Mosquito mayhem

Delayed monsoon: How a possible El Nino can lead to failed rains in parts of India

A cyclone before onset, floods also not ruled out; farmers across the country need to be prepared, say experts

Monsoon arrival may be delayed this year, predicts IMD

Looming El Nino can cause rainfall deficit, droughts, say experts citing historical data

Conflicts, drought push up food needs

The number of nations in need of food aid increased to 37 from 34 in March this year. Papua New Guinea, Haiti and Nigeria have entered the list …

Cambodia facing worst drought in decades

Water shortage has affected the rural areas of the country where farmers depend on rivers and ponds for irrigating their lands

Is the warming Pacific Ocean finally signalling an El Niño?

After cooling down suddenly in July, the Pacific Ocean is warming up once again but it could be another mischief played by the 'Little Boy'

What the blazes!

Is it the hand of God, or the soiled hand of man? The buck is being passed even as flames stretching hundreds and hundreds of kilometres …

Chaos theory?

Science takes on nature as climatologists try to predict El Nio patterns in an attempt to warn governments of climatic anomalies

El Nino drought leaves Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba only 13% full: A disaster for people & wildlife

Over the long term, droughts could become more severe and the Kariba Dam could stop producing as much power

The year 2023 smashed several climate records, with some being ‘chart-busting’: WMO report

Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat reached …

India should brace for dry and hot spring-summer, El Nino, say experts

It is too early to predict an El Nino but it is possible, say meteorologists

Wet winter, harsh summer, weird monsoon: What La Nina has in store for India in 2022

La Nina will be a major component of IMD's upcoming forecasts

El Nino-like weather conditions increased short-term malnutrition in children across tropics: Study

Nearly 6 million children were driven into hunger during 2015 El Nino

Peru’s small-scale farmers need help to recover from damage triggered by coastal El Niño

About 7,000 farmers need help to restore their capacity to produce food, FAO states

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Searing effect

Forget volcanic eruptions and El Nino, global warming continues to worsen

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With temperatures increasing, link between cholera and climate has intensified

This June may be second-most rain deficient in 7 years

This comes when the country has already been experiencing an extended dry spell since the end of last year’s monsoon season

Will this be the fourth consecutive warm winter?

Longer monsoon spell, warm winter lengthen mosquito-borne disease outbreaks across India

'India may face an intense and increased water deficit next year'

Global water forecast suggests many regions likely to face significant water anomalies in the next few months

How microscopic marine algae impact global climate and Indian monsoon

Phytoplankton responds much faster to processes that alter temperature than the temperature itself, which changes slowly due to water’s …

2017: the year in extreme weather

2017 brought wild, wacky and even deadly weather. Australia was hit by heatwaves and torrential rains; hurricanes hit America and a killer …

Global warming and El Nino caused record temperature in Southeast Asia

While El Nino triggered the heat, global warming pushed the temperatures to a record-breaking level in 2016, finds study

Ensuring food security, building resilience must to fight drought in Central America's Dry Corridor

The region, which covers nearly one-third of the Central American territory, is characterised by recurrent droughts

Drought affects livestock economy of African countries

Ethiopia is among the worst affected with more than half a million livestock dying due to drought conditions