Kerala deluge: Flooded districts were rain-deficit 24 hours ago

Till August 6, Kerala reported a deficit of 10% in its seasonal monsoon rainfall; by August 7, several districts had been issued red alerts 

When climate comes unhinged, we need to re-think how to build our cities

While reducing carbon emissions is key to tackling extreme weather events, there are various ways to make cities more resilient

Target India

There is no preparedness in India against El Nio, the Indian government does not even have an action plan

Global havoc

Changes in the weather patterns due to El Nio have resulted in a flood of natural disasters across the globe. Agriculture is the worst hit

No way out

Officials are now promoting a new paradigm for flood control. They are pushing for a huge dam in Nepal. Does it provide scope for further …

State of despair

Criminals followed corrupt politicians into grabbing contracts related to earthworks. Today, they fund political parties and virtually run the …

The shifting sands

At first the rivers and the people were both unfettered. Then the politicians came between them

Boiling point

Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns …

Glaciers beating retreat

Himalayan glaciers, source of water for the innumerable rivers that flow across the Indo-Gangetic plains, are receding. And that too at a …

INDUNDATED by excuses

Mass-migrations remain the only way out for Bihar's flood-affected people

Crisis mismanagement

Flood fury in Rajasthan again

Engineered flood

Breach of duty

20 months of despair

Little help for people from the Bihar government since Kosi changed course

Importance of lakes not realised enough: Flood control chief

Sharad Chandra, director, flood forecast monitoring division, Central Water Commission, spoke to DTE on increasing instances of urban flooding&…

Extreme floods to increase economic loss 166 times in coastal megacities: IPCC

These cities with over 10 million populations, including Mumbai, are likely to lose at least $1 trillion annually by 2050, finds the report

Hudhud, Kashmir flooding 2014’s costliest catastrophes, says report

While Hudhud caused $11 billion worth of damages, the flooding in the Indian and Pakistani portions of Kashmir was worth $18 billion

Extreme weather events in India in the past 10 years

India is extremely vulnerable to the impact of climate events. Every year, it faces extreme weather events in the form of floods and cyclones, …

Flash floods are man-made

Environmental geologist K S Valdiya lives in Uttarakhand and keeps a tab on the changing geological processes in the Himalayan region. He was …

Flood fury

Floods claim hundreds of lives across India besides causing large-scale destruction, Bihar is the worst-affected

What are Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)? Why do we need to pay attention to them?

Some of the most catastrophic floods in the Hindu Kush Himalayas have been caused by glacial lake outburst events. The last recorded GLOF event …

Simply Put: Noah’s Ark 2.0

India may lose 3-10% of its GDP annually by 2100 due to climate change

India’s poverty rate may rise by 3.5 per cent in 2040 due to climate change

Northeast flood death toll rises to 23

4 died due to floods and landslide in Assam since Friday