What’s the record for how long it’s ever rained without stopping?

Rainfall is “measurable” if it adds up to 0.01 inch (0.25 millimeters) or more

The dictum on desertification: UNCCD CoP14 presents an opportunity

Land is at the core of fighting climate change that is sure to hurt all sections eventually

This June may be second-most rain deficient in 7 years

This comes when the country has already been experiencing an extended dry spell since the end of last year’s monsoon season

Will this June be the driest ever on record?

One quarter of the monsoon will soon be over and rainfall deficit has already hit 44 per cent

There’s a cyclone coming to Mumbai, but it may not be bad news

Cyclone Vayu is expected to bring the mercury down in the coastal city with moderate rainfall

Faced with climate change, Nagaland to revive traditional rice varieties

The state government has initiated a Rs 24-crore project, which will be supported by the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change

World lost 2.3 million sq km of forested land to drought in last three decades

Successive droughts lead to a substantial and unsustainable expansion of cropland at the expense of forested lands

This monsoon was far from being ‘normal’

While rainfall over the entire country falls under the normal category, distribution of rain has been a far cry from IMD scientists' forecast

More of everything?

Increasing acid rain. Higher temperatures. Water scarcity. Shrinking farmlands. Reducing biodiversity. This is what the years leading to AD 2050 …

‘Weather modifications by China need more discussions on its ethics’

Down To Earth speaks to Shiuh-Shen Chien, author of review paper on weather modification in the country, on need for social research on the topic

Incessant rainfall continues to batter north India

While Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are the worst hit, Haryana and J&K too get much more than their normal September rainfall

Slow and weak: 42% of India records rain deficit despite welcoming monsoon a month ago

With at least 290 districts receiving deficient and largely deficient rainfall, about 1.2 million fewer hectares have been planted this …

Summer agony in monsoon season: heat wave persists in several states

Strong westerly winds are flowing in from north India in the absence of monsoon current, thus, increasing both minimum and maximum teperatures

After 4 years of high-intensity rains, Kerala inching towards drought with 45% deficit rainfall

Lack of sufficient rains is likely to impact farming expenses and yields this time; drinking water, power generation affected

Most Asia-Pacific countries ill-prepared for natural disasters: ESCAP

Over the past 60 years, temperatures in the region have increased faster than the global mean

Unseasonal showers, crops lying in mandis: Farmers across India fear the worst as IMD predicts more rainfall

Around 46% of wheat purchased this season is lying unlifted at the mandis and are at risk of water damage 

Hailstones ‘as big as berries’: Farmers in MP’s Niwari district suffer immense crop losses

Cold weather in Madhya Pradesh due to western disturbances expected to last till January 12

Reservoir levels now at 85%, but storage in six states still low

West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand, Nagaland collectively have a deficit of 41 percentage points, while in Uttar Pradesh it is 11 per cent and …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 12, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

More rain for South India; storms return to central region

A new upper air trough has hit India, changing the weather conditions across the central and southern regions of the country

China faces its longest, most severe drought ever recorded

Hydropower generation affected as rivers dry up; Country battles heatwave for over 64 days

How climate change spurs megadroughts

The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western US

As it gets colder and drier, India may see more H1N1 cases

When dipping temperatures and low rainfall are bad omens for the spread of the influenza, the country received 50 per cent less rainfall this …

Monsoon covers entire India

Will the monsoon rains this month make up for the extreme rain deficit experienced in June and early July?

Rain, frost damage acres of mustard crop sown this Rabi season

Fresh spells of rain were recorded on January 29 in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh