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Lost to the climate crisis

Dispatches from around the world on the culture, heritage or customs that are vanishing or changed forever because of the climate emergency

  • People gather at Wat Prasat, in Nonthaburi province, just north of Bangkok, Thailand.

    History fades as rising sea levels slowly destroy Thailand’s temple murals

    Saltwater damage could see precious historical Buddhist artworks dating back hundreds of years slowly fade entirely from view
  • A firefighter cools off Taylor Swift concertgoers with a hose as they queue outside the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium.

    Must the show go on? Taylor Swift fan death highlights danger of live shows as Earth cooks

    Temperatures reached 102F in Rio last Friday as 60,000 people packed into the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos for Swift’s concert
  • Nantou county in Taiwan's central mountain ranges was hit by weeks of landslides after the edge of Typhoon Khanun brought torrential rain in August 2023.

    ‘There are no crops to celebrate’: climate crisis wipes out a way of life in Taiwan’s mountains

    Countless landslides in Nantou county are disrupting ancient agricultural traditions, leading some to wonder how much longer they can continue to cling to the steep slopes they call home
  • Autumn Colours In Kyoto<br>KYOTO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 22: In this aerial image, autumn colours are seen around the Daihikaku Senkoji Temple on November 22, 2022 in Kyoto, Japan. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

    Japan’s haiku poets lost for words as climate crisis disrupts seasons

    The rhythms of the natural world have informed countless haiku in the centuries since Bashō wrote the Narrow Road to the Deep North. But now things are not so clear
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