Rising like the Phoenix
After suffering a spate of floods villagers regain environmental and economic vitality
Melting to extinction
Biodiversity in the UK threatened due to climate changes
2 sides of an unnatural coin
South Asia
Mumbye
Flooding out arsenic
The monsoons help decontaminate paddy soils
Watery grave: How garbage, encroachments contaminated Guwahati’s only river
Natural and artificial drains in the city get clogged during heavy rains and spill on to the roads
On road to recovery
Nepal has banned new constructions till it formulates a fresh building code. Emerging threat of landslides compounds its troubles
Welcome to cyber city
Computers cannot prevent floods -- a lesson that the Internet-savvy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is learning the hard way
Nature's wrath
Even flash floods cannot refresh the authorities' understanding of the dynamic and fragile ecosystem of the Himalaya
Floods and the Politics
Shalini Dhyani travels to Chinyalisaur to find out how heavy rains coupled with rise in water of Tehri dam has devastated the area.
World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move within their countries by 2050
Climate change, while not the sole driver of displacement and migration, increases pressure on existing systems and communities
After 3 years of drought, Greater Horn of Africa to get early, heavy rains, courtesy El Nino
The forecast is reason for both cheer and concern in the region
Simply Put: A river runs through it
'Kerala may have suffered economic losses of up to Rs 20,000 crore due to floods'
The tourism and agriculture industry in the state have borne the brunt of destruction
Mumbai receives 438% excess rain in a single day
4 people die as the southwest monsoon brings torrential rain to the city
Weather turns severe in Uttarakhand
Situation likely to turn worse this weekend as more rains are expected
Bedevilled Barak: How a PHC in Katigorah rebuilt itself after the 2022 Assam floods
People managing the facility have not estimated losses incurred during the floods or received additional government funds
Climate change in photos: More floods, more droughts, more hurricanes
From catastrophic flooding in Europe, the United States and China to drought in Madagascar to hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic — climate …
Embankments are temporary, not permanent solutions to floods: Experts
In the wake of floods in Assam and Bihar, experts question the practice of only using embankments for flood mitigation
Kerala: Floods over, struggle continues
Incessant rains and severe flooding have rendered several people without homes, food or even a livelihood
After floods, rats plague the people of Kerala
An epidemic of ‘rat fever’ or leptospirosis has struck the state, claiming 9 lives
Kerala shows the risk of severe floods is still evolving
The crisis is a timely reminder that climate change is expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of severe flooding across the world
Preparing for the deluge in Bihar
Despite excellent information from across the border from Nepal, and much preparation Bihar remains flood prone, with problems of communication …
Gabon destroys Africa's single most extensive mangrove area for construction
Weak legislation, corruption, lack of data are compunding environmental problems in a country which has over 10% of its area covered by national parks