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Opinion / #natural disasters
Carbon & Climate
Even ‘weak’ cyclones are being turned into deadly rainmakers by fast-warming oceans
Despite accurate forecasts, weak cyclones in South Asia triggered deadly floods – highlighting how warmer oceans are amplifying rainfall and reshaping cyclone risks in a warming climate.
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.
Food & Agriculture
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
India’s colossal food waste problem is both a symptom and a significant accelerator of the climate crisis.
Researchers found that people in poorer communities face a far higher risk of death from diseases after typhoons – with limited healthcare access and flooding from heavy rainfall worsening the impacts.
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Carbon & Climate
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
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Carbon & Climate
Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
28 July 2025
Carbon & Climate
The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'
25 July 2025
Policy & Finance
Nature risk is financial risk
20 June 2025
Carbon & Climate
In defence of science: Let’s tell the truth on climate and health
6 May 2025
Carbon & Climate
Why India may suffer longer heatwaves and floods this year
10 February 2025
Carbon & Climate
Early warning systems save lives but more funding is critical
27 January 2025
Policy & Finance
The Fed is running scared of Trump
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Carbon & Climate
How climate change feeds our wars
25 September 2024
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Put a price on shipping emissions
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