The shadow of a calamity

Among disasters, drought is the easiest to predict and manage. The Indian Meteorological Department's forecast of a "below normal" monsoon in …

Global warming led to frequent, extreme melting of ice in Greenland over past 40 years

3.5 trillion tonnes of ice melted and flowed into the ocean over the past 10 years, raising sea levels and flood risk globally, according to a …

IPCC Report 2021: What do we expect in future?

The rise in average surface temperature beyond 1.5 or 2°C will be breached much earlier; extreme weather events may become worse with time

Floods, heavy rains killed 100,000 in 65 years, caused loss of Rs 4 lakh crore

The Standing Committee on Water Resources has asked the central government to take responsibility of flood management in the country

Climate change’s dangerous new fires

Climate change is creating a new kind of dangerous wildfire. It will take all our tools to keep communities safe

Don’t blame just climate change; ‘haor’ destruction also behind Sylhet floods: Experts

Sylhet’s traditional wetlands, which act as sponges absorbing surface runoff, have been destroyed, thereby enabling the current floods, they say

Monsoon 2022: Expect a delay, first 2 months may be dry

The slow progress may lead to water scarcity, food insecurity and humid heat, especially for north-west India  

Akshaya Tritiya: Why this date is all about the farmer, the real goldsmith

It is not just a day to buy gold; it is also the day of the beginning of a new agricultural cycle for farmers

‘Africa needs support for climate forecasting infrastructure’

The current observation network is only one-eighth the required minimum density over the continent  

Rainfall changes could impact global manufacturing, services sectors

India needs to identify risks in each sector and safeguard them from climate change as we move forward, says experts

India to witness severe food inflation due to extreme weather

The record-breaking vegetable price rise indicates an era of high food inflation in coming years

Anthropogenic emissions cause distinct regional impacts on extreme fire weather: Study

By 2080, greenhouse gases are expected to raise the risk of extreme wildfire by 50%, according to the study

Climate disaster: Wave of drought-induced cholera in Kenya

Acute water shortage & rationing due to prolonged droughts led to poor sanitation, cholera outbreaks across Africa

French Revolution, Arab Springs and food price due to climate change

Loss in food production increases prices; that, in turn, influences people’s food intake and fuels conflicts  

Factsheet: Loss and damage and liablity

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the debate on the link between extreme weather-related events and climate change

Have cyclones in monsoon become the new ‘normal’?

The tropical cyclones of category 4 have wind speeds between 157 and 200 kilometres per hour

Agriculture ministry set to get its disaster management plan soon: MHA official

The plan identifies 34 hazards that pose a risk to the agricultural sector and where timely interventions are needed, the official said

Changing weather

Changes in climatic trends may be part of a decade-long pattern known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures?

Of the many risk factors for developing heat-related health problems, several can be avoided by adopting a healthy, active lifestyle

Sinking cities: Two ways to fight land subsidence

Artificial recharge and deep soil mixing are two techniques showing promise in rescuing sinking cities

Japan gets 3 times the average July rain in 5 days; at least 100 killed

While extreme rain in western Japan has caused devastating landslides, destroying infrastructure, more such landslides are on cards

Desert creatures may cope with climate change better than expected

Researchers took Gehyra variegate, a gecko, as the sample species and found that it does not shy away from heat and can maintain its population …

How hot weather and climate change affect airline flights

Major airports around the world will see more frequent flight restrictions in the coming decades because of increasingly common hot temperatures

Future is in our hands

We can make or break it, depending on whether we stand up and are counted or let markets drive democracies

Droughts, flooding rains already more likely as climate change plays havoc with Pacific weather

New research shows that global warming has already begun to exacerbate extremes of rainfall in the Pacific region