Extreme weather deaths in Rajasthan and UP

Dust storms in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are a sign of the time to come when freak weather will intensify with the increase in global temperature

 
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Published: Thursday 03 May 2018

India is under the weather: extreme events expand footprints

From cloudburst in Himachal, dust storms in Rajasthan and UP to lightning in Andhra Pradesh and devastating rainfall in Haryana and Punjab, freak weather is making its presence felt

Intense dust storm catches Rajasthan unawares

Local authorities say that the death toll due to the dust storm is expected to rise

Extreme weather events in India in the past decade

Here’s a look at some major floods and cyclone events which India has experienced over the past 10 years

Impact evident, but denial prevails

Nearly half the world's population believes that climate change is not a very serious problem

Role of Western disturbances

Scientists reason why the beneficial weather phenomenon has become increasingly disastrous

First drought, then flood

After an excruciating drought, several states in 2016 India reported excess rainfall. Climate change may have a role to play

Climate catastrophe and resilience

India has been getting warmer continuously, consistently and rapidly

India could see 200-fold increase in heat wave exposure by 2100

When it comes to frequency of severe heat waves in India, there could be a 75-fold increase by 2100 under business-as-usual scenario

The new extreme reality of floods

Floods are destroying vast parts of the country because of how we have mismanaged our floodplains

How India's temperature is rising over the years

CSE analyses temperature data from 1901 to 2017 to understand the situation

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