'Beast from The East' – the science behind Europe's Siberian chill
Explaining how the wind chill came to Europe's doorstep
Goa ammonia gas leak: Two women hospitalised; hundreds evacuated from Chicalim village
No casualty has been reported so far
Kosi, a wild prisoner
An engineering folly unfolds over a week-long journey along the Kosi river in Bihar
FLOOD FACTSHEET: Monsoon may be on a break, not deluge
How floods have affected India by in the first half of 2021
Simply Put: Badrinath, another Joshimath?
Simply Put: Homless in a cyclone
Mocha is the strongest cyclone on Earth so far in this year
There have been 16 cyclones so far this year in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres
At least 91 killed, 200 injured in Indonesia after 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Lombok island
This was the second earthquake in Indonesia in a week
A perfect thunderstorm is made up of...
7.8 magnitude temblor rocks Indonesia, tsunami warnings issued and withdrawn later
No loss of life has been reported yet
India’s extreme weather events | October 2022
At least 197 people died due to the extreme weather events in October. This roughly works out to six deaths a day for the month
Shockwaves of the submarine volcano in Tonga felt till Chennai
Shockwaves generated by Tonga volcano travelled at a speed of around 1,200 kmph to reach the skies of Chennai 10 hours after the event
After forest fires, Uttarakhand is now hit by cloudburst; Kumaon region badly affected
Apart from the cloudbursts, there have been heavy rains in several districts of Uttarakhand
Predicting volcanic eruptions: real-time infrasound monitoring can help
For predicting eruptions in future, data from seismic activity and gaseous emissions can be integrated into real-time infrasound monitoring
How raging wildfires made mudslides in California more dangerous
An extremely active wildfire season has made the region especially vulnerable to mudslides
Death toll in Cyclone Ockhi touches 22; extremely strong winds lash Lakshadweep
Cyclone Ockhi made a landfall in Lakshadweep on Saturday and is expected to intensify in the next 24 hours
Rage of Cyclone Ockhi
While Cyclone Ockhi ravages Tamil Nadu and Kerala, we take a look at the deadliest tropical cyclones that hit Indian subcontinent
Mumbai once again on the verge of deluge, but why?
Heavy rains expose Mumbai’s vulnerability and the city’s preparedness repeatedly comes under criticism. Despite witnessing …
Gaushala of a different kind: saving cattle in Bundelkhand
Chowka village in Mahoba district, Uttar Pradesh, part of drought-stricken Bundelkhand houses a unique cow shelter (Gaushala). It takes care of …
China on alert as Nida makes way to mainland after Hong Kong
Nida had earlier passed over the Philippines and is said to be the strongest typhoon in the region since 1983
'Himalayan region will have earthquakes greater than magnitude 8 in the future'
Interview with Rebecca Bendick, Geologist and Professor at the department of geosciences in the University of Montana
Cyclone Yaas to hit Odisha coast on May 26 morning
Around 400,000 people have been evacuated from the coastal districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Balasore
Water levels recede in Kolhapur, troubles don’t
Damaged houses, no source of clean water are what residents of this flood-battered Kolhapur village came back to
Heatwave: Passing phase or a natural calamity?
It is time heatwaves are treated as a natural calamity and some form of compensation system is devised while investing more in creating more …
‘We know where earthquakes can strike, but never when’
Mike Searle, lecturer at the Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University and senior research fellow in Worcester College, Oxford, tells …