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Climate crisis in North East India: Why Nagaland’s Liphi, Runchan villages saw floods never seen before
Nagaland’s Wokha district experienced at least 3 heavy-to-very heavy rainfall events in 2018
जलवायु संकट-3: पूर्वाेत्तर भारत में मंडरा रहा है बड़ा खतरा
जलवायु परिवर्तन ने भारत में जैव विविधता से भरे-पूरे पूर…
Climate crisis in North East India: How flooding shifted a village in Assam’s Dhemaji
The Kumutiya river floods every year, destroying crops and houses. The river has shifted 3 km since 1960, and an entire village has had to shift …
Climate crisis in North East India: What is behind water scarcity in the region
Drying up of water springs, land degradation, sandy soils of the Brahamputra point to a grim situation in the region
Climate crisis in North East India: Why are rainfall patterns changing?
Climate change behind increasing variability and unpredictability of rainfall in the region, say experts
Climate crisis in North East India: How geography, rainfall variations define calamity course
DTE analyses geography of 8 northeastern states and shows what changing climate and rainfall patterns mean for the region
As Monsoon 2021 reaches its end, DTE traces its erratic trajectory
August was a very dry month with just one low pressure area; such areas could reduce in the future due to global warming
Climate crisis in North East India: Monsoon variations should ring alarm bells NOW
Over the past century or so, rainfall in the region, along with the flood-drought cycle, has changed character for the worse. The phenomenon has …
अरब सागर में फिर से उभर सकता है तेज गति वाला अजीब चक्रवात गुलाब
आईएमडी के आंकड़ों के अनुसार 1891 और 2020 के बीच अक्टूबर में 124 औ…
Monsoon 2021: Skewed withdrawal again; do we blame climate change?
The southwest monsoon season may withdraw later than normal in 2021, an event that would happen for 11th year in a row
1.5°C warming in 20 years: What does IPCC warning mean
Current warming unprecedented in more than 2,000 years; temperatures during 2011-2020 exceed those of the most recent multi-century warm …
Climate change is real: 600-900% excess rain in many Maharashtra districts
The ongoing floods in Maharashtra may further worsen as the IMD has predicted very heavy and extremely heavy rains in six districts July 24
Why the monsoon stalled in 2021: Blame it on anomalous world weather
A host of factors including temperature anomalies, the Madden Julian Oscillation and the Indian Ocean Dipole are responsible
Black carbon in High Asia can go down 23% if Subcontinent cuts emissions: Report
Black carbon deposited on glaciers reduces snow’s light and heat reflection capacity, making it melt
Normal monsoons becoming rarer despite forecasts to the contrary
A prime example of the rarity of normal monsoons is seen in India’s North East where the monsoon rainfall during 18 of the last 19 years …
NOAA predicts ‘above average’ hurricane season for US, Caribbean
There is a 60% chance of an above normal storm season in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2021, according to NOAA
बंगाल की खाड़ी तक पहुंचा मानसून; 31 मई को देगा केरल में दस्तक: आईएमडी
अनुमान है कि बंगाल की खाड़ी और अरब सागर के ऊपर बनी तीव्र …
Monsoon reaches Bay of Bengal; Kerala onset on May 31: IMD
The intense cyclonic activities over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea might influence the monsoon system
Cyclone Yaas may turn extremely severe by May 25
The low-pressure area that will eventually intensify into cyclone Yaas is likely to form on May 22 over the north Andaman Sea and east central …
Arctic has warmed thrice as much as the planet in the last 50 years: Report
Cold spells lasting more than 15 days have almost completely disappeared from the Arctic since 2000, according to a new report
Tall waves lash west coast as Cyclone Tauktae dashes to make landfall in Gujarat
Tauktae, the strongest pre-monsoon cyclone in the Arabian Sea since 2010, is also showing some unpredictable characteristics
Cyclone Tauktae can be among the ‘strongest’ on India’s west coast in 2 decades
Two of south Asia’s megapolises, Mumbai and Karachi lie in the path of Cyclone Tauktae
यहां जानिए आखिर क्यों हो रही है उत्तराखंड में बार-बार बादल फटने की घटनाएं?
2013 में विनाशकारी बादल फटने की घटना के बाद 5000 लोगों की जान च…
‘Climate change could be behind Uttarakhand cloudbursts’
March, April and May were warmer than normal over Uttarakhand, which could have contributed to the cloudbursts
From Petro to Electro: Why hydrogen could be the fuel of the future
Given the supply constraints of battery materials, hydrogen could play a key role in energy transition