Cyclone Yaas: Heavy rains may spell doom for maize farmers of Bihar

Bihar is likely to witness moderate to heavy rains along with high-velocity winds May 27 and 28

Cyclone Yaas: Landfall in Odisha but flood scares in Bengal

Cyclone Yaas’ landfall will overlap with the high tide and could inundate inland areas

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

Intensity of tropical cyclones to increase next century due to climate change: Study

There could be a 5% increase in maximum cyclonic wind speeds if the world warmed by 2°C by 2100

Amphan causes heavy damage in coastal Odisha’s districts

The districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara were the worst-affected due to the cyclone

Cyclone Gaja: 11 people killed, 82,000 evacuated

Nagapattinam has borne the brunt of the damage caused by the cyclone which made landfall at 2am

Cylone Gaja to make landfall further south: IMD

The forecasted track of the cyclone would now take it between the towns of Cuddalore and Pamban

US braces for the deadliest hurricane in 12 years; experts point to ocean warming

Since 1980s, scientists have observed an increase in the intensity and frequency of Atlantic hurricanes

This Bangladeshi woman can tell you why the latest round of climate talks matter

Those who have lost much due to environmental disasters would want the Paris agreement to be a success

‘Hudhud may develop into a very severe cyclonic storm’

Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist at Skymet, a private weather forecast agency, speaks to Kanika Kumria on how Hudhud developed, its likely …

IMD forecasts El Nino formation in July; says India may get normal rainfall in the month

National weather forecaster expects normal to above normal rainfall in most of central and adjoining south peninsular and east India and some …

Sitrang effect: Heavy rainfall in Northeast India

Cyclone weakens into depression, expected to weaken further today  

Southern African countries won’t manage disasters unless they work together

 Of SADC’s 16-member states only Angola, Botswana, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa contributed to the relief efforts after Cyclone Idai

Monsoon's bizarre progress

Monsoon is progressing as expected only over some parts of India; 44% less rainfall recorded between June 1 and 11

Mangroves shield coastal villages from cyclones

As Odisha braces for super cyclone Phailin, a coastal village hopes the mangrove it nurtured will protect their homes

Vanishing islands of Bangladesh

Frequent natural disasters continue to inundate and erode many islands in the 'climate impact hot spot'

Biporjoy: As cyclone nears Kutch & Saurashtra, concern grows over Gir lions, Naliya bustards

Some 700 lions are spread across the Gir landscape, whereas Naliya is home to 4 Great Indian Bustards

Here is why Cyclone Biporjoy intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm

Sea surface temperature, ocean heat content, upper air divergence and weak wind shear have helped Biporjoy intensify twice until now

Long live Freddy: Cyclone which travelled across Indian Ocean, has survived for 32 days courtesy climate change

Warming due to human-induced greenhouse gases is absorbed by the oceans, increasing their heat content; this helps strengthen cyclones

Human Rights Day: How children use their agency to build a safer, greener environment

Young crusaders in the Sundarbans are making efforts to convince community members to plant trees and nurture them so that their future is safeguarded

Super Typhoon Hinnamnor: 2022’s strongest storm heads to East China Sea, threatens Japanese islands

Storm must reach sustained winds of at least 240  kmph in order to be classified as a super typhoon

Homeless, displaced, devastated: People in Pakistan’s flood-hit Sindh narrate tales of horror & loss

Climate change-induced sea-level rise and heavy downpour behind this unprecendented calamity, say experts

Weather Alert: Possible cyclone over West Bengal, Odisha

Deep depression over Bay of Bengal unusually positioned; Storm expected to weaken by Aug 20

Current season’s first cyclone might be brewing over Bay of Bengal: Experts

Predicting a probable forthcoming cyclone in the Bay of Bengal has been reflective of mismatch between forecasts from various datasets in a …

What the new IPCC AR6 report means for Indian cities

The Sixth Assessment Report recognises compound extremes, multiple climate change drivers working together to maximise disaster impacts