Hottest day in Arctic: WMO official warns of more extreme weather

As Verkhoyansk in Siberia recorded 38°C, governments must remember how a hotter Arctic region can affect the whole world

Arctic Sea ice saw largest decline in 41 years in July 2019: NCPOR

Loss of ice cover in the Arctic Sea has had strong effects on components of climate system, such as reduction of heat and momentum, water vapour &…

Drought, but why: Normal monsoon doesn’t mean no drought

One-third of India’s districts are chronically drought-hit despite receiving above normal rainfall

CSE welcomes India's decision to ratify Paris Agreement, warns of hard work ahead

By becoming one of the early ratifiers, the country has shown that it is a serious global player in climate negotiations

‘Ganga basin temperatures to rise by 1-2°C by 2050’

Eddy Moors, who heads the Earth System Sciences and Climate Change group at Alterra Wageningen University and Research Center in the Netherlands, …

Nearly 150,000 Indians have died in the past 51 years because of extreme weather: WMO

Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused nearly 12, 000 disasters worldwide between 1970 and 2021

Month of climate contradictions: Contrasts noted worldwide in March 2023, finds Copernicus

European meteorological agency noted world’s second joint warmest March on record; Antarctic sea ice the second lowest on record

IPCC report: Many changes to climate are irreversible now, says Guterres

The United Nations Secretary-General calls for complete pause on coal plants after 2021 during the launch of the 6th IPCC report

Climate-related weather events to break records in US this year, data shows

The country is on its way to record 17 billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2020, having lost $46.6 billion till September

As drought looms, Maharashtra refuses to extend insurance deadline for farmers

With hardly any rains in June, no sowing activity has taken place in many regions, making it impossible for farmers to insure crops

Potential help

Agromet advisory still in its infancy in India but set to be implemented on a larger scale

'Village level forecast will take time'

What prevents Indian scientists from making weather forecasts for farmers? Sailesh Naik, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tells …

Making cities climate-ready crucial to solving climate crisis: World Bank

Cities in rich countries high emitters, but poorer ones will face most severe climate-related hazards, finds report

How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes

Increasing availability of open-access data from government satellites have made it possible for everyone to gain insight into …

Boiling point

Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns …

After an erratic monsoon, farmers in nine states struggle with pest outbreaks

Although most states in India lose five to 10 per cent of crops to pest attacks every year, the scale and intensity of the recent attacks is a …

Rain reigns in Chennai

Shrinking lake area and blocked drains have reduced Chennai's capacity to drain rainfall runoff

'Farmers in Ladakh are among biggest victims of climate change'

After inventing the first artificial glacier in 1987, Chewang Norphel came to be known as “Ice Man of India”. He talks about how …

Forecasting failure

Met department has not learnt lessons from the Uttarakhand tragedy. It remains ill-equipped

Stormy weather blues

Researchers discover how human activities are responsible for good or bad weather at the weekend

Rain Shocked

Rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall is making usable water scarce in India

Parts of North West India may see cloud bursts, flash floods and landslides from July 8

Rare interaction of western disturbance and low-pressure systems could bring the extreme events

Wheat crisis: High heat in February cause of worry for critical Rabi crop

Temperatures have started increasing even earlier than in 2022; may affect wheat approaching reproductive growth period and lower yield

What happened to India’s flood management plan?

There is no national-level flood control authority in India — 43 years after the country’s first and last commission …

Polar vortex may freeze parts of US again this winter

Private weather forecaster AccuWeather forecasts a colder winter due to polar vortex; US Met office bets on El Niño