Archive for June 9th, 2025

09/06/2025

South Asian Cities Faced Relentless, Record-Breaking Heatwaves Last Year

Human Wrongs Watch

“Some mornings, I can’t even stand, my feet are so swollen. My whole body aches from working all day at the juicer. The doctor said my uric acid is high, but I waited months to get tested. Who has the time or money when missing work means no food?”– Sana, a street vendor selling sugarcane juice in chronic pain, navigating long hours and poor hydration, in Delhi’s extreme temperatures.
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Street vendor exposed to extreme heat, New Delhi, 2024. Credit: Greenpeace India

BENGALURU, India / COLOMBO Sri Lanka, Jun 2 2025 (IPS)** From the blistering heat of Delhi’s streets to Colombo’s humid corners, workers in the informal economy are silently enduring the toll of labour on their bodies and livelihoods.

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09/06/2025

Unprecedented Ocean Heat, Sea-level Rise, an Existential Threat to Entire Island-Nations in South-West Pacific

Human Wrongs Watch

Unprecedented Ocean warming engulfed the South-West Pacific in 2024, harming ecosystems and economies, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which highlighted how sea level rise is threatening islands in a region where more than half the population live close to the coast.

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09/06/2025

Oceans at Risk: Report Warns Global Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Marine Biodiversity

Human Wrongs Watch

SACRAMENTO, US & NEW DELHI, India:, Jun 9 2025 (IPS)* A newly released report by Earth Insight in collaboration with 16 environmental organizations has sounded a global alarm on the unchecked expansion of offshore oil and gas projects into some of the most biologically rich and ecologically sensitive marine environments on the planet.
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A report documents the impact of unchecked oil and gas projects in biologically rich and ecologically sensitive environments. Credit Credit: Spencer Thomas

A report documents the impact of unchecked oil and gas projects in biologically rich and ecologically sensitive environments. Credit: Spencer Thomas

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