Widespread web

The threats from aerosols are all pervading

Warning from Leh

Leh cloudburst is unusual, say scientists. Such extreme events are rising. What’s wrong?

Extreme weather in North East: Floods in some districts, others stay dry

While some districts such as Assam’s Dhemaji and Dibrugarh received excess rainfall, others in Manipur and Mizoram are reeling under …

Documentary films on climate change

Floods blacked out but real

One step forward, two steps back

Countries want to do little to keep global average temperature rise to below 2oC. The Warsaw climate talks have exposed this. A report by Uthra …

A home-grown drought

Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Ravleen Kaur reports how our food …

101 suicides in two months; is Marathwada the new Vidarbha?

Most suicides among orchard farmers, say observers

Great expectations from Bonn climate talks, but sticky issues need resolving

Drafting a universal climate change agreement enters critical stage of negotiations and streamlining of agreement text

Unmasking aerosols

Forget health impacts, tiny particles floating in the air are altering regional climates and affecting monsoon patterns and agricultural yield. …

A monsoon warning

Kerala faces floods for third consecutive year

Extremely heavy rain forecast in Idukki, Palakkad, Thrissur and Wayanad districts for the next two days

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

Changing climate Jharsuguda to seattle

@110 km/hr

Planners are yet to recognize the Sunderbans is increasingly vulnerable to rising sea level and intense cyclones. Despite the early warning, it …

2001-2010: Warmest decade on record

Climate change is happening now and is not some distant future event: World Meteorological Organization general secretary

Rains in Uttarakhand extreme weather event: scientists

Unpredictability associated with monsoons will only increase as global temperatures rise

Are humans increasingly responsible for extreme weather events?

Weather extremes are often so overwhelming that it is hard for us to imagine that we may actually be increasingly responsible for at least some …

More Uttarakhand disasters in the offing

Soon-to-be-finalized state action plan on climate change full of extreme events warnings

Soon, an early warning system for cyclones and floods

Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia was put in place soon after the 2004 tsunami hit the Indian …

India launches weather satellite

Will help understand country’s monsoon cycle better

Science and Technology - Briefs

Eye on the storm

Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …

Science and Technology - Briefs