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Governments and car manufacturers sell electric cars as the future of green transport. But a less visible trend is challenging this story: many electric cars are getting bigger.

In less than a month, the FIFA World Cup will draw global attention as fans travel across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. However, scientists warn that climate change-driven heat could create dangerous conditions for players and spectators.

The 2026 fire season in Indonesia is already showing early signs of escalation, as burned areas reached 32,637 hectares by February, 20 times higher than the same period in 2025.

Environmental strain is growing in a region already vulnerable, leaving some countries with little capacity to cope.

In a quiet village in central Java, farmers report that their durian fruit trees have failed to bear fruit amid local anxieties over climate change and other environmental shifts.

According to the latest national survey by Reef Check Malaysia, about one-fifth of the country’s coral cover has been lost since 2022, a decline compressed into just three years. What had been gradual erosion now looks more like a slide.

Indonesia’s environment ministry is seeking 4.8 trillion rupiah ($284 million) in environmental damages from six companies it has linked to deadly floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Senyar in November.

Floods, droughts and heatwaves continue to dominate headlines around the world and in Australia. These floods and fires are not simply isolated weather extremes, but signs of a water cycle that is being increasingly destabilised by global warming.

Whale tourism in Timor-Leste needs regulation, enforcement and legal compliance to ensure sustainable, inclusive growth, experts say.

Thailand on Tuesday approved its Climate Change Bill, a landmark measure that would introduce carbon taxes, establish an emissions trading system (ETS), and create a national climate-policy body.