Climate change, poor planning: Why Assam’s floods are getting worse
The current spate of floods in Assam claimed 71 lives and affected nearly 3.2 million people in 32 districts
Has Kerala learnt anything from extreme weather? Apparently not, say experts
As extreme weather kills 26 and makes several homeless in Kerala, experts urge climate literacy
When havoc descended upon Chennai
Down To Earth journalist Rajeshwari Ganesan writes about the uncertainty of knowing if your loved ones are safe, even as Chennai's flood worsens
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
Half truths
LARGE DAMS: LEARNING FROM THE PAST, LOOKING AT THE FUTURE, WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS·Edited by Tony Dorcer·International Union for …
Parched lands
The frequency of droughts has made even traditionally water-rich regions fall under the spectre of death
Spurring people into action
Villagers of Bhuragaon in Assam no longer depend on the government for protecting their lands from the currents of the Brahmaputra. They have, …
Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-II)
B N Goswami, Director of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology explains why rains in the tropics are difficult to predict.
Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-I)
How a massive anticyclone caused floods in Dubai and humid heat in Mumbai, on the other side of the Arabian Sea
Anticyclones don’t let other weather systems pass by and create conditions for extreme weather on their peripheries as well
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
Road to disaster
Personality clashes lead to internal schisms
Kaziranga nightmare
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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
Pakistan floods: What role did climate change play?
Officials from the Pakistan Meteorological Department blamed climate change
Weekend cloudburst reiterates need to beef up early warning systems; is Uttarakhand on track
There have been positive and negative developments in Uttarakhand since 2013 as far as early warning systems are concerned; the key is to …
Raised shelters, changing crop patterns: How Assam is adapting to frequent floods
Assamese villagers are adopting climate-proofing or flood-resilient mechanisms to cope with floods better
Chennai may break its own record for November rainfall
Lack of climate-resilient infrastructure and encroachment of water bodies has proved costly as floods ravage Chennai
New dams to burden Uttarakhand, heighten disaster risk
Districts worst hit by the floods are also the ones with maximum hydropower projects in the pipeline