Extreme weather events in June 2018

Here's is a list of exterme weather events that have happened in June across the world

Heatwave in north India: How much is too much

Here's what you need to know about extreme heat

Scientists have tracked El Nino occurrences of over 400 years. What does this mean for India?

This study is important to understand the frequency and impact of El Nino

Heat wave: Phenomenon, predictions and precautions

From what the IMD has to say, to areas that are already under the extreme weather event’s grip, here’s all you need for a status …

New study questions Kerala flood link with climate change

Instead, the study says, the 2018 extreme precipitation and flood events might have been caused due to anomalous large-scale circulation features

A perfect thunderstorm is made up of...

Facebook Live: Are recent floods linked to climate change?

Sunita Narain, Director General Centre for Science and Environment discusses the recent floods event in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru and Houston …

Want to know more about climate crisis, human brain? Here are a few recommendations

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IMD's India 2018 weather report

How did India's weather fare in 2018? Indian Meteorological Department's report on India's climate in 2018 has some important messages. It was …

'Indigenous Rice Seeds' central to sustainable farming in India

Changing climate and erratic weather events have forced agriculturists to revisit traditional rice varities that had once lost their popularity …

Simply Put: Extreme weather

इस मॉनसून में आकाशीय बिजली ने ली 1311 लोगों की जान, 66 लाख बार गिरी बिजली

एक अध्ययन रिपोर्ट बताती है कि पिछले तीन साल के दौरान बिजली गिरने की घटनाओं में 1000 गुणा वृद्धि हुई है और इसकी वजह ...

कहानी मौसम के वैज्ञानिक पूर्वानुमान की

ब्रिटिश वैज्ञानिक एडमंड हैली ने भारत में मौसम विज्ञान की आधारशिला रखी

Simply put: Wildfires across the world

Europe braces for unprecedented heatwave

Temperatures may soon cross 40°C mark in several countries in the continent

Artificial intelligence can create better climate change models

AI techniques like machine learning and neural networks can resolve more dynamic convective cloud systems that trigger rainfall, other weather …

Extreme weather leads to public health crises – so health and climate experts must work together

Extreme weather events are inevitably followed by disease outbreaks. So why not team health professionals with climate experts?

Need to address impact of extreme weather events on crops

There is a lot the government can do to assist farmers to cope with climate-induced farming problems

कड़ाके की ठंड और पाले से रातोंरात खराब हो रही हैं फसलें

हवा में मिले हुए भाप के सूक्ष्म कण जो अधिक ठंड पड़ने पर सफेद तह के रूप में पेड़–पौधों पर जमने की वजह से ...

Climate change in India: Gujarat faces problem of plenty

Regular rains in the state's arid Banni grassland force Maldharis to take up farming, an internal feud erupts

Shadow of storms

The fact is that storms of 2018 hold a mirror to our future

Indian monsoon recovering after decades of decline

As the parched Indian subcontinent eagerly awaits the monsoon, all indications are that it will be a normal monsoon, especially since no El Ni&…

400% rise in number of floods since 1980; droughts, forest fires doubled since then

In the past three decades years, all climatological, hydrological and meteorological events have increased manifold, says a study

How to help farmers prepare for climate change

There is increasing evidence from across many African and South Asian countries that contextual, timely climate information, helps farmers manage …

Do hurricanes feel the effects of climate change?

What scientists know – and don't know – about the linkage between climate change and hurricanes