Flood situation in Bihar, UP and Rajasthan critical; Army, Air Force on alert

About 200,000 people have reportedly lost their homes in flood-hit Bihar

"Drowned and dammed: Colonial capitalism and flood control in eastern India

Bagmati breaches embankment

Probe may put Buta Singh in a fix

Hundreds of families displaced in north Bihar as swollen rivers break their banks

Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, Ganga and Adhwara flowing above danger mark at several places; Farmers in the state who were waiting for rains …

Slippery slopes: Why the Auckland storm caused so many landslides and what can be done about it

While climate change and the warming of oceans that pump-prime extreme weather events are certainly pressing issues, changing land use is also of …

Floods threaten wildlife at VTR, Bihar’s sole tiger reserve

Floodwaters entered the low-lying areas of VTR following heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Gandak river in Nepal in the last 48 hours  

Rising high to defeat floods in Bangladesh

A secure and cost-effective method of raising the height of vulnerable river island clusters is being used to protect them from flooding

Coping with floods in climate change

Before the Deluge>> Coping with Floods in Climate Change • by International Rivers Network • New York • 200

Averse engineering

Trapped! Between the Devil and Deep Waters The Story of Bihar's Kosi River by Dinesh Kumar Mishra People's Science Institute, Dehradun and South …

The right level

Ifthen

Ganga changes course in Haridwar

Erosion may be speeding shift

Climate change is already putting the heat on insurance companies — Auckland’s floods could be a turning point

Around 5,000 homes were damaged across 25 suburbs, with more than 100 properties declared uninhabitable in the aftermath of the storm

Death, destruction deja vu: These photos show cloudbursts emergent pattern

Heavy rainfall in Dehradun's Raipur affects several villages; At least four deaths reported, heavy water flow damages bridges & roads

Indo-Gangetic Plain, Meghalaya will need to use flood protection for 1,000 years: DTE analysis

DTE analysed the need for flood protection measures in India in response to a study on the subject published in Nature

Bihar to use drones to watch over embankments

At least 12 drones will be deployed in the first phase, according to state’s water resources department 

Barrage repairs at Okhla park force birds out in breeding season

Irrigation officials dried up the wetland for 15 days for the task, but ecologists claim the repairs are not needed every year

Warned, yet unprepared

States prone to floods have failed to implement management schemes, finds a performance audit of CAG

Chennai apart

From ignoring warnings to delays in taking actions, Tamil Nadu administration played its part in making the December floods more devastating

Study shows sea defences not enough to protect deltaic cities from flood risk

Deltas are natural sites for cities to grow as they offer direct access to the sea and upriver to the hinterland

Monsoon 2022: Himachal sees 7 cloudbursts, 31 flash floods in a month

Cold desert region affected; 133 deaths due to calamities reported in state

Global population exposed to floods grew over 20% in 15 years: Study

The growth was concentrated in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

Heavy rains again take Kerala route, alert issued

A yellow alert has been issued by IMD in the state’s five districts

Holes in the wood

Controversial study overturns claims that mangrove forests are shields against tsunamis

Here are some measures to upscale Delhi’s flood resilience

Climate-resilient designs and infrastructure can enhance the city’s capacity to withstand extreme weather events