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Save big cities in Asia from sinking
News, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2021
» Earlier this month results from a study by consultancy firm Verisk Maplecroft deemed densely populated Asia as the most environmentally at-risk area in the world. How badly did the region fare?
Pushing for a green recovery
News, Editorial, Published on 21/06/2020
» In one of the coldest areas of the world -- Russia's Siberia -- the monthly average temperature since January has been 3C to 6C higher than normal. By May, the Siberian Times reported a record-breaking spike with the mercury measuring 30C to as high as 35C in towns and cities across the vast province.
US climate U-turn sets bad example
News, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2017
» US President Donald Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate accord last week deserves condemnation from all corners of the globe. His announcement comes less than 18 months after the climate pact was adopted, the result of a hard-fought agreement between Beijing and Washington under Barack Obama's leadership. In making such a drastic decision, the US leader might have wanted to see the collapse of the landmark treaty.