Study links additional deaths due to climate change impact on food production
Three-fourth of all climate-related deaths are estimated to occur in China and India in 2050
Extreme weather events led to 8 deaths, destroyed almost 390,000 hectares of cropped area in Jan-Feb 2023
Haryana saw most damage to cropped area; Karnataka saw extreme cold events after a gap of over four decades
Auckland floods: Kerala woman travelling to New Zealand narrates her experience of being stranded at Malaysia airport
Many desperately need their luggage off the plane for medicines, sanitary napkins and clothes
Davos 2023: Natural disasters, extreme weather second-most severe global risk in short term
India recorded extreme weather events on 291 of the 334 days between January 1 and November 30, 2022
Climate action can help address crop loss in Central India
Small and marginal farmers in the central plateau are gradually finding agriculture non-viable
World Meteorological Day 2019: The Sun, the Earth and the weather
This year, the day is focusing on the role of the Sun on the Earth and the changing pattern of our climate and weather
'Warmer future can lead to heavier hailstorms'
UK researcher Amulya Chevuturi talks to DTE about how hailstorms occur and how they could intensify with rising temperatures
Counting the cost of catastrophe
With changing climate, the frequency of extreme weather events in India is rising and so is the price we pay for it.
Extreme rainfall acidifies land in India's northeastern states
The vicious cycle of frequent heavy rain events degrading land, which again cause more floods and hence further degrade land, cripples …
Heavy rains are not unusual in Kerala, yet...
The heavy spell cannot be seen in isolation from the seasonal distribution, rainfall abnormalities over the rest of the country or abnormal …
Agromet advisories to reach more farmers from July
Union minister for science and technology said this step is towards expansion and upgradation of weather services
$306 billion—total cost of climate disasters in US in 2017
A hyperactive hurricane season and deadly wildfire events are responsible for this record-breaking economic loss
2017: the year in extreme weather
2017 brought wild, wacky and even deadly weather. Australia was hit by heatwaves and torrential rains; hurricanes hit America and a killer …
Is the monsoon here? The winds say not yet
India Meteorological department has announced the onset of monsoon, but crucial wind conditions essential to back it are missing
India gets new weather prediction model for better forecasts
The very high resolution global deterministic weather prediction model, as per earth sciences ministry, shows significant improvement in daily …
Deluge despite deficit
This year, floods have occurred even in areas that are arid or have received less than normal rainfall. As erratic weather events become more …
Unmasking the monsoon
Putting together the finer pieces of the monsoon puzzle remains a challenge as new key drivers have emerged
The little-known aspects of above normal monsoon forecast
A look at the changing methodology of long-term monsoon forecasting and what it means for drought in reality
Lessons from semi-arid regions on how to adapt to climate change
Building on local experience and having access to current and expected climate trends is crucial to adapting to climate change for …
What caused heavy rains in Tamil Nadu
An independent weather forecaster tries to explain the record-breaking December rains in Tamil Nadu
Possibility of severe thunderstorms in parts of India
Existing weather system can even cause hailstorms in eastern Rajasthan, northern Madhya Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh
Tantrums of the "Christ Child"
A weather event which Peruvians once regarded as a boon is now recognised as causing terrible global disasters
IMD overhauls monsoon forecast system
Have Indian meteorologists at last found their 'role model'? After getting a lot of flak from politicians and the public for last year's …
Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-II)
B N Goswami, Director of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology explains why rains in the tropics are difficult to predict.
Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-I)