Plagues of jellyfish, stimulated in part by climate change, clogged up power plants, and China’s coal bonanza has had a cooling effect (for the short term)
Blocked-up weather behind Russia’s heat, Pakistan’s floods
The atmosphere can get stuck, becoming unusually still over large regions and leading to disasters
Pakistan flooding because of farms?
The country’s current floods are far worse because of decades of river and floodplain mismanagement, experts say
Bottled water for a few people uses more energy than tap water for everyone else
Making plastic bottles, and transporting the filled bottles around, is a huge energy hog, according to a recent study
A Day in the Life: Lal Bibi
A case of recurring tuberculosis in Pakistan
To Keep Power On, Pakistan Tries Lights Out
Some balk at energy efficiency measures to address chronic shortfall
Read: “To Live or to Perish Forever”
Nicholas Schimdle’s book on Pakistan
Settling the science on Himalayan glaciers
The remote glaciers of the Himalayan mountains have been the subject of much controversy, yet little research
Read: “The Way of the World”
A spy story, legal thriller, love story, and more, all wrapped up in one grand narrative about the U.S., Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq
Turning a business eye on Pakistan’s science
Azam Khan Swati aims to make Pakistan’s science more practical and useful
