‘Nigeria’s economic productivity to go down by 2020’

Two reports reveal that the African powerhouse’s productivity could decline by 11 per cent due to climate change’s impact on its …

400% rise in number of floods since 1980; droughts, forest fires doubled since then

In the past three decades years, all climatological, hydrological and meteorological events have increased manifold, says a study

Facing disasters: lessons from a Bangladeshi island

To save lives, resiliency plans must understand how locals in climate-vulnerable places assess risk.

Climate scientists say human link evident in extreme weather events

Unprecedented 2016 California drought, the 2011 US heat wave and 2010 Pakistan flood belong to a most worrying series of extremes

Manipur: the bejewelled land shrouded in conflicts, resource scarcity

Sense of deprivation, lack of basic necessities and fear of falling out of government's favour perpetuate ethnic clashes

Life along the Kosi: series 2

The Kosi river flows through the densely populated north-east Bihar, where people mostly depend on farming, fishing and cattle. They also make …

Disease outbreak feared due to Chennai floods

A survey done in the city has found that 90 per cent population is unable to access safe water or food

Chennai struggles as rains lash Tamil Nadu for second time in a week

Just weeks ago, Chennai was staring at the possibility of a severe water shortage as storage in reservoirs stood at an abysmal 90 per cent deficit

West Bengal, Manipur witness floods, landslides due to torrential downpour

The release of dam water has aggravated the situation in Bengal where 83 people have died till now

Flood situation worsens in Bihar

Rivers flow above danger mark; fear of floods in Patna

Revived to be killed

Sri Lanka’s Lunawa lake returns to its polluted state after a momentary sparkle

Banbasa dam caused flood in Nepal, Uttar Pradesh

Sluice gates were opened on June 22 following unprecedented water build up

Brahmaputra rail bridge project suffers delays

Assam floods: 85% of Kaziranga submerged, 9 one-horned rhinos dead

The national park is home to more than 2,000 one-horned rhinos, the largest population of this species in the world

Centre announces Rs 940 crore, but Tamil Nadu yet to learn from disasters

As floods in Tamil Nadu cause a financial dent and Chennai is declared a disaster zone, a look at the rescue efforts and what’s missing in …

Flood, again

Meghalaya government and environment activists blame deforestation in Garo Hills for recent flood even as official data counters their claims

Seeds of hope

Northern Bangladesh successfully fights its age-old famine-like situation by creating a new cropping season and introducing lost indigenous rice …

No respite for Odisha and Andhra from extreme rains, floods

Ongole town in Andhra receives 34 cm rains in one day; 68 people die in flood fury in two states. Raghuram Puvvada reports from Hyderabad and …

Winds of change

El Nio, a weather phenomenon caused by a complex interaction between atmospheric and oceanic conditions has ushered in drought, forest fires and …

Scrutinising disasters

FLOOD STUDIES IN INDIA Kale, Vishwas S . Geological Society of India (Memoir; 41) . Bangalore . 1998 . 256 pp

Disasters galore

A wake-up call

Britain's worst ever flood in 50 years could be a result of global warming

Now it is floods

Elemental woe

Flood on hilltop

Unplanned development is leading to floods in Lonavala. This can stop if the municipality declares it a hill station