India saw natural disasters almost every day in first 9 months of 2022: CSE report
Highest toll in Himachal Pradesh; official data inadequate to show real extent of loss & damage
‘Weather modifications by China need more discussions on its ethics’
Down To Earth speaks to Shiuh-Shen Chien, author of review paper on weather modification in the country, on need for social research on the topic
Rains continue in Tamil Nadu; IMD red alert for Chennai, 5 other districts
A red alert indicates a downpour of over 204.4 millimetres in 24 hours; Chennai received 215 mm rainfall on November 7
‘There is still time to reverse the climate crisis'
Daniel Swain, a climate scientist from the University of California, Los Angeles, talks about the new science of extreme events attribution
Apocalypse now: Shivpuri gets half the rain of a normal year in 38 hours
Climate change is real as rain-scarce Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior division is deluged and more flooding is expected
Why a net-zero future depends on the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon
The oceans moderate the world’s climate through the absorption of heat and carbon. And just how much carbon the ocean will continue to …
It is time to own up: Why ‘Anthropocene’ should matter
Disinclination to recognise impact of humans on the planet responsible for a fragile fight against climate change
India bore maximum brunt of extreme weather events in 2020: Report
As many as 2,067 lives lost to floods in India through the year, the highest in the world due to climate change-induced events
Climate Emergency CoP 25: 22 million people will be displaced in 2019 by extreme weather events, says WMO
The State of Global Climate 2019 says that once-in-a-century climate events are becoming regular
Factsheet: Climate finance
Climate finance involves flow of funds from developed to developing countries to help them cut their emissions and adapt to climate change. …
Here is how forecast of extreme rainfall events can be improved
By adding quantitative precipitation forecasting to IMD forecasts, there can be more reliable extreme event forecasts
India most vulnerable to climate change
More than 22 million Indians were affected by extreme weather events in 2017, making the country most open to the cliamte attack
New farming technique helps resist flood and drought in Gorakhpur
Farmers in Gorakhpur have re-learnt the art to adapt to erratic weather conditions through multi-crop farming
2016: a year of growing dissent
This year, more than ever before, has been tumultuous, both in terms of economic politics and nature’s art
Landmark human rights case against 47 'carbon majors'
Petitioners in the Philippines have asked its human rights panel to investigate the role of carbon majors in causing climate change which has …
E-agriculture can drive rural development, boost agriculture
Information and communication technologies can help boost agricultural development by improving farmers’ access to vital information
Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?
Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates
Awaiting the deluge
The question on everyone's lips is when will the monsoon commence and how extensive will it be?
Help on-line
A new cyclone prediction model will indicate the severity of a cyclone at least 12 hours in advance
Weathering the drought
Meteorological Department attempts to get its act together after bungling with monsoon predictions
India jumps to fourth place in computing capacity for weather forecasting
The super computer, Pratyush will help in major improvements in various services offered by institutions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences for …
Floods cost India Rs 4.7 lakh crore in last 6 decades
At least 90% of the Assam’s districts are flooded and more than 50,000 people are in relief camps
Signal, interrupted
By allowing high-rises around an advanced weather radar in Mumbai, IMD sets a bad example for the rest of the country
'Andhra Pradesh lightning strikes were not record breaking'
Down To Earth interviews Earth Networks, a global organisation which helps track lightning strikes through a network of sensors placed around the …
3 reasons Hurricane Ian poses a major flooding hazard for Florida — a meteorologist explains
Residents across Florida need to prepare for the risk of heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surge, isolated tornadoes, strong winds