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UNCCD COP14 throws up innovative methods to fund drought mitigation

Commercialisation of basic livelihood and services like water and sanitation would generate sufficient funds to mitigate drought, they said

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What does the marine heatwave in Pacific mean for environment?

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Good communication is a key part of disaster response

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Hurricane Dorian: A big, slow and very unpredictable storm

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Yamuna breaches danger mark in Delhi

Development after Haryana released 8.28 lakh cusecs of water on August 18

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Floods ravage Odisha, kill eight

Several districts are waterlogged and no access to clean drinking water is a major issue

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Some 100 people have died in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra floods this week

A clearer picture of the death toll would only emerge later, with rains continuing to lash Peninsular India

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Kerala rains: 24 landslides in 24 hours, 22 killed, 22,165 moved

A landslide in Kavalappara village in Malappuram district has 30 houses buried under it

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How investing in early warning systems prove beneficial

For every $1 invested in EWS, there is a return of $6.0 in benefits, showed the study

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Drought watch: More than half of India affected in July

Around 46.11 per cent of the country is ‘abnormally dry’ or ‘exceptionally dry’

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Bihar is flooding, but where did it start? Hint: look north

Once the neighbouring country opened its 56 sluice gates of Kosi barrage water levels in Bihar rose alarmingly

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Embankments are temporary, not permanent solutions to floods: Experts

In the wake of floods in Assam and Bihar, experts question the practice of only using embankments for flood mitigation

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Floods affect more than a million in Assam despite rainfall deficit in state

The situation may worsen in the next 48 hours

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Scant July rainfall: India may face drought, floods again

Long periods of no rain and then a sudden bout of excessive rainfall have become the hallmark of Indian monsoon in the last few years

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Here is how forecast of extreme rainfall events can be improved

By adding quantitative precipitation forecasting to IMD forecasts, there can be more reliable extreme event forecasts

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Blazing India: The Himachal hills feel the heat too, but in different ways

As the plains scorch, residents head for the hills in the thousands, posing a threat to their fragile ecology

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Blazing India: Summer disrupts life in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone

Farmers, daily wagers and vendors suffer even as many rush to hospital with heat-related illnesses

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Heatwaves across continents drive home global warming reality

Most nations are facing record high temperatures

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Blazing India: Andhra’s economy suffers due to heatwave

Crops are withering in the countryside, leading to an exodus of people to the cities

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Mumbai deluge raises same old question: Why are Indian cities flooded again and again

Ignoring telltale warning signs and repeating past mistakes won't help.

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Blazing India: Odisha’s work not yet over

The state has certainly been able to reduce heatwave deaths by putting very strong prevention measures. However, its efforts to build long-term resilience need to be strengthened

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Blazing India: Labourers, farmers struggle most to live, earn

A new set of victims are people in hilly regions areas who are not prepared for such high temperatures

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Cyclone Fani opens four new mouths in Chilika lake, increases salinity, wipes out fish

Odisha government may have plans to develop infrastructure, but rebuilding the livelihood of millions of poor people who depend on the lake and forest produce may not be easy

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Cyclone Vayu: NDRF teams evacuate people from 15 Gujarat districts

The very severe cyclonic storm is expected to hit the Gujarat coast on June 13 morning

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Saurashtra, Kutch on red alert as Vayu approaches

The cyclone is likely to hit the Gujarat coast early on June 13