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- Ethical garment factory becomes the first Passive House building in South Asia Wed, 3 Oct 18, 2:30amPassive House certification — one of the leading green standards for ultra-low energy architecture — has finally touched down in South Asia with the completion of the Star Innovation Center near Colombo, Sri Lanka...
- 1,200 dead, millions homeless due to flooding in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh Thu, 31 Aug 17, 12:33amMonsoon rains have drenched India, Bangladesh, and Nepal in what some people are saying is the worst flooding disaster to hit the area in years. South Asia often battles flooding during monsoon season, which runs from around...
- Climate adaptation – Bangladesh style Fri, 13 Jun 14, 11:48amby Judith Curry With the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta sinking, the race is on to protect millions of people from future flooding. – Quirin Schirmeier Bangladesh is a poster child for ‘dangerous sea level rise.’...
- Cattle are the World’s Top Greenhouse Gas Emitters Among Livestock, Study Finds Wed, 18 Dec 13, 4:42amIf you hope to dramatically reduce your greenhouse gas footprint, you need look no farther than your dinner plate. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that cattle are the...
- Warsaw Loss and Damage Mechanism: A climate for corruption? Mon, 25 Nov 13, 3:43amLets take a look at the new ‘Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage’ agreed to by the UNFCCC COP in Warsaw last week, and its potential for breeding a climate of corruption...
- Bangladesh sea level rise Tue, 8 Oct 13, 3:40amby Judith Curry On the complexity of sea level rise in the Bangladesh delta – global warming may be the least of their concerns. Bangladesh is often put forward as the poster child for the adverse impacts of global...
- Air Pollution Worsened by Climate Change Could Kill 100,000 People Every Year Fri, 13 Sep 13, 11:00pmImage via Shutterstock. A study published this month in the journal Climatic Change asserts that 100,000 adults could lose their lives annually as a result of air pollution made worse by global warming. Researchers used atmospheric...
- Himalayan melt impacts Thu, 8 Aug 13, 1:33pmby Judith Curry A new publication in Nature Geoscience projects an increase in runoff from Himalayan catchmants during the 21st century, despite a decline in glacier size...
- Study Says Over 2 Million Deaths Worldwide are Due to Air Pollution Tue, 16 Jul 13, 3:30amPhoto via Shutterstock Poor air quality isn't just a nuisance -- it can actually kill you. A new study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates that 2 million people lose their...
- Report Shows Persistent Organic Pollutants are Accumulating in the Tibetan Plateau and Himalayas Sat, 13 Apr 13, 6:35amThe Roof of the World has long been associated with notions of adventure, beauty, and the majesty of some of the tallest mountains on earth. However research has shown that amidst the stunning landscape of the Tibetan Plateau...
- Improving weather forecasts for the developing world Mon, 7 Jan 13, 2:51amby Judith Curry Global prediction partnerships would cost little and reduce the regional carnage caused by floods, droughts and tropical cyclones. – Peter Webster Peter Webster has a commentary article in Nature,...