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

Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?

Since 1980 there have been 212 disasters in the US, which resulted in over $1.2-trillion damage