Factsheet: Extreme Weather Events
There has been evidence since 1950 of changes in climate extremes. Observed changes in climate extremes reflect the influence of anthropogenic …
Govt to launch climate vulnerability map of India soon
A common set of indicators will be used for vulnerability-profiling and ranking of 650 districts all over the country
Zimbabwe baobab trees dying due to mysterious disease
This could cause a potential food crisis in the country which is in the throes of drought
Jharkhand’s children deprived of mid-day meal despite Supreme Court order, say activists
Jharkhand is the one of the worst-affected states in the country with its 22 out of 24 districts facing drought
'River regulation responsible for decline in water bird population in Australia'
Kate Brandis, joint research fellow at the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW and Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation
EL NINO WATCH
Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-II)
B N Goswami, Director of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology explains why rains in the tropics are difficult to predict.
Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-I)
उत्तरी अटलांटिक में आई मौसमी गड़बड़ी के चलते भारत में पड़ रहा है सूखा
आईआईएससी द्वारा किए शोध के अनुसार पिछले 100 वर्षों में मानसून के दौरान पड़ने वाले सूखे की करीब आधी घटनाओं के लिए उत्तरी अटलांटिक ...
WMO report flags heatwave, cyclone conditions in India
India was severely affected by delayed monsoons, floods, according to the report
Factsheet: Climate finance
Climate finance involves flow of funds from developed to developing countries to help them cut their emissions and adapt to climate change. …
This year too, El Nino may lead to deficit monsoon, drier conditions in India
Drier-than-normal conditions in Southeast Asia are likely to develop around July to August and persist through the end of the year
Tamil Nadu traders’ body calls to boycott aerated drinks amid drought
If the campaign is successful, multinational companies could face revenue losses up to Rs 1,500 crore annually
Pre-2020 action and climate finance need of the hour: BASIC
Adaptation fund and finance are issues that are still to be discussed and resolved
Supreme Court directs Centre to prepare national disaster plan to tackle drought
The apex court has directed the Union government to revise the Drought Management Manual at the earliest till the end of 2016
Farmers demand law for guaranteed income
Participants voice concern on drought, farmers' suicide and water conservation, among other issues
Bombay High Court allows inaugural IPL match to commence
Questions the timing of the petition filed against water being provided to cricket stadia for IPL matches in drought-hit Maharashtra
Prevailing El Niño can hit 4.7 million people in the Pacific Islands
The advisory states that less rainfall is affecting agriculture in several countries of the Asia-Pacific region
बाढ़ की गंभीर घटनाओं के लिए हॉटस्पॉट बन चुके हैं उत्तराखण्ड के 85 फीसदी जिले
विश्लेषण के अनुसार 1970 के बाद से उत्तराखण्ड में बाढ़ की चरम घटनाओं की संख्या और तीव्रता में चार गुना वृद्धि हुई है
जलवायु परिवर्तन की वजह से फैलने वाले संक्रामक रोगों से अनजान हैं 50 फीसदी लोग : शोध
एक बहुराष्ट्रीय सर्वेक्षण में शामिल 64.6 फीसदी प्रतिभागियों ने संक्रामक बीमारी से डरने की बात कही
Famine creeps in on Africa while the world’s media looks elsewhere
The western media's focus on events at home like the US elections and the UK Brexit referendum has come at the expense of reporting on the famine …
Drought in Kenya forces herders to invade wildlife habitats
Over the past few weeks, about 10,000 nomadic herders have systematically targeted private game lodges, ranches and smallholdings
23 major reservoirs have deficient water levels; 18 are highly deficient
The live storage of reservoirs in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and all southern states is far below normal
What the tourism sector can learn from Cape Town’s drought
The 2015-2018 drought, one of the longest and the worst to have affected Cape Town, affected tourism badly
How current drought is adding to India’s water crisis
The agriculture sector has the biggest demand for water, followed by industries, the power sector and domestic consumption