Restoring mangroves

Researchers attempt to reclaim degraded mangrove forests

Cyclones in India

Storm front

From myth to reality, how storms have shaped human history

Hurricane Irma in Florida could affect food prices, cost $300 billion in cleanup

Irma is the worst single hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew wreaked havoc in 1992

Fewer cyclones in Bay of Bengal but frequency increased in Arabian Sea: Report

The trend can be attributed to global warming, say researchers

8 million deaths, economic losses amounting to $7 trillion due to disasters since 1900

Floods accounted for 60 per cent of the economic losses and nearly half of the deaths

360 million people will be exposed to extreme heat in 142 Indian cities by 2050

New research reveals number of cities and citizens threatened by direct and indirect climate hazards if global greenhouse gas emissions continue …

What triggered the dust storms?

Desertification, unprecedented heat wave conditions, more Western Disturbances, increasing cyclonic circulations & 2 lines of low pressure …

Death by lightning: facts and figures

Lightning has killed 56 in Bihar and 42 in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Here are some numbers that define this leading cause of accidental …

Simply Put: Climate Roulette

Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast — even though storm predictions are improving

Radar is still the biggest tool for determining when to issue a tornado warning

How humans invite storm

Tornado and storm frequencies linked to human activities

Bangladesh experienced 185 extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019: ICCCAD report

Cyclone casualty in the country reduced from 300,000 in 1970 to 35 in 2022

Storm Shaheen predicted to intensify into severe cyclonic storm by tonight

The cyclonic storm is moving away from the Indian coast  

Ocean warming will intensify typhoons hitting Asia: study

Typhoons in the northwest Pacific had intensified by 12–15 per cent on an average since 1977

Disturbing the Pacific

The dreaded storm strikes the Pacific and the threat of destruction looms large

Cool predictions

The link between Atlantic temperatures and an atmospheric effect that influence winters could lead to prediction of stormy winters in Europe

A third of deaths due to extreme events occurred in Africa over 50 years: WMO

Africa accounted for only one per cent of global economic losses due to weather, climate and water extremes in 50 years

Why Tamil Nadu should be worried about 2 storms brewing in the western Pacific

Both storms are forming off the coast of Southeast Asia and could have an effect on weather conditions in the Bay of Bengal, affecting the Tamil …

Cyclone Sagar kills 16, displaces thousands in Middle East, East Africa  

Cyclone Sagar, one of the rare ones to penetrate into western Gulf of Aden, was also the strongest tropical storm ever recorded in Somalia

Typhoon Tembin: death toll crosses 230 in the Philippines; Vietnam spared the wrath

The storm, which left a trail of death and destruction in the Philippines, did not make landfall in Vietnam

Hurricane happy

Land over nature

Cities are expanding indiscriminately across the globe, at the cost of rich biodiversity  

Monsoon stretching longer, displacing more people in south Asia: Report

Disasters displaced some 61.4 million people in south Asia in 2010-2021, according to IDMC and ADB report

Typhoon Koppu brings severe floods to Philippines

Till now, the slow-moving typhoon has killed two people and forced tens of thousands to flee from their homes