Expect cyclone in Arabian Sea, more to come in Bay of Bengal

Southern peninsula should be ready for strong winds, rain Oct 25 onwards

Satellite-based advisory service launched for deep sea fishermen

The gap in communication was severely felt during Cyclone Ockhi in November-December 2017

‘Internationally, core weather forecasting is always done by national weather services’

Down To Earth speaks to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), about the weather forecasting …

Human-made climate change behind rising 2019 temperatures: WMO

Absence of El Niño and yet an extension in the spate of rising temperatures points towards it, says the UN weather agency

Native tree species are climate resilient, maintain ecological balance

Introducing exotic species and promoting monoculture plantations in forest areas, village common lands have caused disastrous impacts on the …

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

This June may be second-most rain deficient in 7 years

This comes when the country has already been experiencing an extended dry spell since the end of last year’s monsoon season

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 …

Monsoon advances, but in deficit

Reasons for delay: Weak El Nino conditions, very severe Cyclone Vayu

At snail's pace: 2019's southwest monsoon

The monsoon is advancing at its slowest speed in the past 12 years in 2019

Saurashtra, Kutch on red alert as Vayu approaches

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

Cyclone Vayu: Expect no landfall in Gujarat

The cyclonic storm Vayu has changed its direction to northwest and may not hit the coast

Cyclone Vayu to strike Gujarat coast in 48 hours

The cyclonic storm will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and cause heavy rainfall when it strikes Saurashtra and Kutch

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

Why the heatwave? Blame Cyclone Vayu, El Niño

Experts believe if monsoon rains would have reached central India by June 10, it would not have been this hot

There’s a cyclone coming to Mumbai, but it may not be bad news

Cyclone Vayu is expected to bring the mercury down in the coastal city with moderate rainfall

Cyclone Fani: Women were left with just one cloth to cover body, manage menstruation

In the absence of gender-sensitive disaster response mechanism, women in a Puri village tore the only cloth they had after the disaster …

Cyclone Fani uprooted 14 lakh coconut trees, left farmers in lurch

Farmers demand more compensation after the cyclonic storm rampaged nearly 8,000 hectares of coconut farms

Slowing down winds make cyclones like Fani more severe, unpredictable

Here are the least understood aspects of climate science and how wind plays a crucial role in their behaviour

Cyclone Fani damages Odisha’s seaside Balukhanda Sanctuary

The deer that fled the cyclone into areas inland have begun to return

World breached safe atmospheric CO2 levels 33 years ago

Global consumption of fossil fuels, the primary source of CO2 emissions, has gone up by 78 per cent in last three decades

Winds played a major role in Cyclone Fani's sudden intensification

The storm's abnormal rise and changing tracks fit a recent pattern

Why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones

Temperatures of 30°C are occurring more often and over longer periods of time

Cyclone Fani: Artisans to fishermen, trail of devastation has left none

Most traditional workers in Odisha have no means to sustain themselves after the storm pummelled the state

Fani damaged betel vineyards in Odisha

The natural disaster, which claimed over 40 lives, has caused huge losses to around 8,000 paan farmers across Odisha’s …