Land over nature
Cities are expanding indiscriminately across the globe, at the cost of rich biodiversity
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
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
Worst La Nina in 40 years
Hits Australia, Brazil, Sri Lanka
3 reasons Hurricane Ian poses a major flooding hazard for Florida — a meteorologist explains
Residents across Florida need to prepare for the risk of heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surge, isolated tornadoes, strong winds
El Niño did not influence global climate in 2017, but still anomalies are sobering
In 2017, carbon dioxide concentration at Earth’s surface was 405 ppm—greater than the 2016 level
22 million people displaced by natural disasters globally last year
Floods, storms and quakes displaced 19 million people in Asia alone
Killing dust
African dust clouds cause red tides that kill millions of fish in the Gulf of Mexico
Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here’s what that could look like
Above 1.5°C, humanity risks provoking heatwaves so intense they defy the human body’s capacity to cool itself
Threat of back-to-back cyclones in Bay of Bengal, with possibility of rapid intensification: Here's what to expect
Low pressure area forming November 14 expected to intensify into a depression the very next day & undergo rapid intensification
What caused 41,000 lightning strikes across India on April 16?
Lightning strikes kill more people in India than any other extreme weather event but they go largely unnoticed
News 360° - Briefs
Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models
Hurricane Otis gave Acapulco, Mexico almost no time to prepare
Major wildfires in western US can increase severe storms in central states: Study
Climate change has been a major factor in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States
Asia Climate: India, China, Japan lose billions to extreme weather annually, says WMO report
India, China and Bangladesh recorded most of the disaster-related displacement recorded globally in 2020, according to State of the Climate in …
Global environmental risks
Environmental risks are perceived to be the five most critical long-term threats to the world as well as the most potentially damaging to people …
Eroding coasts need protection—and new solutions are at hand
Seawalls and other common strategies to control erosion don’t always protect the land. Another possibility? Living shorelines
Change of climate in the US
Letters
How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods
3,026 people, 2 million ha crops: How 314 days of extreme weather events affected India in 2022
Highest number of people were killed in central India, largest crop area damaged in South Peninsula