Environment

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Wildfires fuel air pollution, says UN Report

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Water

Necessary for life, water is a finite resource. The depletion of freshwater can risk water security, endanger ecosystems and even fuel conflict. As part of World Water Week 2025, DW looks at the global state of H2O.

What is a marine dead zone, and how does it affect our food?

As waters warm, gas exchange between the surface and depths begins breaking down, threatening marine ecosystems.

A young boy from the Turkana community takes water from a shallow well dug into a dry riverbed at Eliye springs on the western shore of Lake Turkana in Turkana

People in northern Kenya struggle to find drinkable water

Until now, the saltwater Lake Turkana has not been a source of drinking water. The UN wants to help.

Four people walk along an embankment near the Indus delta, in Pakistan

Can India and Pakistan move past their Indus water row?

The vital water-sharing treaty between Pakistan and India has had its day in court, but New Delhi is not impressed.

A trader in India walks across the dried-out Phalgu riverbed

Global water crisis could cost trillions

A growing water deficit driven by heat and drought will devastate local and national economies without rapid adaptation.

Where did the Earth's water originally come from?

From outer space or inside the Earth? This Tomorrow Today question comes from Souleymane N. in Senegal.

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How amphipods reflect the quality of groundwater

Amphipods are sensitive to pollution. A decreasing population suggests the water is contaminated.

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Rail travel could slash emissions and transform how we move - but it’s stuck in the slow lane. What’s holding it back?

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France, Villefranche sur Mer: A beach with some purple flowers in the foreground

France's severe heat imperils Mediterranean marine life

Prolonged record heatwaves are scorching the the Mediterranean and threating marine flora and fauna.

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Saving Ladakh: Locals lead sustainable tourism drive

In response to overtourism, local communities in northern India's Ladakh are offering sustainable travel options.

Is India's E20 fuel rollout damaging engines?

India's E20 ethanol fuel rollout is to boost energy security and cut oil imports, but owners of petrol cars have issues.

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Climate change

Increased levels of carbon dioxide and other human-caused emissions being released into the atmosphere have caused global surface and ocean temperatures to rise at unprecedented speed.