⚠️ The 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria should be a wake-up call for South Asian countries, and their challenges in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.

👇 A thread by our South Asia Managing Editor Omair Ahmad

🧵1/14 🇳🇵The 2015 Nepal earthquake also measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, and caused extensive damage, from which Nepal is still recovering from.

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🧑‍🌾 At the Nanglamal Sugar Complex in Uttar Pradesh, a notice on the gate encourages farmers to stop using the current variety of sugarcane and plant newer varieties.

🪡 Read this thread to find out why:

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🧵1/10 🪧The notice reads "Drop Co.0238 now and opt for Co.0118 or Co.15023 and save your future."

Sugar mills such as Nanglamal constantly opt for newer varieties in pursuit of better yield and sucrose content.

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From floods and landslides to cyclones, extreme weather events are happening more frequently, triggering disasters across Asia and the world.

Our new explainer breaks down key questions on #ClimateDisasters *THREAD* How are natural disasters and #climatechange related?

Many disasters are no longer purely natural, but are the most dramatic impacts of climate change caused by human activity.

As global temperatures rise, the frequency and intensity of disasters is expected to increase.