July 2023 likely to be warmest month on record
World seeing unprecedented warming in more than 100,000 years, say experts
As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Frequent extreme weather events may lead to decline in Olive Ridley turtle population: Experts
Global warming may affect gender-ratio of Olive Ridley turtles
As told to Parliament (April 6, 2022): Many parts of India 2-4°C hotter than normal
All that was discussedin the House through the day
Floods are becoming more complex
Blow hot, blow cold
‘Predictions wrong, but give indications’
India Meteorological Department is often accused of making incorrect predictions. The Ministry of Earth Sciences regularly gets funds to …
US government considers controversial solar geoengineering to counter global warming: Report
Report outlined research options for solar radiation management that may be able to reflect sunlight to space — but White House says it&…
Poorer countries must be compensated for climate damage. But how exactly do we crunch the numbers?
Most nations signed up to an agreement to establish a so-called loss and damage fund last year
Climate change may worsen cholera crisis in Africa: WHO
Extreme weather events like major floods and even droughts may be driving the health crisis; Malawi facing the worst ever crisis
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Challenges in building resilience & way forward
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 held in Bali in May 2022 offered solutions
Above-normal rainfall, cyclones: Why September 2021 was a unique month for India
September of 2021 the second-wettest September in 27 years; Several states that experienced enhanced rainfall were staring at drought in the …
Cyclone Gulaab: Heavy rain lashes West Bengal, 2 dead
Large swathes of land in Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, Bankura and the coastal areas inundated
It’s only getting worse: New WMO report flags intensifying climate crisis in Latin America & Caribbean
2020 was a year of unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, forest fires, cyclones and food insecurity for the region
Climate-induced loss and damage continues to be neglected globally
Ever since inception, the executive committee of WIM has not been able to mobilise fund for addressing loss and damage in developing countries
High altitude areas of Tibetan Plateau warming faster than lower regions
Lack of weather data from high altitude regions due to scarcity of weather stations is an impediment towards detailed research
El Nino and La Nina weather events set to increase: report
Frequency of extreme weather events is expected to nearly double with global warming—from one in 23 years to one in 13 years
Time to get out of denial mode
Government will have to internalise the fact that climate change is going to affect us more and more in the future
Monsoon may be less than normal, 60 per cent chance of El Nino, says IMD
Official forecast suggests average rainfall from June to September for country as a whole is likely to be 95 per cent of long period average …
Heat stress fuels migration in Pakistan
Adaptation to high temperatures should be an important part of climate change combat plan, says a research based on data collected from within …
Severe fog: Met department in dark
The rising trend of murky days in recent years has failed to spur the Indian Meterological Department into action. Quite clearly, the need of the …
Adaptation gap in developing countries widening even as extreme weather events worsen: UNEP
Countries in need received $21.3 billion but $215-387 billion needed every year
Reading the weather
Monsoon 2023: Central India to remain dry during September
Intraseasonal weather patterns absent in first fortnight of September, indicating high likelihood of rainfall deficit across the country
African cities and climate change: The real debate is who should pay to fix the problem
Re-balancing the carbon equation so African cities urbanise sustainably requires immediate and major investments in infrastructure