Cyclone Mandous: Tamil Nadu on ‘red alert’ tomorrow as IMD predicts extreme rainfall

Chennai in direct path of cyclone; southern Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry coasts may also see significant impact 

World on track to shatter temperature records for 12 consecutive months in May 2024

Both air and ocean temperatures have been on a record-breaking streak for the past 12 months and 13 months, respectively

Mozambique’s cyclone flooding was devastating to animals — we studied how body size affected survival

Larger species tend to be more resilient to disturbances but smaller ones can recover quicker

USAID and Red Cross to organise virtual ‘Global Summit on Extreme Heat’ today

Event aims to find solutions to lessen impacts of extreme heat, save lives and mitigate costs  

2023 in a blink: DTE’s reportage on global scientific research this year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023

Tropical climates are the most biodiverse on Earth — but it’s not only because of how warm and wet they are

Biodiversity responds not just to the type of climate but its spatial distribution

Fifth-warmest year: 2021 was marked by floods, heatwaves, other climate anomalies for Europe

Europe experienced its warmest summer ever last year

Extreme temperatures kill 5 million a year: 20-year study

Intense cold caused more deaths than intense heat but this is changing

Storm season begins in India but not as strong as predicted

Rainfall and thunderstorms predicted for some states on March 22-24

Humans hunted Arctic foxes in wintry northern Europe during last Ice Age, fossils show

They did not migrate during winter but rather hunted Arctic foxes for survival

In photos: Australia hit by once-in-a-century floods

Northeastern state Queensland's situation may worsen as unprecedented rainfall continues

Tibetan saga

An environmental report checks the impact of Chinese rule over Tibet

When bloom spells doom

Bamboo flowering in Orissa without fresh procurement threatens to drive plant to extinction

Cloudburst in Leh

Devastation due to heavy rains in Himachal, 40 killed in last 36 hours

Several roads closed due to floods in the state, National Highway including Manali and Shimla also disrupted

State of Extreme Weather: How was January-April 2023 compared to January-April 2022

In the first four months of 2023, at least 33 states/UTs reported extreme weather events. In contrast, 27 states/UTs recorded extreme …

Deluge in Spain continues, could still face its driest summer in over 6 decades

Some areas see more rainfall in a day than normally seen in an entire month; wet weather to continue

Investing in early warning, agrifood chains needed for resilient food systems: Report

Global food policy report calls for beyond short term fixes to build food systems that are more resilient

Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on

An increase in the number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in the quality and size of seeds across India

Loss and Damage: Disaster a day

India experienced extreme weather events on 241 of the 273 days from January 1 to September 30, which claimed 2,755 lives & damaged 1.9 …

India saw natural disasters almost every day in first 9 months of 2022: CSE report

Highest toll in Himachal Pradesh; official data inadequate to show real extent of loss & damage

‘Weather modifications by China need more discussions on its ethics’

Down To Earth speaks to Shiuh-Shen Chien, author of review paper on weather modification in the country, on need for social research on the topic

Rains continue in Tamil Nadu; IMD red alert for Chennai, 5 other districts

A red alert indicates a downpour of over 204.4 millimetres in 24 hours; Chennai received 215 mm rainfall on November 7  

‘There is still time to reverse the climate crisis'

Daniel Swain, a climate scientist from the University of California, Los Angeles, talks about the new science of extreme events attribution

Apocalypse now: Shivpuri gets half the rain of a normal year in 38 hours

Climate change is real as rain-scarce Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior division is deluged and more flooding is expected