2022 too short, too far: Data stories that show the true impact of climate change this year
Did you know that India experienced extreme weather events on 291 of the 334 days from beginning of year to November 30?
Climate change & trafficking: ‘We have little understanding’
Down To Earth spoke with Christopher Richter from International Organisation for Migration to understand why the data gap exists
Record number of low pressure systems a cause of August floods
Even though they account for 44 per cent of monsoon rainfall, these systems and their counting is not completely understood
India gets World Bank credit to mitigate cyclones
Bank to extend US $412.4 million for capacity building in eight coastal states
Flooded, by drains
It was not just cyclone Nilam that ruined paddy in Andhra
Thazhampettai: Climate change, erratic ocean currents make fishing in this Tamil Nadu village unpredictable
More frequent and deadlier cyclones as well as the construction of private harbours in Tharangambadi has only added to the woes of the fisherfolk
More than 200 natural disasters across world in 1st half of 2020
Cyclone Amphan was the world’s costliest natural disaster, at an estimated economic loss of $15 billion
South Bengal ravaged by Cyclone Amphan
Around 10-12 people may have died and property worth a lakh crore rupees destroyed, Mamata Banerjee tells reporters
Cyclones and climate change
Some climate models predict two- to seven- fold increase in the frequency of Hurricane Katrina magnitude events for a 1°C rise in global …
How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods
Odisha’s vulnerable coast: Chilika fishers robbed of livelihood since Cyclone Fani opened new mouths
The delicate salinity gradient of the lake disrupted; locals claim Odisha government’s Chilika Development Authority (CDA) not …
As told to Parliament (August 8, 2023): Central Electricity Authority suggests not retiring coal power plants before 2030
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Extreme weather: 2019 broke records; don't expect 2020 to be better
The imprint of climate change is here to stay
India may have highest climate risk globally but its banks are unprepared to support climate action: Report
Yes Bank emerged as leader in climate-risk preparedness; State Bank of India most exposed to coal sector
Cyclones could’ve been a rarity in the Arabian Sea historically; but not storms, say historians
The Arabian Sea is currently witnessing Cyclone Biporjoy having witnessed cyclones Vayu, Nisarga and Tauktae in the past few years
Survey highlights gap between climate emergency perception, action in India
73% Indians are optimistic about avoiding climate crisis in their lifetime according to a survey by Epson; 4.1% don’t believe there is a …
Crops failing against rising temperatures, pest attacks: Study
Rising temperatures due to climate change may be compounding the stress on crops in multiple ways, it says
Over 19 million kids in Bangladesh at risk from climate change
UNICEF report says nearly 86% of these children living in 17 districts are under threat from floods and cyclones
Future shock
As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-…
World Environment Day 2021: Why are cyclones intensifying in Indian Ocean
Explained: How Climate Change made Indian Ocean cyclones more intense and deadlier
Role of climate change in tropical cyclones still unclear
Thomas Knutson is a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US. He was the co-chairperson …
Spring hurricanes in Arctic to intensify, warns NASA
Sea ice loss, rapidly warming temperatures to drive changes
From sea to shining sea: Cyclone Gulab, born in Bay of Bengal, to re-emerge in Arabian Sea
Cyclone Gulab, which made landfall on India’s east coast, will now cross into the Arabian Sea near Surat and then skirt Saurashtra before …
Andhra Pradesh struck by over 60 cyclones in four decades
More than one cyclone in the same season is not unusual for the state
Climate-related weather events to break records in US this year, data shows
The country is on its way to record 17 billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2020, having lost $46.6 billion till September