India’s daunting challenge; plus, fearsome women warriors
|  | Thursday, July 14, 2022 | | | | |
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| | This nation’s population will surpass China’s next year, the U.N. says. Its middle class is set to double by 2030—to 800 million people. It is buying a hefty share of the Russian oil rejected by nations opposed to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
We’re talking about India, whose greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise sharply over the next decade. Despite aggressive plans to build greener energy sources, India faces more daunting challenges than any other country. And everyone has a stake in the outcome.
“The planet’s future hinges, in many ways, on how India navigates the path ahead,” a National Geographic report finds.
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| Solar and more: Pictured at top, solar panels dot the rooftops of an upscale neighborhood in Ahmedabad. Above, pedestrians, motorcycles, and taxis crowd a street in Mumbai, India’s financial center, home to about 21 million people.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY LAURENT BALLESTA | | | Kicking up dust: Horseshoe crabs are resilient. For 450 million years, they’ve survived life on the ocean floors. The tri-spine horseshoe crab (above) lost more than half its population over the last 60 years. But on the Philippine islet of Pangatalan, the crabs are thriving again. Recently, horseshoe crabs have been instrumental in COVID-19 vaccine development. See more stunning photos of the crabs, flourishing in protected areas. | | | |
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