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It's my fourth straight year of covering extreme heat in India. It's always been hot here, but this kind of heat is not normal, and climate change is partly to blame. My latest reporting is a two-part radio series for @TheWorld.
The second part looks at informal workers in India, whose lived reality is hotter than we think. Plus, how heat action plans are working on the ground and why traditional low-tech solutions are worth revisiting theworld.org/segments/2025/0…
Read the full story (which also made it to @CoveringClimate's weekly newsletter about climate stories!)
theworld.org/stories/2025/05…
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On The World 🌎 today:
@matthewjbell: A new hope for Syria
@sushmitza: Hot nights are exacerbating India's heat crisis
@ChrisHDeee: Libyan capital Tripoli rocked by intense fighting
@orla_barry: What is the Kingdom of Germany?
Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD
Germany has banned extremist group the Kingdom of Germany and arrested its leader- the "King". In my report coming up shortly on @TheWorld @TobiasGinsburg who infiltrated the group for several months explains more. Tune in: theworld.org
Remember the tourists in Barcelona who were sprayed with water? In 2024, overtourism unleashed chaos. Beautiful places everywhere are feeling overwhelmed.
But not Bhutan🇧🇹
Come with me to Bhutan to find out why—in this episode of Peak Travel @whyy @prx
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In my latest for @TheWorld, I look into Bhutan’s surprising crypto push:
Bhutan has emerged as an unexpected player in the world of cryptocurrency. Its decision to capitalize on the trend has also provided a lifeline for the country’s struggling economy. bit.ly/4bAC3sv
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River avulsions are rare but can cause catastrophic flooding and damage. New research by @JakeGearon @HoosierRiver and others offers a novel way of looking at what influences avulsions and how it could help us prepare better. Story by @sushmitza.
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Can magic be experienced through the ears alone?
Psychologists are trying to answer this question. Read my story in @ScienceNews to find out what they found.
A contest to design a sound-only magic trick could help psychologists learn about differences between visual and auditory perception. sciencenews.org/article/magi…
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Awesome story by @sushmitza about how sometimes the best innovation is something simple and forgotten, not something shiny and new. How old school wells are alleviating water scarcity in India. theworld.org/stories/2024/10…
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In the Indian tech hub of Bengaluru, water has become a precious commodity. One initiative leverages an age-old, well-digging technique to help residents tap into a forgotten source. @sushmitza reports. bit.ly/3N9bj7d
After watching Twisters I was left wondering why the central United States gets SO MANY tornadoes. My search for an explanation led me to @funing11’s recent study about a surprising factor that could be behind it. eos.org/articles/the-surpris…
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The central United States sees more twisters than any other place. New research led by @funing11 sheds light on a “missing ingredient” that might be contributing to it. Story by @sushmitza, with comments from @WxMomOU
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Hello, I'm looking to talk to students who gave NEET UG this year about how the controversy has affected them and what it's like to prepare for such a high-stakes exam. For an upcoming radio story. Please RT. Thanks! #neet2024scam #NEETUGPaperLeak #neet2024
Thrilled to share my first piece for @hakaimagazine. After more than 100 years, India’s grand vision to reengineer its waterways is inching toward fruition. The question is, do we need it?hakaimagazine.com/news/the-a…
And it was picked up by The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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One of the biggest stories this election is that the constituency the city of Ayodhya is a part of, where Prime Minister Modi inaugurated a temple, and which was expected to dominate this election, has been lost by Mr. Modi's BJP by a significant margin. #India
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On #theclimatequestion podcast @graihaghjackson finds out why electric rickshaws, mopeds and scooters are booming in India - and why it's good for the environment.
With @sushmitza, Akshima Ghate of @rmi_india & @LouiseRibet.
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Loved working on this! Tune in to hear about how two and three wheelers, especially the humble e-rickshaw, are leading India’s EV transition.
Good news, climate folk. Delhi’s roads are being taken over by electric mopeds & e-rickshaws 🛵🪫
Why has the transition to small green vehicles been so swift in India and what can the rest of the world learn from it? 💚
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New work! Modi’s approach to welfare earns him votes but does it help India? @csmonitor
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