Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Nino has to do with violent storms in central US
When El Nino decays, atmospheric waves can become wavier and have greater amplitude, enhancing conditions for tornadoes
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 9, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Jalpaiguri disaster: Tornadoes a symptom of warming & anomalous wind patterns
While tornadoes mostly occur in India's eastern states, some have been reported in the northwest regions as well
Storm front
From myth to reality, how storms have shaped human history
After killing 59 in Philippines, Typhoon Mangkhut wreaks havoc in Hong Kong, China
It is one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in decades
Storm in the pond: 5 brew in Atlantic — only the 2nd time
Peak Atlantic hurricane season is on way, and scientists may run out of names
Mars’ imbalanced energy budget can be fuelling dust storms. What this says about climate change on Earth
Mars also experienced global warming and climate change
Sand and dust storms are increasing, human activities contribute 25% emissions: UNCCD
Such storms present a formidable challenge to achieving 11 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Beijing’s ‘sandstorm’ was actually a dust storm — and that’s much worse
Smaller, lighter dust particles may travel much, much further than sand.
Hit by storm, 15 trawlers are missing in Bay of Bengal
The boats have 240 fishers on board
Bulbul kills in Bengal before moving onto Bangladesh
Cyclonic storm likely to fizzle into depression
Tropical storm Daye: Several districts in Odisha flooded; loss yet to be ascertained
Malkangiri, Bhadrak and Balasore are the most affected districts
Tropical storm Florence kills at least 13; disaster declared in North Carolina
The storm has already brought over 60cm of rain in some towns
‘Catastrophic’ flooding expected in large parts of Carolinas as Florence inches closer
The tropical storm could cause between 20 and 40 inches of rainfall in some areas
Sand and dust storms impact over 500 million in India: Study
The storms pose health hazards and reduce crop yield across Asia-Pacific
Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina
This year, the Loop Current looks remarkably similar to the way it did in 2005
Hurricane Florence could be the worst to hit North Carolina in last three decades
Weathermen have warned of “catastrophic” flooding in the eastern Carolinas
Pollution in news on May 14
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution
NASA images show impact of Cyclone Eloise on Mozambique
Thousands of acres of farmlands have been flooded by the cyclone
Bulbul could have damaged Sundarbans more than Aila but for the low tides
High tide would have meant saline water inundating the delta area
Mocha likely to be the 2nd strongest cyclone to hit Myanmar in a decade
The cyclone can impact low-lying & flood-prone areas in Rakhine
Hawaii narrowly escapes Hurricane Lane
Storm moves away from the archipelago after dumping rain
Sundarbans is cyclone capital of India: IMD report
Around 70% cyclones in the area from 1961-2020 were severe
NOAA releases aerial images of area affected by Hurricane Lee
Another storm named Hurricane Nigel is brewing over the central Atlantic
Faster disaster: Climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms
As we continue to warm the planet, we’ll see more flash droughts and more intense ones