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Climate change

India’s power demand hits record as heat wave batters nation

India is witnessing a blistering summer in 2026, with the maximum temperature touching 46.9 dec C on April 26.
India is witnessing a blistering summer in 2026, with the maximum temperature touching 46.9 dec C on April 26.

Six-year study to protect Singapore’s south-west coast from rising seas to start in 2026

The south-west is the heart of Singapore’s industrial and shipping sector.
The south-west is the heart of Singapore’s industrial and shipping sector.

‘Coolcation’ trend heats up as travellers flee rising temperatures

As climate change reshapes travel preferences, cooler destinations are drawing stronger interest from global travellers, especially during summer.
As climate change reshapes travel preferences, cooler destinations are drawing stronger interest from global travellers, especially during summer.

Commentary

Apocalypse Now? Preparing for the end of the world in 5 easy steps

There is no point fretting about the end of humanity since there is not a lot anyone can do about whether or when it happens, says the writer.
There is no point fretting about the end of humanity since there is not a lot anyone can do about whether or when it happens, says the writer.

Indonesia’s firefighters braced for a dry year – and they are short of cash

Officials in charge of forest and land firefighting are already requesting additional funds from their respective provincial coffers
Officials in charge of forest and land firefighting are already requesting additional funds from their respective provincial coffers

France kept climate change off G7 agenda to avoid clash with US

French Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature Monique Barbut leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
French Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature Monique Barbut leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

EU prepares to clash with US again over shipping carbon levy

U.S. and European Union flags are seen in this illustration taken April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. and European Union flags are seen in this illustration taken April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

War, drought, aid shortfall to fuel hunger in 2026, global report says

FILE PHOTO: A Sudanese orphaned child refugee from al-Fashir eats a free meal provided by the ?Group Kitchen Project? inside the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad, amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Sudanese orphaned child refugee from al-Fashir eats a free meal provided by the ?Group Kitchen Project? inside the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad, amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

El Nino set to return as early as May, impacting global weather patterns

El Nino weather conditions have a warming effect on the global climate, causing droughts in some regions.
El Nino weather conditions have a warming effect on the global climate, causing droughts in some regions.

Climate scrubbed from G-7 meeting to appease US, host France says

The office of France’s ecology minister Monique Barbut said the two-day meeting would focus on “less contentious issues” instead.
The office of France’s ecology minister Monique Barbut said the two-day meeting would focus on “less contentious issues” instead.

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