attached to the global warming 'hiatus.'
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19 January
Environmental Assessment for Kashmir Dam Breaks All Rules
A group of eminent people from across India have written of their concerns regarding the deeply flawed environmental impact assessment report for a new hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir.
December, 2015
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13 December
Five Things You Need to Know About the Paris Climate Deal
COP21 ended with an agreement that is at once both historic, important – and inadequate.
November, 2015
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30 November
Faith Groups in Unprecedented Push for Climate Action
Religious leaders put their spiritual weight behind climate change.
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8 November
Keystone XL Debate is Over, but Infrastructure Needs are Not
Climate advocates are cheering rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, but both our fossil fuel and renewable energy infrastructure badly needs upgrading to tackle climate change.
