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![Protests Over Water Scarcity Throw Southern India Into Crisis Protests Over Water Scarcity Throw Southern India Into Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-15_00-35-51.jpg)
Protests Over Water Scarcity Throw Southern India Into Crisis
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
In Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, identity politics collide with the panic of water scarcity.
![Did Climate Change Kill 220,000 Antelope in Kazakhstan? Did Climate Change Kill 220,000 Antelope in Kazakhstan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-14_14-06-58.jpg)
Did Climate Change Kill 220,000 Antelope in Kazakhstan?
By Catherine Putz
The saga of the saiga continues, with scientists pointing to rapid temperature fluctuations as a possible culprit.
![Mudslides Make a Mess in Central Asia Mudslides Make a Mess in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-29_15-40-57.jpg)
Mudslides Make a Mess in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Higher than average temperatures have led to increased glacial melt and dangerous mudslides across the region.
![Saving the Great Barrier Reef Saving the Great Barrier Reef](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-01_16-06-43.jpg)
Saving the Great Barrier Reef
By Luke Hunt
The Diplomat's Luke Hunt speaks with experts about the preservation of the Great Barrier Reef.
![What is Life in the Aralkum Like? What is Life in the Aralkum Like?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-12_18-44-34.jpg)
What is Life in the Aralkum Like?
By Catherine Putz
One great article and two podcasts you shouldn’t miss. Central Asia links.
![What's Killing Kazakhstan's Antelope? What's Killing Kazakhstan's Antelope?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-14_14-06-58.jpg)
What's Killing Kazakhstan's Antelope?
By Catherine Putz
Kazakh authorities recently found 1000 antelopes dead of unknown causes on the steppe.
![Change on the Mighty Mekong Change on the Mighty Mekong](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-01_01-18-56.jpg)
Change on the Mighty Mekong
By Denise Hruby
Hunger for affordable energy is threatening traditional livelihoods and a unique biodiversity.
![Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-27_07-02-59.jpg)
Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests
By Gemima Harvey
Locals and activists fear the refinery, operated by an Australian company, will generate radioactive waste.
![India’s Worsening Water Crisis India’s Worsening Water Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/Water.jpg)
India’s Worsening Water Crisis
By Ram Mashru
114 million Indians will soon face desperate domestic, agricultural and industrial shortages borne of a water crisis.
![China's Goals for 2014 China's Goals for 2014](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-25_17-23-59.jpg)
China's Goals for 2014
By Shannon Tiezzi
Dr. Kenneth Lieberthal on China's plans for economic reform, environmental clean-up, anti-corruption efforts and managing territorial disputes.
![Tourism Threatens the Environment in India's Andaman Islands Tourism Threatens the Environment in India's Andaman Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19212_5280a3fb8b2ef.jpg)
Tourism Threatens the Environment in India's Andaman Islands
Increasing tourism threatens the diverse marine life of India’s popular Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
![US Forced to Drop 4 Unexploded Bombs on Great Barrier Reef US Forced to Drop 4 Unexploded Bombs on Great Barrier Reef](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/1091_5242ac561b19a.jpg)
US Forced to Drop 4 Unexploded Bombs on Great Barrier Reef
This week US Marine jets were forced to drop four 500-pound bombs on the world’s largest coral reef in Australia.