A billion new air conditioners will save lives but cook the planet VIEW
By one estimate, the world will add 1 billion ACs before the end of the decade. The market is projected to nearly double before 2040.
A powerful dynasty bankrupted Sri Lanka in just 30 months
Instead of learning to govern with humility, Gotabaya Rajapaksa rushed to restore his family's brand of populist authoritarianism.
New Delhi, choking on toxic air, declares health emergency
Every winter, as wind speeds slow and farmers burn their fields to make room for a new harvest, dirty air settles over India’s cities, putting...
‘It was like a zoo:’ Death on an unruly, overcrowded Everest
This has been one of the deadliest seasons on the world’s highest peak, with at least 10 deaths. Veteran mountaineers blame an increase in permits...
Religious minorities across Asia suffer amid surge in sectarian politics
The bombings of three churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday highlighted the vulnerability of Christians in Asia, where religious minorities of many faiths have...