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Smoke blackens the air in America’s north-east
New York’s current air quality is the worst of any big city in the world #press
China’s influence in South-East Asia has grown. America’s has waned
President Joe Biden hopes to reverse that #press
Antarctic sea ice has shrunk by an area nine times the size of Britain
Today’s coverage is far below the average between 1981 and 2010. What will be the consequences? #press
Are Canadian cities better than America’s?
EIU’s liveability index has an answer #press
Sunday brunch is the new Friday night
Post-lockdowns, in-person spending has shifted from weekdays to weekends #press
A new study finds that 47,000 Russian combatants have died in Ukraine
The invasion has at least doubled Russia’s total combat losses since 1945 #press
Visualising India’s record-breaking rainfall
Climate change and weak flood resilience are making things worse #press
In drought-stricken Europe, leaky pipes are worsening the problem
Some countries are losing up to 60% of their water supply #press
Data from satellites suggest violence has surged in much of Sudan
Throughout the south and in the capital, the number of fires detected from space is abnormally high #press
Visualising India’s record-breaking rainfall
Climate change and weak flood resilience are making things worse #press
Are cities in Asia becoming better places to live?
The region is becoming increasingly attractive for expats, according to EIU’s index #press
Data from satellites suggest violence has surged in much of Sudan
Throughout the south and in the capital, the number of fires detected from space is abnormally high #press
Four charts that highlight this summer’s freakish temperatures
Our data team visualises the extreme heat #press
The rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice brings grim scenarios into view
The extent of newly exposed ocean is the size of Argentina #press
The next threat to commodity supplies will be El Niño
The weather phenomenon could ravage Latin American crops #press
These are the most liveable cities in Europe
A great region remains great. But instability has hurt living standards in some cities #press
The world’s least liveable cities are starting to improve
The Middle East and Africa remain at the bottom of EIU’s index. But their scores are going up #press
The rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice brings grim scenarios into view
The extent of newly exposed ocean is the size of Argentina #press
China will become less populous, more productive—and more pricey
And GDP parity with America is still decades away #press
Max Martin knows how to create a number-one hit
One rule for success: get to the catchy vocals as fast as possible #press