A searing heat wave in parts of southern Asia in April this year was made at least 30 times more likely by climate change, according to a rapid study by international scientists released Wednesday.
As Mumbai prepares a climate action plan looking forward to 2050, worsening heatwaves and a deadly monsoon season are already threatening the city’s most vulnerable population.
Mumbai has become South Asia’s first city with a roadmap to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — 20 years ahead of India’s national decarbonization goal.
As more forests burn, as more glaciers melt, as more pollution damages the air, as more wildlife slips away, as the world heats up, we stand to lose many of the things that don't just make us want to travel, but simply the joys of being alive.
