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
DTE Reportage: Bedevilled Barak
DTE reports on urban flooding, adaptation and rehabilitation efforts over a year after devastating floods in Assam’s Barak Valley
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?&…
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 …
Fifth-warmest year: 2021 was marked by floods, heatwaves, other climate anomalies for Europe
Europe experienced its warmest summer ever last year
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
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 …
After Cyclone Yaas, Sunderbans brace for massive floods again
A low-pressure area brewing over north Bay of Bengal might coincide with spring tides on June 11 and prolong flooding
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
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 …
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
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
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
Did stratospheric warming lead to excessive rainfall in Tamil Nadu?
Each district witnessed a minimum excess precipitation of 400%, said IMD
Why alluvial flood plains of north Bihar need alternative sanitation system
Flood is a recurring threat to the sustainability of open defecation free status in Bihar. Unique toilets, built on elevation, can show the way ahead
What 190 years of glacial lake outburst flood data tells us about the Hindu Kush Himalayas
Over 70% of GLOF outbreaks since 1833 have happened in last 50 years
Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management
The impact of floods has become more severe due to land degradation, human pressures & over-extraction of groundwater
Heavy rains, flooding in north Italy claim 8 lives; thousands evacuated
An average of 200 mm of rainfall happened in the last 36 hours
The devastating Sikkim floods teach us several lessons
Planning for economic development in hilly regions should take climate impact into account and dams should never be built in ecologically …