Il est un pays où la fin des temps a déjà sonné

L’aube commençait à peine à poindre sur le village de montagne, quand un fracas soudain a rompu la quiétude du matin. Depuis le glacier en surplomb, un torrent d’eau limoneuse a dévalé les pentes, puis un épais nuage de poussière a tapissé les lieux.

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Les femmes pakistanaises cherchent de l'eau sous des températures caniculaires

"Je me lève le matin et après avoir servi le thé à la famille, je laisse mes enfants pour aller chercher de l'eau. Ça peut prendre une, deux ou trois heures, ou même parfois toute la journée. Ensuite, je rentre, je m'occupe de ma famille, je lave le linge ou je m'occupe de la maison.

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In Jacobabad, One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet, a Heat Wave Is Pushing the Limits of Human Livability

JACOBABAD, Pakistan—Sajjad Ali lies semi-conscious in the heatstroke center at Civil Hospital here, an intravenous line in his wrist delivering fluids to his dehydrated body.

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Extreme Weather Hits China With Massive Floods and Scorching Heat

June 23, 2022, 2:15 a.m. ETJune 23, 2022, 2:15 a.m. ETVideoWater levels in more than a hundred rivers across China have surged beyond flood warning levels, submerging homes, closing businesses and disrupting the lives of almost half a million people.CreditCredit...

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‘I’ve Never Seen a Flood Like This’: Bangladesh Reels From Heavy Rains

South Asia is used to downpours, and occasional floods, during monsoon season. But this year’s flooding has been extreme, especially in Bangladesh.

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On Climate Change’s Front Lines, Hard Lives Grow Even Harder

FATEHGARH-SAHIB, India — When the unseasonably heavy rains flooded the fields, and then the equally unseasonable heat shriveled the seeds, it didn’t just slash Ranjit Singh’s wheat harvest by nearly half.

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‘Apocalyptic skies’: the dust storms devastating Gulf states and Syria

Blankets of thick gritty haze and ominous orange skies since early April have sent thousands to hospitals and resulted in at least four deaths in Iraq and in Syria. The apocalyptic scenes have impacted everyone. Hospitals in Syria have been on standby for residents unable to breathe.

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Common goals ensure forest restoration success in northern Thailand

Twenty-five years ago, the Hmong community of Ban Mae Sa Mai village in northern Thailand began a collaboration with researchers and national park authorities to restore agricultural fields to natural forest.

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Deadly heatwaves show why India needs to get serious on climate adaptation

This March was India’s hottest since records began 122 years ago. The temperature hit 49C in several states of India by the end of May.

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Canicule en Inde: survivre au réchauffement climatique dans les quartiers pauvres

Le mois de mars 2022 a été le plus chaud jamais enregistré en Inde, et les mois suivants ont également battu des records dans plusieurs villes. Le Pakistan voisin est aussi touché. L'enfer du réchauffement climatique devient une réalité dans ces pays.

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Hitzewelle in Südasien durch Klimawandel wahrscheinlicher

Indiens Landwirtschaft ist so stark unter Druck, dass dieses Jahr kein Weizen exportiert werden kann. (Foto: Hardik Kalasua/​Pixabay) Weil sich das Klima seit Beginn der industriellen Revolution um 1,2 Grad erwärmt hat, sind Hitzewellen heute heißer und treten häufiger auf.

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Climate Change Fuels Heat Wave in India and Pakistan, Scientists Find

Warming since preindustrial times has made the extreme heat in South Asia, now in its third month, at least 30 times more likely.

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Millions Displaced and Dozens Dead in Flooding in India and Bangladesh

Heavy rains have washed away towns, villages and infrastructure, as extreme weather events become more common in South Asia.

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Rich countries seek coal-to-clean energy deals with Indonesia and Vietnam

Wealthy countries are discussing part-funding a transition from coal to renewables in Indonesia and Vietnam, Cop26 president Alok Sharma has hinted.

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Réchauffement climatique: Les températures dépassent les 50 degrés en Inde et au Pakistan

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Missing the emissions for the trees: Biomass burning booms in East Asia

Over the past decade, Japan and South Korea have increasingly turned to burning wood pellets for energy, leaning on a U.N. loophole that dubs biomass burning as carbon neutral.

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The extraordinary heat wave in India and Pakistan, explained

What makes South Asia’s recent severe temperatures so surprising. Nearly one in eight people on Earth are enduring a relentless, lethal heat wave that is stretching into its third week.

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Rekordtemperaturen in Indien – Diese Karte zeigt, wo 1 Milliarde Menschen unter extremer Hitze leiden

In der Luft bis 46 Grad, am Boden bis 65 Grad: Die Inderinnen und Inder erleben ein «Jahr ohne Frühling» – und der wärmste Monat steht ihnen erst noch bevor. In verschiedenen Weltregionen ist es derzeit sehr heiss: in Nordafrika, auf der Arabischen Halbinsel und in Südasien.

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Die Hitze, die wir riefen

Indien und seine Nachbarländer erleben derzeit einen gefährlich frühen Sommerbeginn mit rekordhohen Temperaturen. Es zeigt sich deutlich: Vor allem für ärmere Menschen ist es schwierig, sich an die Folgen der Klimaerhitzung anzupassen.

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‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves

For the past few weeks, Nazeer Ahmed has been living in one of the hottest places on Earth.

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The Extreme Heat Pummeling India and Pakistan Is About to Get Worse

The Indian subcontinent has recorded above-average temperatures for weeks. Heat-related weather watches or alerts are now in effect for hundreds of millions of people. NEW DELHI — Across a wide swath of the Indian subcontinent, scorching temperatures have damaged harvests.

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In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable

NEW DELHI — On a sweltering Wednesday in June, a rail-thin woman named Rehmati gripped the doctor’s table with both hands. She could hardly hold herself upright, the pain in her stomach was so intense.

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South Asia’s 2022 heatwave and the role of climate change

For weeks, blistering heat has swept across India, Pakistan and other parts of Asia – leaving millions of people struggling with severe impacts. The extreme heat first began in early March, with temperatures reaching above 47C in India by the end of April and 49.5C in Pakistan in May.

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Rekordhitze hat Indien erfasst – und es wird noch schlimmer

Indien schwitzt unter einer massiven Hitzewelle. Im März wurden die höchsten Temperaturen seit 1901 gemessen – 122 Jahre ist das her. Gleichzeitig betrugen die Niederschläge nur etwa ein Viertel bis ein Drittel des Normalwerts, wie das India Meteorological Department (IMD) mitteilte.

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Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms

Residents walk in a flooded area of the 67-hectare Ankasina neighborhood in Antananarivo on Jan. 28, 2022 as Madagascar suffered flooding caused by a severe storm in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ana. Credit: Rijasolo/AFP via Getty Images

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Yemen’s climate crisis is threatening lives, livelihoods and culture

Yemen is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. 7 years since a serious escalation in the conflict began, the situation in the country is becoming increasingly desperate. Almost 400,000 people are estimated to have died and more than 21 million people need humanitarian aid.

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Port in a storm: the trailblazing town welcoming climate refugees in Bangladesh

By the time the rising sun breaks through the morning mist over the Mongla River, the rhythmic chug of motors strapped to wooden canoes is already audible as thousands of workers are hurriedly ferried across the waterway.

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‘Help Us’: After Typhoon Rai, Miles of Destruction and the Smell of Death

Ed Boysillo, 54, a municipal worker in Ubay, in the central Philippine province of Bohol, was describing the fearsome power of Super Typhoon Rai. The storm made its first landfall on Dec. 16, bringing torrential rains and packing winds up to 168 miles per hour, comparable to a Category 5 hurricane.

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Le bilan du typhon Rai, aux Philippines, s'alourdit à au moins 375 morts

La branche philippine de la Croix-Rouge a fait état d'un "carnage complet" au niveau des zones côtières après le passage du typhon. La tempête a arraché des toits, déraciné des arbres, renversé des poteaux électriques, démoli des maisons en bois et inondé des villages.

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Malaysia’s worst flooding in years leaves 30,000 people displaced

More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaysia on Sunday as the country battled some of its worst flooding in years. The tropical nation in Southeast Asia often sees stormy monsoon seasons towards the end of the year, with flooding regularly prompting mass evacuations.

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Zu wenig Wasser in Syrien – Wo ein Liter Wasser teurer ist als ein Liter Diesel

Im Osten Syriens leiden die Menschen ausser Krieg auch unter einer katastrophalen Dürre. Schuld daran sind der Klimawandel – und die Türkei.

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Another Challenge for Conservation Efforts: Gender Inequity

When women lead in conservation, indicators of success often go up — yet they are routinely excluded. Could a group of local leaders in the Philippines provide a model? This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions, which looks at efforts around the world to make a difference.

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