Climate change: How India's desert states will be affected

Around half the population in these areas depend on agriculture

Cyclonic disturbance threatens crops, population in Odisha

Hilly areas are likely to face landslides and damage to kutcha roads and houses

Simply Put: Boat-life, not lifeboat

Monsoon’s debut week in Himachal: Disaster toll already at 44

Wednesday’s Kullu cloudburst among 10 major incidents since rains started June 29 in hill state    

Beware Hyderabad, a flood is in the making

Telangana repeals 1996 order, allows construction on 2 reservoirs that have saved Hyderabad from floods for over a century

Climate change is real: Assam tea did not see a second flush this year

Measures to mitigate the impact of climate change on the tea industry need to be urgently undertaken, say tea experts

Floods and COVID-19: Tale of twin disasters

An episode that plays itself out every year: Assam is reeling under floods, yet again. As the COVID-19 pandemic silently rages in the background, …

Avalanche, cloudburst, flood: Researcher lays out chronology of events that led to Sikkim disaster

Climate change ultimate trigger for South Lhonak glacial lake outburst flood

Heavy flood and hailstorm in Jordan: One dead, teen missing

Atmospheric instability behind flash floods in the arid country 

Run-up to COP27: ­Zimbabweans count loss and damage as climate change hits country hard

Frequency of droughts has also increased to about 1 in 3 years from 1 per decade 

Megadrought, megapluvial conditions will become the new normal under high emissions scenario: Report

The shift may have already taken place or is in the offing in some regions

Remodelling stormwater infrastructure crucial for building sustainable cities

Unplanned real estate development in cities have led to increased flood risks and deteriorating infrastructure

Rarely inundated floodplains in Asia, Africa face higher risk now, says study. Here’s why

With increasing hazard extremes due to climate change, people settled in places that flood rarely are at risk

Urbanisation to blame for Chennai’s flood woes, integrated system need of the hour: Report

If timely measures to put in place a flood management system are not taken, Chennai could see a rerun of 2015 floods, says Tamil Nadu government

Century’s largest flood strikes Far North Queensland in the wake of Storm Jasper

The tropical cyclone witnessed by Queensland in Australia during December and during an El Nino year “is not normal”; such …

Run-up to COP27: Extreme weather events drive mass migration in Odisha’s Kendrapara, Jharkhand’s Palamu, says study

Social factors also played an important role in driving migration

Infographic: How the Indian Himalayan region has been altered by climate change

The mean temperature of the Himalayas has gone up by 0.6°C in the past 30 years

Simply Put: Slothful climate adaptation

Towards better adaptation: Global model to assess resilience to climate risks launched

The model will help countries focus on national adaptation investments

DTE Reportage: Bedevilled Barak

DTE reports on urban flooding, adaptation and rehabilitation efforts over a year after devastating floods in Assam’s Barak Valley

Drought to deluge: Horn of Africa experiencing floods after six seasons of failed rains

Flash floods that damaged large areas of cropland likely to deal the hunger-plagued eastern Africa region a major blow

Loss and damage from floods, storms cost India $7.6 bn in 2021: Report

Ocean warming could contribute to sea level rise, alter storm paths and ocean currents and increase stratification, the report warned

Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms world’s poorest countries?

Countries in Africa have some of the lowest national greenhouse gas emissions, and yet the continent is home to many of the world’s …

Value your local water system

Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…

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