Coastal wetlands prevented property loss worth $625 million during 2012 Hurricane Sandy: study

During Hurricane Sandy, coastal wetlands reduced the damage in 12 states in northeastern US by 1 per cent

US braces for the deadliest hurricane in 12 years; experts point to ocean warming

Since 1980s, scientists have observed an increase in the intensity and frequency of Atlantic hurricanes

NASA reschedules long-delayed Moon rocket launch as tropical storm barrels in

Mission will get the US closer to taking astronauts to the Moon after 5 decades

Was the freak ‘medicane’ storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa’s future?

At least 3,958 people have died across Libya as a result of the floods, with more than 9,000 people still missing

By 2050, climate-related disasters could cost US $35 billion a year: audit report

The GAO report urged Trump administration to take climate change risks seriously and begin developing a response action plan

Atlantic hurricane season 2023: El Nino and extreme Atlantic Ocean heat are about to clash

The Atlantic Coast should be rooting for El Niño to develop as forecast, since such events often reduce hurricane impacts there

Tropical storms Marco, Laura head for the Gulf of Mexico, spark Fujiwhara effect scare

Simultaneous formation of two storms in western Atlantic Ocean creates Fujiwhara effect scare, that happens when 2 hurricanes combine to form a …

Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike

From Miami and Puerto Rico to Barbuda and Havana, the devastation of 2017 hurricane season across Latin America and the Caribbean serves as a …

Disaster damage: 2021 sixth year with insured loss bill over $100 billion

India witnessed 2 of the world's 10 most financially devastating climate events in 2021

Eroding coasts need protection—and new solutions are at hand

Seawalls and other common strategies to control erosion don’t always protect the land. Another possibility? Living shorelines

Telangana’s heavy showers have sure shot imprint of climate change

Global warming made the cyclonic system that brought rains to the state carry more water than usual

Hudhud strikes, what happens next?

After battering coastal Andhra Pradesh with high speed rains and winds, Hudhud will move through neighbouring states

Driest place in North America has been home to a lake for 6 months, show NASA images

Badwater Basin in Death Valley received more than double its average annual precipitation since August 2023

How can early warnings for cyclones be improved

Forecasting cyclone tracks, speed & accompanying rainfall becomes challenging due to data gaps and rapidly warming oceans

Hawaii’s devastating wildfire is linked with climate change

Mitigating the impact of wildfires requires a multifaceted approach that involves prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies

In 2018, natural disasters cost the world $225 billion

Extreme weather-related disasters caused 89 per cent of the economic loss in Asia Pacific region

In the shadow of El Niño fear: an already weak monsoon may suffer another jolt

There is a probability of El Niño developing between July and September, which are the peak monsoon months in India

Spring hurricanes in Arctic to intensify, warns NASA

Sea ice loss, rapidly warming temperatures to drive changes

“The climate crisis is here and now”

Increasing risk of extreme weather has made it easier to have conversations on environment in El Salvador, the country’s minister of …

‘Phailin’s wind speed exceeds that of 1999 super cyclone’

Where India Met office differs from private forecasters

India braces for cyclone Nilam

Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu on high alert

Fierce and frequent: What causes rapid intensification of cyclones?

Lack of understanding of transition from a seedling, like a low-pressure system to a tropical storm or cyclone, limits extending …

‘Scale of disaster would depend on where Phailin hits’

M R Ramesh Kumar from National Institute of Oceanography on Phailin and the cyclone vulnerability of Bay of Bengal

Tropical Storm Hilary pounds Southern California with heavy rain, flash flooding

California had only one confirmed tropical storm landfall in the past in September 1939

Phailin cyclone: how severe?

Experts in the West say Phailin is category 5 tropical cyclone, and may prove to be more devastating than even Hurricane Katrina