Sri Lanka bans sale of fuel for non-essential vehicles
Only buses, trains and emergency services can fill up over the next two weeks as the country continues to face a severe economic crisis
Advertisement
Suffocating dust storms leave thousands of Iraqis gasping for air
Hospitals fill with people struggling to breathe as experts warn of stronger and more frequent ‘dusty days’
‘Human despair’ as more than 100m forced to flee their homes amid war and violence
'Worrying decade-long rising trend' as number of displaced doubles from 2012 in wake of persecution and conflict, including in Ukraine
Millions face starvation in South Sudan as aid funds dry up
At least 60pc of population grapple with severe food insecurity, fuelled by conflict, drought and soaring food prices
Could the next big outbreak be lurking in the water? Pharma pollution blamed for breeding superbugs
Scientists fear antimicrobial residues from factories in India have the potential to spark a new health crisis with drug-resistant bacteria
Air pollution cut India’s solar energy output by a third
The scientists said air quality was so bad that shortwave radiation from the sun was not able to reach solar panels on the ground
‘Annihilation by pollution’: Peru’s toxic gold mines
Would-be treasure hunters flock to an uninhabitable town at the top of the world – but the lure of riches comes with a heavy price tag
‘Pervasive’ river pollution affecting eco-systems, warns top environment researcher
Sir Andy Haines said that both human health and water pollution are 'marginalised' in environmental research
Obesity set to impact one in five adults in Africa by late 2023, WHO warns
Lifestyle and diets are shifting dramatically across the continent, raising concerns of a 'ticking time bomb' of obesity
Britain needs more than willpower to shake off addictions to fags, booze, junk food and ‘chillaxing’
Should the government ban, regulate and red-tape the country into good health?
Investing $1 per person could save 7 million lives from heart disease, cancer and diabetes
Countries must prioritise funding for non-communicable diseases – which cause seven out of 10 deaths worldwide each year – WHO says
Experts warn smokeless tobacco is fuelling an epidemic of oral cancer across Asia
Tobacco powder is hugely popular in countries like India, but the substance contains thousands of chemicals
Advertisement
More stories
‘We can no longer afford to eat’: Ukraine war pushes millions into starvation
Russia's blockade has 'dealt a serious blow' to an already a perilous situation, pushing food prices to record highs in the Horn of Africa
India heatwave: Delhi records highest ever temperature at 49C
As hospital admissions rise, health experts warn the situation will worsen before the peak of summer has passed
Birds ‘fall from the sky’ as India’s blistering heatwaves intensify
Schools are also told to suspend uniforms, adjust classroom hours and ensure teachers can administer first aid for pupils with heatstroke
Exploding e-scooters kill four as heatwave damages batteries
There have been near daily reports of electric scooters catching fire across India amid record-breaking temperatures
‘I’m taking my daughter across Africa so she can see what Daddy did’
Six years after her husband’s killing, his widow and daughter are motoring across thousands of miles in his memory
‘We skipped spring’: Blistering heatwaves stunt harvests in Pakistan and India
From hospitals and farmers to fires at rubbish sites, the region endures the fallout from near-record high temperatures
Starvation could kill more children in Somalia than devastating 2011 famine
Experts describe the scale of ‘once in a generation’ crisis engulfing the Horn of Africa, and the level of suffering, as ‘truly staggering’
Born deaf and mute in Kashmir’s ‘silent village’: ‘This disease has bruised every soul here’
A defective gene is thought to be behind the high prevalence of deaf-mutism plaguing Dhadkaie – is inter-marriage to blame?