2022 Durban floods were most catastrophic natural disaster yet recorded in South African province

New research suggests flooding events in KwaZulu-Natal have doubled over the last century or more

2022 saw record-breaking weather events despite 3-year run of La Niña: State of the Global Climate report

There were continuous droughts in East Africa, record rainfall in Pakistan & record heatwaves in China & Europe in 2022

COP27: ‘Translation between change in weather and damages is not linear’

Down To Earth talks to Friederike Otto, climate scientist at Imperial College London about the science of weather attribution

Climate crisis: Expect more extreme heatwaves in near future

India witnessed a concurrent increase in meteorological droughts and heatwaves in various parts of the country over the last 60 years

La Nina’s rare ‘triple dip’ likely to affect weather patterns globally

Continuation of the La Niña may also mean an extended southwest monsoon season for India and the rest of south Asia

Extreme weather events in India may be transporting more plastic litter into oceans, warn experts

Understanding source, distribution of plastics can help target priority areas to implement mitigation policies

Why climate change studies on rice production are important in Wayanad

Area under rice cultivation has been declining rapidly in north Kerala district between 2004-05 and 2018-19 

Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ drought risk lurking around the corner: Study

South African cities should prepare themselves for similar drought conditions, warned the study

Hyderabad storm water management: Missed potential and way forward

Due to a multiplicity of authorities, the stormwater infrastructure in the city is largely unequipped to handle moderate or extreme rainfall …

Budget 2020-21: Local level adaptation may be focus vis-à-vis climate change

Funds might be allocated to Panchayati Raj ministry, IMD, other institutions to minimise impact of extreme weather

Human-made climate change behind rising 2019 temperatures: WMO

Absence of El Niño and yet an extension in the spate of rising temperatures points towards it, says the UN weather agency

Are crop insurance schemes working? CAG report reveals

Multiple gaps in implementation of crop insurance schemes may have compromised their purpose of benefitting farmers

2016 was year of extreme warming; 2017 shows no signs of easing

Last year was the warmest on record for North America, second warmest for Africa and South America and third warmest for Europe

We have almost certainly blown the 1.5-degree global warming target

Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ already looks out of reach, so where do we go from here?

Diwali blues: Ministry issues health advisory for residents

Scientists have predicted that Noida and Delhi University will witness the highest pollution level this festive season

Hailstorm lashes parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

Temperatures dip in a number of places, experts say occurrence good for Rabi crops

IMD launches SMS service for weather alerts

Apart from common people who can register on IMD website for alerts, authorities at local level will be brought into the ambit too

Historically prone to cyclones

26 of the 35 deadliest tropical cyclones in world history have been Bay of Bengal storms

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Leaders root for green growth, enhanced climate financing as talks begin

Move away from Global North vs Global South debate & join forces to end the climate crisis, says Kenya President Ruto

In pictures: Wildfires blaze through Canada thanks to unusually hot, dry spring

Wildfires began early in May 2023 in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces, which have affected over 10,000 people. Alberta …

Climate crisis intensifies: Coastal areas may become unliveable by 2100, flags report

Scientists say under RCP 8.5 scenario, a temperature increase of about 4.3 degrees Celsius by 2100 relative to pre-industrial temperature may happen

In 2018, natural disasters cost the world $225 billion

Extreme weather-related disasters caused 89 per cent of the economic loss in Asia Pacific region

Himachal farmers start growing pomegranate and cabbage, as apple lines recede due to climate change

The apple growing belt is shifting to higher altitudes and intercropping in apple orchards with vegetable crops as it experiences warmer winters …

'All these sites have multiple stresses affecting them. Climate change only adds to that'

Adam Markham, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Deputy Director for Climate and Energy and lead author of UNESCO’s recent report on World …

No insurance against fraud

Private weather forecasting agencies are prone to fudging data in the absence of a regulatory authority