Where have we gone wrong?

With every monsoon, the extent of floods in the country and its ensuing misery increases. Is this suffering largely self-inflicted?

Simply Put: Those who say climate change is a hoax

‘Every flood in Nepal causes deluge in India’

Narayan Gyawali, program director with Lutheran World Relief that’s working in Nepal, speaks to Down To Earth about trans-boundary floods …

How floods in Assam link to child trafficking

Flood is one such phenomenon that exacerbates poverty and potentially causes situations of conflict and instability

After catastrophic drought for 6 years, flash floods in Somalia displace 200,000

The situation in Somalia is not an isolated incident, rather it is happening in other parts of Africa as well

Erratic, incessant rainfall brings floods to many states in India

Heavy monsoon rainfall intensified by depression is the main reason behind the natural disaster

Assam floods affect 300,000 people, pose danger to wildlife

About 10,000 hectares of crop yield has also been destroyed

Up to 2.6 billion people in Asia, Africa could be exposed to heatwaves by 2090: IOM

River floods are expected to affect up to 156 million people, with 87% of them projected to live in Asia  

Flash floods in Assam, Mizoram kill at least 12, destroy hundreds of houses

The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rain across the northeast over the week

Poachers threaten rhinos

Caught between floods and poachers, one-horned rhinos live on the edge

Black China

Soot particles are causing intensive droughts and floods in China

"Sir, did you get a cut on my dam?"

Andhra Floods: Farmers on month-long march, demand compensation for crops

Recent floods in Andhra Pradesh a sign of climate change effects visible since 2012, say experts

Déjà vu: Will Chennai see a repeat of 2015 deluge?

Chennai received 215 mm rainfall November 7, the second-highest 24-hour rainfall during the decade

Unusually long La Niña displaced record number of people in 2022

In India, disasters were mostly weather-related and displaced 2.5 million people in 2022, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement

Not one dam in Kerala was inspected before monsoon, reveals RTI

The state received 42% above normal rainfall but the Central Water Commission didn’t have any information of the criticality of dams

Making sense of erratic monsoon, sporadic flooding

Although the average rainfall has reduced over the last 60 years, the day to day variability in rainfall during monsoon months has increased

Bangladesh ravaged by floods

Even as annual monsoon floods devastate Bangladesh, a plan formulated by the World Bank to prevent flooding is bogged down in controversy

Chain effect

Environmental degradation causes a plethora of problems. Mismanagement and destruction of natural resources leave people even more vulnerable

Expect Assam floods to worsen in the next few days

Possibility of fresh floods in Meghalaya, Arunachal, Sikkim, north Bengal too

Yet another urban flood: Bengaluru suffers severe water logging following heavy rains

Floods brought traffic, public and emergency services to a halt

Extreme rainfall in June may lead to longer flood duration in India, warn experts

A weak monsoon cycle, coupled with extreme and excessive rainfall, has caused flash floods in India

Lost in reclamation

Study blames unmindful land reclamations in Mumbai for ecological damage, floods

Taken at the flood

Picking up the pieces