Our World in Data notes that per capita carbon dioxide emissions in China have now converged with those in the United Kingdom. The author recalls that in the 1990s, average emissions in the UK were about six times higher than in China, a gap that has closed within a single lifetime. The shift reflects China's rapid industrial growth and rising living standards, alongside the UK's long decline in coal use and industrial output. It is a striking example of how quickly national emission profiles can change.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.