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

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

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

Tej likely to make landfall near Yemen coast, becomes 4th strongest post-monsoon season cyclone in Arabian Sea

Tej is expected to weaken to a cyclonic storm on October 24 at 5:30 am

Biporjoy has slightly weakened as it approaches Gujarat coast, evacuation suggested: IMD

An eye should be kept on the Gir forest, says IMD director general

Cyclone Hamoon: Deep depression in Bay of Bengal may intensify into cyclonic storm on October 23, says IMD

Isolated heavy rainfall over Mizoram and heavy to very rainfall over Tripura expected on October 23 and 24

Tropical Storm Hilary pounds Southern California with heavy rain, flash flooding

California had only one confirmed tropical storm landfall in the past in September 1939

Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants and the health risk extends indoors

Deserts now increasingly border built structures around the world, including urban dwellings

Hamoon most unusual cyclone in India in 30 years, changed categories 4 times in a day: Experts

Was significantly influenced by westerly wind in upper atmosphere, which may have led to initial IMD prediction about landfall timing going haywire

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

Road to 2030: Why sand & dust storms pose challenge to achieving multiple SDGs

Halfway to 2030, the situation is dire since the world is not on track and the progress on key goals, especially SDG 13 (on climate action), has …

North India Deluge 2023: In haphazard urbanisation lies Delhi’s perennial flooding conundrum

Development imperatives of Delhi dealt with the construction of buildings & other infrastructures; protection of stormwater drains in their …

Life beyond Earth? NASA’s Perseverance rover finds diverse organic matter on Mars

A high possibility for past habitability exists at the rover’s landing site in Jezero Crater

There will be fewer but stronger tropical storms in Ganga, Mekong basins in coming years: Report

Projections crucial for countries in these basins to prepare better mitigation & adaptation strategies