Over 80% people felt climate change-induced heat in July 2023

Temperature records set on all continents in July, including areas in winter

Mocha: Summer cyclones not new; Fani, Amphan were May storms too

New summer cyclone likely to take place in Bay of Bengal around May 8

Destruction of mangroves causes damages of up to $42 billion each year

UN report recommends implementation of policies and laws to protect mangroves

Himalayan blunders

India launches weather satellite

Will help understand country’s monsoon cycle better

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Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Delhi rain, waterlogging puts the spotlight on urban flooding

Urban flooding has become increasingly frequent in India’s major cities

Getting the bulletin right

EL Nino and the new challenges

Kenya’s had unusually hot weather — an expert unpacks what could be causing it

What Nairobi has had is a wave of hot weather that the human body can easily adjust to.

Simply Put: The alternative

Bangladesh experienced 185 extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019: ICCCAD report

Cyclone casualty in the country reduced from 300,000 in 1970 to 35 in 2022

Rural poor lose 5% of income to heat stress every year, more vulnerable to future climate risks

Every day of extreme precipitation causes poor households to lose 0.8 per cent of their incomes relative to non-poor households

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

Weather disasters behind 95% natural calamities in 2023 that cost over $1 billion, finds report

Just 40% weather and climate-related losses covered by insurance; Insurance penetration lowest in Asia Pacific region

Wealthy nations wrestle over seats on Loss and Damage Board, causing delays in fully operationalising Fund

If World Bank does not agree to the terms set at COP28, it could lead to further delays.

Temperatures crossed 1.5°C for the whole of 2023; last month hottest January on record, say EU scientists

While the world has not yet breached the Paris Agreement target (an average global temperature over decades), it is moving ever closer to it

Hottest year 2023 is a sign of more natural disasters in future

World leaders must adhere to promises, agreements made at COPs to stop increases in temperatures

A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level

Individual extreme weather events can also have a much longer-term effect on the world’s largest ice sheets

Earthquake, tsunami kill 844 in Indonesia

The death toll is expected to rise further because the authorities have not reached all affected areas yet

Why improved forecasts are not helping prevent floods, droughts

The only way India can maximise the value of its massive investments in weather and S2S forecasts is by ensuring a process to bridge the gap …

End times? Scientists warn of ‘potential collapse of natural and socioeconomic systems’ if emissions continue

If it is business-as-usual, about one-third to half of the global population will find itself trapped in ‘beyond liveable’ regions, a …

More people moved into high flood zones, exposing larger populations to water disasters: World Bank

Most countries, especially in East Asia, saw more settlements in regular flood zones, ultra-high flood zones than in dry areas

Threat of back-to-back cyclones in Bay of Bengal, with possibility of rapid intensification: Here's what to expect

Low pressure area forming November 14 expected to intensify into a depression the very next day & undergo rapid intensification