Monsoon likely delayed, to hit Kerala on June 5: IMD

Southwest monsoon brings around 70% of the total rainfall through the year

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

Phailin's trail

The severe cyclone has crossed nine states since it landed in Gopalpur on October 12

Monsoon's bizarre progress

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

Odisha sal seed pickers face Amphan, COVID-19 double whammy

Sal seed procurement was delayed because of Cyclone Amphan

Vanishing islands of Bangladesh

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

COVID-19 migrants: West Bengal has mostly failed to keep promises

The state government must go beyond the mere promises of the Centre and render actual help to the state’s people

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

Global environmental risks

Environmental risks are perceived to be the five most critical long-term threats to the world as well as the most potentially damaging to people …

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

Cyclone Yaas aftermath: Odisha farmers in a fix over sowing Kharif crop

At least 5,882 hectares of cultivable lands in five blocks of Balasore district affected by sea water 

Human-induced climate change could increase ‘Medicanes’, say experts

Extra tropical storm ‘Ianos’ slammed into Greece recently, killing three people

Tropical storms Marco, Laura head for the Gulf of Mexico, spark Fujiwhara effect scare

Simultaneous formation of two storms in western Atlantic Ocean creates Fujiwhara effect scare, that happens when 2 hurricanes combine to form a …

Deep Impact shallow response

Climate change will trigger a series of ecological and economic fall-outs for India. Though details remain fuzzy largely due to the apathy of …

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 …

Cyclone Gaja live analysis: This is the 13th depression this year, highest in 26 years

The storm has turned severe and will hit Tamil Nadu today evening

Cyclone Helen moves northwards

It might make a landfall near Machillipatnam

Bengal most vulnerable to climate risk, flags India’s first assessment report

The Bay of Bengal region was struck by 41 severe cyclonic storms and 21 cyclonic storms in May between 1891 and 2018

Cyclone Amphan, returning migrants spark COVID-19 spread in rural Bengal

Close to 800,000 in flood shelters, with some already occupied by returning migrants

Earth sciences ministry made progress but has been ‘sluggish’ on a few counts: Parliamentary report 

Ministry has had a few misses in establishing District Agro-meteorological Field Units, which are responsible for preparing and disseminating agro-…