Alvaro, first cyclone of 2024, hits Madagascar

The country was hit by disastrous storms in January and February of 2023 as well

DTE Coverage: South Tamil Nadu Floods 2023

DTE explores as to how and why the deluge in Tamil Nadu’s southern districts occurred

Simply Put: Delhi deluged

Fewer cyclones in Bay of Bengal but frequency increased in Arabian Sea: Report

The trend can be attributed to global warming, say researchers

Simply Put: Food and fire

New research detects pre-eruption warning signals at Whakaari White Island and other active volcanoes

Scientifically and emotively, we think every volcano has its own “personality”. However, volcanoes share behaviour traits — and …

Indonesia volcano eruption: Death toll rises to 34

Some 3,000 people have been displaced and 38 schools have been destroyed because of the eruption of Mt Sumeru in Indonesia

‘Patently ridiculous’: state government failures have exacerbated Sydney’s flood disaster

Measures that could significantly lower flood risk are expensive and politically hard. But as flood risks worsen with climate change, they’…

International Day of Indigenous People: Floods in Godavari shed lights on tribals displaced by Polavaram

Project was hastily thrust on the people in 2004 without any clearances from any government authority

Cyclone Mocha may not hit India; Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts likely to be impacted

Cyclonic conditions are likely to increase temperatures by 3-5°C in the Indian subcontinent 

Turkey-Syria earthquake: a seismologist explains what just happened

Arabia is moving northwards into Europe, causing the Anatolian plate (which Turkey sits on) to be pushed out westwards

Governments shouldn’t start massive projects in hills without consulting experts, local people

If Joshimath can sink due to the weight of houses and people, what about cutting mountains with explosives

Swollen Narmada displaces thousands in Gujarat — was this an “avoidable” disaster?

Some experts and political parties attributed the situation to the lethargic and unaccountable actions of Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) Dam operators

Yellowknife and Kelowna wildfires burn in what is already Canada’s worst season on record

Rather than waiting to respond reactively to the next fire season, proactive preparation is the appropriate way forward

Hawaii: How will wildfires impact beautiful Maui Island

The disaster is projected to bring about drastic ecological changes including coral death, drinking water pollution and soil loss

Assam floods 2023: Around 34,000 people affected; IMD predicts heavy rain for next 5 days

Assam gets 2,818 millimetres of rainfall in a year and has received nearly 10 per cent of the rains in the last 10 days

As Arabian Sea cyclones like Biporjoy increase, the following of Karachi’s Abdullah Shah Ghazi could rise: Sarah Ansari

Down To Earth speaks to Sarah Ansari, professor of history at Royal Holloway, University of London, about the patron saint of …

Cyclone Mocha largely spares Bangladesh but not Myanmar; detailed damage not known yet

Rohingya refugees around Cox’s Bazar saved; but not those in camps of Sittwe city  

Volcano erupts in Guatemala, spewing ash 2 km into the sky

Central America has more than 100 volcanoes, many of which attract thousands of tourists from all over the world

On a precipice: Why the Himalayas are crumbling

Reckless construction of hydropower projects has made earthquake-prone Himachal Pradesh more vulnerable to landslides

Bihar to change Kosi’s course to save ancient site, says Nitish

Government hasn’t learnt any lessons about a river known to change course itself, say environmentalists

Replanting trees can help prevent devastating landslides like the one in PNG — but it’s not a silver bullet

Landslides continue to increase for a few years after deforestation, indicating the decay of tree roots, decline and root strength and the …

Himalayan calamity

The Himalayan region accounted for 44 per cent of all the disasters reported in India 

Bihar floods: Lives of thousands upended in north districts as water refuses to recede

The standing floodwater damaged crops across hectares

Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast — even though storm predictions are improving

Radar is still the biggest tool for determining when to issue a tornado warning