Bangladesh experienced 185 extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019: ICCCAD report

Cyclone casualty in the country reduced from 300,000 in 1970 to 35 in 2022

Biporjoy: Depression forms over Arabian Sea, climate change making conditions conducive

Exceptionally warm Arabian Sea, weak monsoon onset and favourable Madden Julian Oscillation conditions favouring the cyclone, expert tells Down …

Mocha: ‘Super cyclone’ completes landfall near Sittwe; will weaken in next 3 hours

Locals stay put, nowhere to escape; international agencies and government on their toes  

Loss & damage: The 2022 extreme weather events linked to climate change

Human imprint is evident in 71% of the 504 extreme weather events witnessed across Earth between 2003 and 2022

Mexico braces for flash floods, landslides as Hurricane Orlene barrels in

Orlene is expected to pass Mexico’s Islas Marias islands before its landfall on the coast of mainland Mexico

Have cyclones in monsoon become the new ‘normal’?

The tropical cyclones of category 4 have wind speeds between 157 and 200 kilometres per hour

Cyclone Asani not to hit West Bengal, confirms IMD

Asani was not even responsible for the deluge in the state May 9, the weather agency added

Cyclone Yaas, COVID-19 leave Odisha’s weavers in deep trouble

Hundreds of looms, yarn and spindles have been damaged in the cyclone and flood, as most weavers live in thatched houses

Monsoon begins in Kerala 2 days ahead of schedule, advances over Northeast India

Both regions in midst of rainfall spell due to long-lasting cyclonic circulation over Kerala, Remal remnants in Northeast

Indian & Bangladeshi Sundarbans to be impacted as cyclone Remal to make likely landfall 100 km from Indian border  

Cyclonic system may overlap with high tide to maximise damage if landfall happens late evening on May 26  

Century’s largest flood strikes Far North Queensland in the wake of Storm Jasper

The tropical cyclone witnessed by Queensland in Australia during December and during an El Nino year “is not normal”; such …

Chennai’s devastation due to Cyclone Michaung is extensive

Stalin takes stock as three more deaths reported

Mocha and the ever-growing fiasco we are pushing ourselves into

Will the Anthropocene be the shortest era in history?

Towards better adaptation: Global model to assess resilience to climate risks launched

The model will help countries focus on national adaptation investments

Biporjoy inundates low-lying areas on Kutch-Saurashtra coastline

Moderate flash flood risk is likely in Saurashtra, Kutch and the extreme northwest Gujarat region in next 24 hours

Along the Naf: A million Rohingyas could be sitting ducks, with ‘Super Cyclone’ Mocha’s eye passing through their camps

Forget about preparation, many do not know even a cyclone is coming, say locals; India urged to provide regional leadership    

Loss and damage from floods, storms cost India $7.6 bn in 2021: Report

Ocean warming could contribute to sea level rise, alter storm paths and ocean currents and increase stratification, the report warned

Run-up to COP27: Nigerians count losses as recurring floods ravage country

Annual floods adversely impact Nigerian farmers and will likely hamper the country’s food security in the next 3 months

A third of deaths due to extreme events occurred in Africa over 50 years: WMO

Africa accounted for only one per cent of global economic losses due to weather, climate and water extremes in 50 years

Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm patch in the Gulf of Mexico — here’s what happened

Edies during the hurricane season can spell disaster for coastal communities around the Gulf

Barrier to cyclone storms: Odisha plans to plant mangroves along its coast

The proposal is to raise mangroves and casuarinas in around 109 and 4,000 hectares of land along the coastal belt

Cyclone Yaas: Landfall speed lower than predicted, but damage severe

At least 51 embankments in East Medinipur and 24 in South 24 Parganas were breached, CM Mamata Banerjee said 

Lessons from cyclone Michaung: Take better care of natural resources in coastal states

Natural disasters are becoming more common as the average temperature of the land and sea rises

Global warming, Cyclone Biparjoy worked in tandem to bring monsoon to Mumbai and Delhi on same date

Incident last happened 62 years ago in 1961, confirmed IMD

5 killed as Manipur floods due to Cyclone Remal; Imphal & Nambul rivers plugged after massive breaches

State government forms committee after viral social media reports claim alien fish have escaped into water bodies