Climate atlas finds summers, winters in India to get warmer, Kharif season to see more rainfall

Report by thinktank presents historical trends from 1990–2019 and projects future ones 

2022 too short, too far: How the climate emergency hit us

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022  

Why farmers have been urging Centre to control import of arecanuts

In September this year, the Centre relaxed import restrictions on arecanuts from Bhutan

Rabi crops at risk? Northwest, central India dry due to lack of western disturbances

Anomalous non-existence of western disturbances in the region since mid-November

Southwest monsoon likely to withdraw from UP, Gujarat, MP in next 4-5 days: IMD

Heavy rainfall spells will continue over Tamil Nadu and Rayalaseema for the next five days

Recurring rains in October call for change in monsoon definition

In the first 10 days of October, 10 states received large excess rainfall while eight had excess rainfall   

Extreme rainfall damages nearly 4 million hectares of crops in Marathwada

Incessant rains through the month of August and September have affected 4.48 million farmers this season

Farm losses: Heavy rains destroy paddy, cotton crops in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

Scarce rain during monsoon, heavy rain during harvest spell agricultural doom; Bajra, jowar also affected

What will happen to India in a 1.5°C warmer world?

Average global temperature could breach the 1.5°C mark in less than 2 decades, found an IPCC report 

Bengaluru, Lucknow flooding: What do we mean by water-sensitive cities?

Inadequate urban planning means thirsty and flooded cities have become the new normal: Part 1 

Monsoon 2022 starts retreating after 114 days of erratic rainfall, extreme weather events

The monsoon winds will take another 4 weeks to withdraw completely from the Indian subcontinent

Blame global warming for Pakistan floods; here’s why

Study finds five-day & 60-day maximum rainfall events this season were once in a 100 years events

Number of full reservoirs go up from 26 to 35, 10 overflowing

Central Water Commission bulletin also shows reservoirs in at least 7 states at less than normal storage, worst in Bihar 

Monsoon report card: Rainfall deficit in 8 states, excess in 8 others

Sudden swing from heavy downpour to deficient rainfall in 163 districts in 15 days in August

Excessive July rains destroyed 800,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra

Marathwada, Vidharba regions heavily affected  

Dry to deluge: Incessant rain a threat to Marathwada farmers

After scanty rainfall in June & early July, Maharashtra region now has a problem of too much downpour in too short a span      

A monsoon without rains in week since official declaration

It has been 11 days since the official onset of the monsoon but the rains have not yet arrived as expected

Floods and fury: How multiple weather systems caused by climate change are at play

More than 80 people have died in Kerala and Uttarakhand floods