Factsheet: Climate finance
Climate finance involves flow of funds from developed to developing countries to help them cut their emissions and adapt to climate change. …
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
Here is how forecast of extreme rainfall events can be improved
By adding quantitative precipitation forecasting to IMD forecasts, there can be more reliable extreme event forecasts
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
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
It is time to own up: Why ‘Anthropocene’ should matter
Disinclination to recognise impact of humans on the planet responsible for a fragile fight against climate change
IMD partners with premier institutes to forecast fog more accurately
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and India Meteorological Department have jointly started a project this year to monitor fog
Prevailing El Niño can hit 4.7 million people in the Pacific Islands
The advisory states that less rainfall is affecting agriculture in several countries of the Asia-Pacific region
Typhoon Koppu brings severe floods to Philippines
Till now, the slow-moving typhoon has killed two people and forced tens of thousands to flee from their homes
Why a net-zero future depends on the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon
The oceans moderate the world’s climate through the absorption of heat and carbon. And just how much carbon the ocean will continue to …
2016: a year of growing dissent
This year, more than ever before, has been tumultuous, both in terms of economic politics and nature’s art
India bore maximum brunt of extreme weather events in 2020: Report
As many as 2,067 lives lost to floods in India through the year, the highest in the world due to climate change-induced events
New farming technique helps resist flood and drought in Gorakhpur
Farmers in Gorakhpur have re-learnt the art to adapt to erratic weather conditions through multi-crop farming
E-agriculture can drive rural development, boost agriculture
Information and communication technologies can help boost agricultural development by improving farmers’ access to vital information
Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?
Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates
India most vulnerable to climate change
More than 22 million Indians were affected by extreme weather events in 2017, making the country most open to the cliamte attack
Landmark human rights case against 47 'carbon majors'
Petitioners in the Philippines have asked its human rights panel to investigate the role of carbon majors in causing climate change which has …
'Africa should not be a dumping ground for cheap technologies'
Africa has only 1,152 weather stations; most of which are in dilapidated condition. Adequate infrastructure and quality data is needed to …
54% of Africa’s surface weather stations can't capture data properly
With extreme weather events becoming the new normal, forecasting has become more important than ever. It's time African nations invest in …
Awaiting the deluge
The question on everyone's lips is when will the monsoon commence and how extensive will it be?
Help on-line
A new cyclone prediction model will indicate the severity of a cyclone at least 12 hours in advance
Weathering the drought
Meteorological Department attempts to get its act together after bungling with monsoon predictions