COP27: Sameh Shoukry urges countries to reinforce UNFCCC credibility as talks drag on
EU links loss and damage with mitigation goal; said no agreement is better than a poor agreement
Scientists sound the alarm over drought in East Africa: What must happen next
The next five years will very likely bring a strong El Niño causing more drought disasters
Heat is on: 2019 on track to become hottest year ever
El Nino, or the unusual warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, will further add to the already warming temperatures
After Great Barrier Reef, bleaching kills 70 per cent of Japan’s coral reef
Coral in the Sekisei lagoon in Okinawa has turned dark brown and is covered with algae, according to a government study
Novel use of satellite data is helping Africa cope with natural disasters
Scientists have been able to identify rainfall declines and specify precisely how bad a bad season is
Several African countries in need of food assistance
Drought associated with El Nino has affected agriculture prospects in Southern Africa
Drought-ravaged Ethiopia
El Niño has caused massive crop failure, reduced livestock and pushed millions of people in Ethiopia into food insecurity
India is experiencing a warmer winter
Persistent above normal temperatures have been recorded in many regions of the country
Year of the girl child
El Nino's little sister La Nina is all set to bring rain in abundance to Australia, Indonesia and some other parts of Asia
Unmasking the heat
The weather machine seems to have gone into overdrive. Scientists assert that the rise in temperature is unprecedented, at least since the 15th …
Most of Greater Horn of Africa to see excess rain till May thanks to El Nino, climate change
Climate researchers explain meteorological challenges in region March-May 2024 at climate outlook forum
El Niño effect: Even in drought-tolerant forests, seedlings more likely to die
Scientists study effects of drought, find mortality higher in evergreen forests than deciduous ones
Monsoon 2023: August, September to be drier than normal for most of India, predicts IMD
Rainfall deficit in a third of the districts in the country, may worsen due to El Nino
What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can tear down hurricanes
Vertical wind shear is present nearly everywhere on Earth, since winds typically move faster at higher altitudes than at the surface.
Why did Dubai flood? World Weather Attribution says global warming, not cloud seeding, the reason
The recent rainfall in West Asia was made 10-40 per cent heavier by warming, according to the WWA
2023 warmest on record, temperatures 1.48°C above preindustrial level
Current El Nino event may rank in the top five on record; expected to end by April-June
Horn of Africa facing deadly floods due to El Nino-linked ‘above average’ rains
Heavy rainfall predicted to keep affecting the region for the next three months with varying intensity
COP27: Here is what to expect on the extended day of talks at Sharm El-Sheikh
Loss and damage remains the elephant in the negotiating room
Comparatively drier June causing problems for farmers
Latest sowing data reveals less sowing than in 2022
Climate change in India: Sinking chain of atolls in Lakshadweep
Coastal erosion and El Nio are slowly eating up India's most vulnerable archipelago
Venezuela imposes 2-day working week for government employees
The reduced workweek will extend throughout May
Uneasy lies the coral
Unprecedented depletion of corals threatens marine ecosystems in the tropics
Kenya
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