Climate Change | The Third Pole

Vineyards of hope amid drought
June 14, 2019
Despite the drought gripping this region of India, one village in Marathwada has flourished by growing grapes using innovative water saving methods
Surviving India’s drought: ‘People have stopped expecting a decent life’
June 13, 2019
In Maharashtra – the epicentre of the drought gripping the country – farmers abandon dying crops and people struggle to find enough water to survive
Retreat of Kashmir’s glacier hits local communities
June 11, 2019
Over a decade of data shows the rapid disappearance of Kashmir’s most important glacier in the western Himalayas, leaving communities downstream without water for their crops
Interview: Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer on the casualties of climate change
May 23, 2019
Josh Haner’s images capture the visceral losses due to climate change from the air and sea
Book review: Climate adaptation impossible without community participation
May 21, 2019
With examples from South Asia, this book makes a strong case for participation of all in the governance of climate adaptation projects
Why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones
May 15, 2019
As oceans heat up tropical cyclones will are becoming more frequent, but it is local conditions, especially the prevalence of low lying areas and weak infrastructure that determine how devastating they are