Is this a sign?

Rainfall in the Western Ghats has been steadily declining, triggering fears of a drought in one of the world's most water-rich regions

Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?

Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates   

Where the water is

Engineers in Jaipur are developing a software that would help quench the thirst of parched villages

David Sands on bacteria's role in rainfall

David Sands, professor at the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, usa, hypothesized that there is a link …

Chennai rains break multiple century-long records

Large parts of the city have remained inundated over most of the past three weeks

Rain check

Kerala deluge: Flooded districts were rain-deficit 24 hours ago

Till August 6, Kerala reported a deficit of 10% in its seasonal monsoon rainfall; by August 7, several districts had been issued red alerts 

Rainfall trends decline sharply across regions in Karnataka

Madikeri taluka, where the Cauvery river originates, witnesses a decline of 10 mm rainfall per year

Derailment of climate action will be catastrophic for India

With major GHG emitter backing off, any action to combat climate change will be insufficient, and that's not good news for India

2015 El Niño strongest since 1997-98, says international weather agency

El Niño is one of the main drivers of the climate system and contributes to extreme weather events around the world

Raining troubles

Little-understood western disturbances have been blamed for most of the freak weather events in India in the past decade. With 50 per cent of its …

As told to Parliament (July 26, 2023): Trend of decreasing monsoon rainfall observed in five states in 1989-2018 period

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Flood fury in Rajasthan again

Climate crisis in forests: Dandeli losing its distinctive grasses & hornbills to erratic weather

Rising temperature, changing rainfall pattern may have affected growth of plants essential to native ecosystem

Is Rally for Rivers based on impractical ideas?

Isha Foundation's Rally for Rivers initiative to plant trees alongside river banks appears impractical and lacks scientific rigour

Drought in Kenya puts livestock at risk; crop failure triggers fear of starvation

Kenya is prone to drought because only 20 per cent of the country receives adequate and regular rainfall

Stalled monsoon to make little progress before June 25

In spite of unfavourable conditions, IMD expects a major progress of the monsoon in Central India

India likely to witness more extreme weather events

Seasonal rainfall in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has been historically high this year

Irrigation influences monsoon, says study

Flood sans river

Double trouble in Bundelkhand

Monsoon earlyburly

Washout

Rain, floods disrupt life in north and east India

How climate resilient is Shimla? Not much, shows city’s ground situation

A third of Shimla is at high risk for landslides; more open spaces and green cover needed

Farm losses: Heavy rains destroy paddy, cotton crops in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

Scarce rain during monsoon, heavy rain during harvest spell agricultural doom; Bajra, jowar also affected