Will recent floods change voting pattern in Kerala?
Despite the devastating floods and the 'flawed' rehabilitation process, these issues are not going to be big in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, …
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.
Glacial lake keeps disaster managers on toes in Sikkim
Floods caused due to outbursts of glacial lakes are a matter of concern in Sikkim Himalayan region
Kerala floods: How to hit self goals on disaster preparedness
Performance audits carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India during 2012 and 2017 had raised several red alerts regarding floods.…
Another year, another mismanaged flood response in Assam
As floods ravage Assam and other north-eastern states in India, failed promises by politicians to deal with floods come under close scrutiny
Geomorphologist Robert James Wasson discusses flood risk reduction in India
In this video, Robert James Wasson from National University of Singapore points out that India is the second most flood-prone country in the …
Relentless rains wreak havoc in South Asia
Flash floods have left a desolate trail from Punjab to Bangladesh and the toll has been especially severe in Nepal, where raging torrents have …
Dyke disaster
After 50 complacent years, Europe's state-of-the-art dyke system is softened for the kill by raging riverine floods
The black fever
While the nation's attention is focused on the caste killings in Jehanabad, a silent but deadlier killer is striking terror in Bihar. Kala-azar, …
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
Fifth-warmest year: 2021 was marked by floods, heatwaves, other climate anomalies for Europe
Europe experienced its warmest summer ever last year
Reservoir levels up 42%, but storage still below half mark
Live storage levels in 103 reservoirs increased to 76.845 BCM from 54.258 BCM in a week
North East reels under floods despite recording highest rain deficit in the country
High variability of rainfall has created increased occurrence of droughts and floods
‘Severe weather’ hits Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Hailstorm, strong winds, lightning and heavy rains throw life out of gear
Kaziranga nightmare
Spawning grounds
Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala-azar in new areas
Chungthang dam breach hits milk supply in Sikkim as Bihar halts deliveries amid road damage
Some co-operative federations started making milk powder given the supply chain disruptions
‘Climate change may increase risk of glacial lakes bursting, Sikkim-like disasters may spike’
Down to Earth spoke to Kalachand Sain, director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, to understand the causes of the Sikkim glacial …
Sikkim: Threat of South Lhonak lake bursting was forewarned by researchers two years ago
Twenty-one other glacial lakes in the Teesta river basin show potential threat
North India Deluge 2023: A water plan addressing urban floods can pull Chandigarh out of troubled waters
Rainwater harvesting structures along the stormwater drains will enable the use of rainwater endowment along with preventing floods
Most Asia-Pacific countries ill-prepared for natural disasters: ESCAP
Over the past 60 years, temperatures in the region have increased faster than the global mean
2022 too short, too far: A year of disasters
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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 …
Monsoon report card: Rainfall deficit in 8 states, excess in 8 others
Sudden swing from heavy downpour to deficient rainfall in 163 districts in 15 days in August
