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Opinion | Cooler holidays trending as climate change’s searing effects felt from Europe to Asia

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Opinion | Cooler holidays trending as climate change’s searing effects felt from Europe to Asia

Extreme early summer heat and record temperatures are being endured across the northern hemisphere this month, following what was the warmest May on record globally, with an average surface air temperature 0.65 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. May was the 12th consecutive month for which the global … Read more

How Angkor Wat alternative Koh Ker, with its tiered temples and ‘magnificent’ artefacts, gives a window into the Khmer Empire without the crowds – for now

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How Angkor Wat alternative Koh Ker, with its tiered temples and ‘magnificent’ artefacts, gives a window into the Khmer Empire without the crowds – for now

Although there are similarities in architectural style between the two, several of Koh Ker’s Brahmanic temples and prasats (sanctuaries) bear more detailed inscriptions and many of its statues depict characters rarely represented elsewhere, one being a Hindu god astride a peacock. Koh Ker, with its seven tiers, more closely resembles Mexico’s Chichen Itza temple than … Read more