Extreme weather 2023: India saw a disaster nearly every day from January-September

Extreme weather events are no longer once-in-alifetime for India; they are now occurring with increased frequency

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models

Hurricane Otis gave Acapulco, Mexico almost no time to prepare

Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events — it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line

Heat intensity of these events is also increasing with the frequency 

Cold wave grips north India, to get worse

This severe weather is attributed to the absence of western disturbances in the country

Cyclone Gaja live analysis: Tamil Nadu saw 30% more cyclones in past 16 years

Gaja is the 10th cyclonic storm the state will experience since 2003

Cyclone Gaja live analysis: This is the 13th depression this year, highest in 26 years

The storm has turned severe and will hit Tamil Nadu today evening

Cyclone Fani kills five in Odisha

The storm hit Puri with a speed of 175 km per hour

Analysing climate change in 2016

Last year was bad for our planet. Here’s a round-up of things that jeopardised us

Climate change increases the risk of extreme wildfires around Cape Town — but it can be addressed

Extreme wildfire events occur almost exclusively under extreme fire weather conditions

Climate change impact on agriculture leads to 1.5 per cent loss in India’s GDP

By 2030, rice and wheat are likely to see about 6-10 per cent decrease in yields

Increased chance of earth breaching 1.5°C in next five years

One of the years from 2023-2027 could be the warmest ever recorded, warns WMO

In 2023, for the first time ever, each day was at least 1°C warmer. Why this is worrying

Close to 50% of the days in 2023 were 1.5°C warmer than 1850-1900, compared to just over 20% in 2016

Tropical cyclones cause more damage than we think — and India among countries facing high social cost of carbon

Extreme weather events drive up these costs by more than 20% globally

Links between global climate events getting stronger: Study

Climate teleconnections intensified over last 37 years; southern hemisphere more vulnerable

Typhoon Rammasun claims 12 lives in Philippines, millions evacuated

Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the country in November last year, had killed more than 6,000

Planetary waves, soil-moisture deficit likely caused 2021 heat dome over western North America: Study

A burst of heat generated upwind of the region in early June 2021 contributed to an initial temperature peak  

NDC compliance not enough, world may still be 2.5°C warmer by 2100: Study

IPCC reports also have limited coverage of temperature rise of 3°C or higher

Global Eco Watch: Drifting iceberg threatens seals, penguins on British Antarctic island

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Tornadoes are not born in clouds but on ground, says new research

Scientists find that they form from the ground up or along the wind circulation column

Extreme weather: 2019 broke records; don't expect 2020 to be better

The imprint of climate change is here to stay

Heatwaves arrive early in 2023; hit 11 states from March 3 to April 18

22 states/UTs recorded above-normal maximum temperature on April 18, 2023

Only 10 of 46 Least Developed Countries mention loss and damage explicitly in NDCs: Study

IIED urges countries to revise their NDCs before CoP27 and mention losses and damages

How to get away with murder

Assam floods affect 21,000; heavy rain forecast till June 19

Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Cachar and Kamrup districts in state affected by floods

Extreme weather events may be driving replacement of native species with exotic ones

Analysis shows higher reproduction, competitiveness and plasticity may be helping non-native species