Climate crisis in Southasia

New children’s literature spotlights a rising awareness of environmental vulnerabilities in Southasia. Illustration: Akila Weerasinghe for Himal Southasian
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Meghaa Gupta
How contemporary Southasian writing moved beyond moralistic animal fables of the past to draw young readers to new environmental realities
Photo: IMAGO / SOPA Images
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The Editors
Simon Evans discusses COP28, historical carbon emissions, colonialism and climate change
Southasia’s place in contemporary climate fiction
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Evan Tims
Western cli-fi seems almost addicted to Southasia as a theatre for exploring its greatest concerns, yet often falls prey to uninformed perspectives. But there is also a growing tide of climate fiction ...
A photo of Vijesh Kaniyeri, a 41-year-old building painter in Kerala who died after he was exposed to extreme heat. His death was not recorded as being caused by heat because the post-mortem did not indicate it. India has a massive problem of undercounting heat-related deaths.
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Jeff Joseph
As climate change-driven extreme heat threatens more and more of India’s massive population, ineffective advisories and undercounting of heat-related deaths leave millions vulnerable and unaware of th ...
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