Desertification in India: Ananthapuramu in Andhra is so sandy it draws filmmakers to shoot

Dwindling rainfall, dependence on borewell for water-guzzling horticulture increase soil aridity

Why does Mumbai sink almost every monsoon?

Mumbai comes to a standstill every time it receives heavy rainfall for consecutive days. Why is the city not prepared to deal with such extreme …

Monsoon gains momentum but trouble far from over

High chances of flash floods till August may impact agricultural production in the country

‘Human influence behind warmer and bigger Indo-Pacific warm pool'

A new study shows that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions have led to the warming of the Indo-Pacific warm pool which can cause changes in …

Delay sowing of seeds, IMD tells Maharashtra farmers

The advisory was issued to help drought-hit farmers avoid further agricultural losses due to a delay in the onset of monsoon

To predict monsoon in India accurately, scientists launch £8-million project

In a first ever, scientists from the UK and India will study both oceanic and atmospheric measurements for accurate prediction of monsoon in India

Despite increasing probability of El Nino, IMD confident of good monsoon

Met department has also predicted a fairly uniform geographical distribution of monsoon

Only 21% live storage left in country's 91 reservoirs, reveals CWC report

Thirteen reservoirs have less than 20 per cent storage with respect to last year

Double trouble

Monsoon, sans rain

Kerala must opt for heat-tolerant rice varieties for better yield: Study

Rise in temperature and reduction in rainfall under present and future climate scenario affected rice yield, thereby reducing crop maturity time

Climate change could deal a blow to carbon storage capacity of forests: study

While temperature rise will affect growth of some tree species, large-scale wildfires due to drier conditions will lead to release of larger …

Naini lake records lowest water level, and it’s not summer yet

In the beginning of March this year, the water level in the lake came down to 13.2 feet from its surface

Kashmir gets warmer

Rising winter temperatures make rain and snowfall erratic in the valley, deplete streams

Only half a chance this monsoon will be normal

IMD releases first-stage Long Range Forecast of the 2019 South West monsoon rainfall

Climate change leads to worst mangrove destruction in Australia

Some 7,000 hectares or nine per cent of the mangroves were destroyed in one month

Slushy development

Twentieth century was Pakistan's wettest

Indian weather prediction model outdated, imprecise

The Horn of Africa has had years of drought, yet groundwater supplies are increasing — why?

Locals rely on the ‘long rains’ from March-May and ‘short rains’ from October-December

Rain check: What caused south Indian deluge in early January?

Researchers find a link between a weather event in the Arctic and the heavy showers that submerged southern India early January 

On thin ice: Less snow, high temperatures have upturned lives in Himalayan cold desert

Ladakh’s Average temperature has increased in last 3 decades while precipitation had reduced; Rainfall has also decreased in Lahaul-…

Climate crisis in forests: Trees missing fruits, first forest landslide — Karnataka’s Anshi stands altered

Change in rainfall patterns has also reduced number & diversity of butterflies, appearance of migratory birds

Here comes the monsoon: Expect slow progress, decreased rainfall in first 15 days of June, say experts

Monsoonal rains in the national capital are to begin only by July 12 — 12 days later than the normal date of June 30

Climate change and water: Ripple marks

People with lower socio-economic status, migrants and refugees are most vulnerable to the impact of climate change on water

Unnatural disasters: how we can spot climate's role in specific extreme events

The science of attributing extreme weather events to human-induced climate change has evolved, but are we communicating it to the public well enough?