Heavy rain causes flood in Assam; over 150,000 people affected

The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coming days

Furious floods

'Policy dialogues around food security and climate adaptation need to draw from different disciplines'

Celia Petty is the co-founder and director of Evidence for Development (EfD), an UK-based organisation that specialises in research and capacity …

Odisha’s Kandhamal evacuates people amid flood threat

Vamsadhara river at Kasinagar and the Baitarani at Rajghat breach danger levels

Flood warnings that don’t break the banks

Global number of weather disasters has increased by five times over the last 50 years

Wreaking havoc

Kosi: How ‘Bihar’s sorrow’ moulds villages across her vast fan, year after year

People from the most influential castes and classes occupy the central and safest space in the village, while those from lower castes are …

Is it climate crisis that fuelled flooding in Pakistan?

Sindh and Balochistan provinces of the country have received more rainfall than the historical normal in August

Counting the cost of catastrophe

With changing climate, the frequency of extreme weather events in India is rising and so is the price we pay for it.

Shortfall in Centre’s assistance delayed flood management projects: CAG

Assam, one of the worst-hit states, witnessed a 60 per cent shortfall in release of central funds for implementing flood management programme

Spurring people into action

Villagers of Bhuragaon in Assam no longer depend on the government for protecting their lands from the currents of the Brahmaputra. They have, …

Assam floods: More people affected now than ever but state allocation for control dipped

Over 300,000 people shifted to relief camps in last 2 months

Kaziranga nightmare

Flood-protection measures: Pakistan is in for a long haul

Punjab needs to employ 871 years of flood-protection, while other flood-prone provinces like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh would require around …

Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation

300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation

Himalayan plunder: Tourist rush threatens fragile Ladakh

More than an average of 300-600 cars visit Pangong lake every day, passing through some of the most fragile ecosystems in the region

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  

How an English-medium school near Sunderbans is helping children understand climate change

The school has introduced environmental pedagogy and vocational training to prepare them for alternative livelihood options

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

Early warning a must to cope with floods

People along the Brahmaputra were prepared last week, while in the weeks before that, people in Kerala, Nagaland and Assam were not

Importance of lakes not realised enough: Flood control chief

Sharad Chandra, director, flood forecast monitoring division, Central Water Commission, spoke to DTE on increasing instances of urban flooding&…

Flood fury

Floods claim hundreds of lives across India besides causing large-scale destruction, Bihar is the worst-affected

Inviting disaster

DUI PAATAN KE BEECH MEIN (BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP RIVER) A documentary by Arvind Sinha Duration: 116 minutes

How lack of coordination between Odisha and Chhattisgarh led to floods

Lack of information from Chhattisgarh and water hoarding by Odisha to blame