As climbers continue to die in the Himalayas, a look back at the conquest of the tallest mountain in the world.
Author: SOMINI SENGUPTA
United Nations Says 80 Countries May Ramp Up Climate Pledges
The countries may increase their climate goals, but the United Nations says that to avert extreme warming, an “exponential increase in ambition” is needed.
Australia’s Politics May Be Changing With Its Climate
Australia feels the brunt of climate change. Now, as elections approach, its politicians are trying to figure out how to manage the anxiety of voters.
These Five Cuisines Are Easier on the Planet
There is no magic cuisine to save our species. There are, however, many ways to eat sustainably.
U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
Numbing cold hit parts of the United States as wildfires raged in Australia’s record-breaking heat. Here’s the climate change connection.
China’s Coal Plants Haven’t Cut Methane Emissions as Required, Study Finds
China in 2010 promised to curb methane emissions. In the first five years, it failed to keep its promise, according to new research based on satellite data.
New Diet Guidelines to Benefit People and the Planet: More Greens for All, Less Meat for Some
A report in the medical journal The Lancet recommends cutting food waste and consumption of red meat, especially among people who eat a lot of it.
Global Warming Is Helping to Wipe Out Coffee in the Wild
Researchers found that more than half of all species could vanish from the wild, and the implications for coffee’s survival in the era of climate change are huge.
The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard?
Coal, the most polluting of energy sources, shows no sign of disappearing three years after the Paris agreement, when world leaders promised decisive action against global warming.