Exercises in upgradation
Submerged
The floods in Bangladesh show no sign of abating
Logging ban
Authorities plan reforestation scheme to combat floods
CHINA
Hell and high-water
...China experiences both as floods imperil the lives of thousands
Venice in peril
In the absence of a strategy to combat the frequent floods, the city of Venice may drown
FLOOD HAVOC
Just 3 of every 1,000 queries in Lok Sabha during last 2 decades on climate change: Study
Most of the MPs who asked questions were based in Maharashtra (181), Andhra Pradesh (105), Tamil Nadu (99), Uttar Pradesh (98) and Kerala (69)
Kerala shows the risk of severe floods is still evolving
The crisis is a timely reminder that climate change is expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of severe flooding across the world
Heavy rain alert in Mumbai this weekend; how prepared is the city?
Storm water drains are being cleaned; Mithi river has been widened, but flood sensors are yet to be installed in five rivers and two lakes
What made the rain in Hurricane Harvey so extreme?
Combination of unusually high rain rates and long duration has resulted in a very large area with 30 to 45 inches of rain in a few days
After rattling Chennai, cyclone Nada to bring rain in Karnataka
Waterlogging was reported in certain low-lying areas due to non-completion of stormwater drain works
A wake up call against weather disasters
Since COP1 in 1995, about four billion people have been injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance as a result of weather-related …
Flood decontrol
Every action has an opposite and equal reaction. If you embank a river it bursts its embankments. So much for flood control measures
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 26, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
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
Colonies on floodplains of Yamuna, Hindon: green tribunal issues notices to Centre, states
Petition alleges land mafia encroached floodplains in collusion with administration officials
Yamuna breaches danger mark in Delhi
Development after Haryana released 8.28 lakh cusecs of water on August 18
World will face at least 560 climate disasters every year by 2030, warns UN
Insurance against disasters can help adapt and build back better
NASA images show impact of Cyclone Eloise on Mozambique
Thousands of acres of farmlands have been flooded by the cyclone
Model flood control
British scientists are using computer simulations to see how floods can be tackled
Scheme watch
Damage control
Flood control
FLOOD--HIT