Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades.

South Korea reported on Thursday more than 100 new cases of the coronavirus, half of them linked to a hospital in Busan. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL – South Korea has reported 110 new cases of the coronavirus, half of them linked to a hospital in Busan. — Australia’s prime minister says his government is giving priority to reopening air services to Japan, Singapore and South Korea. He described Japan and South Korea as “two countries that have done particularly well” in dealing with the pandemic. Both Hong Kong and Singapore closed their borders earlier this year, banning short-term visitors from entering as they fought to reduce coronavirus infections.