Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is a good scheme with flawed execution, says CSE
Agriculture insurance is recognised as an important part of the safety net for farmers to deal with the impacts of extreme and unseasonal weather
IMD to provide block-level weather forecasts by 2019
100 blocks will be covered by the end of this year and the remaining will be covered by 2019
Frequency of heat waves increasing; we must prepare for it: experts
Experts gathered at the National Workshop on Heat Wave Forecasts for State Level Preparedness deliberated on extreme weather and states' …
Climate talks now focus on health adaptation
As the global negotiations increasingly talk about the impacts of climate change on health, the upcoming UN CoP meet in Morocco will debate one …
The new extreme reality of floods
Floods are destroying vast parts of the country because of how we have mismanaged our floodplains
500 years of drought and flood: trees and corals reveal Australia's climate history
The dominant theme of Australia’s drought history is variability. The country may get one year of extremely wet conditions or six …
India lost 6 people daily to extreme weather events in October
The month was unusually wet, with 47% more rainfall than the long period average
Five questions for African countries that want to build climate-resilient health systems
Health systems also need to explicitly address the risks of climate change
How India fared environmentally: State of India’s Environment 2023 In Figures
Extreme weather leaves none of the 5 continents untouched
Unusual heat wave, floods, wildfire, extreme rain and drought hit everyone worldwide
Floods damage 55,000 houses, kill 511 people this monsoon
The worst affected states in terms of loss of lives have been Karnataka and Maharashtra
Loss & damage: 85% of costliest climate-linked disasters in 2023 were floods & storms; mostly affected poor
Recovery cost of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi was around 5.2% of its economy, highest among 20 most expensive global disasters in 2023
Extreme weather 2023: India saw disasters on 86% days this year, shows DTE-CSE report
India has seen a disaster nearly every day in the first nine months of this year
WMO declares El Nino onset following rapid development. Here’s what the world should watch out for
For India, the major impact is expected on the ongoing monsoon season
Wet century ahead: Extreme rainfall here to stay for Western Ghats, North East
Extreme rainfall events have become more frequent since the 1980s, the analysis noted
Chile records its deadliest wildfire in 123 years, may be linked to climate change
Five of the top 10 deadliest wildfires globally since 1900 have occurred since 2018
What the tourism sector can learn from Cape Town’s drought
The 2015-2018 drought, one of the longest and the worst to have affected Cape Town, affected tourism badly
How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go
Those most affected by climate-induced droughts risk being trapped due to a lack of resources and networks to migrate
Cyclone Nivar: Chennai shut as rains cause flooding in several parts
Around 0.1 million people, including 28,161 children, were evacuated to 1,694 relief camps across Tamil Nadu from low-lying areas
Linking weather extremes with climate change in real-time
Apart from investing in forecasts, climate scientists need pre-computed thresholds to issue wise guesses in the immediate aftermath of extreme …
This is why Kerala floods were the worst in a century
Kerala's worst flood since 1924 reinforces how local environmental degradation and lack of disaster preparedness can make extreme weather events …
Why so many cloudbursts? Experts point to rising temperature
Scientists believe such extreme weather events are occurring sooner every year owing to climate change
IN PHOTOS: Climate change can wipe out these species, says IUCN
Climate change is causing physiological, behavioural, ecological and other types of changes that could lead to their eventual extinction
Extreme weather in Africa: Floods affect 2 million children in 3 months in these 3 countries
Severe flooding has pushed children in Nigeria, Chad & South Sudan into increased risk of waterborne diseases, malnutrition
Run-up to COP27: India wants to assess loss and damage due to extreme weather better; can it succeed
There is a consensus among officials that a new tool to gauge climatic loss and damage should be embraced; but they say the transition will be …