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

El Nino almost certain this year

Over the years, research has shown there is an association between El Nino and deficient rainfall in India

UK to build supercomputer for weather forecasting

140-tonne computer will be able to perform 16,000 trillion calculations per second

From Phailin to Hudhud: a year of extreme weather events

Year 2014 has witnessed a series of floods, droughts and an unusual spell of hailstorms in a few states. A look at the damage and displacement …

Hudhud hits fisher people in Odisha

Bad weather spells in Bay of Bengal between February to October, the busiest period for fishers, have affected their livelihood

Climate change to almost triple risk of extreme Indian Ocean weather events

While the world is worried about an El Nino forming in the Pacific, a similar phenomenon may be under way in the Indian Ocean

Stars dont foretell any more

Sahyadris have been documenting the changing climate for 40 years

As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Climate change may worsen cholera crisis in Africa: WHO

Extreme weather events like major floods and even droughts may be driving the health crisis; Malawi facing the worst ever crisis

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Challenges in building resilience & way forward

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 held in Bali in May 2022 offered solutions

Frequent extreme weather events may lead to decline in Olive Ridley turtle population: Experts

Global warming may affect gender-ratio of Olive Ridley turtles

As told to Parliament (April 6, 2022): Many parts of India 2-4°C hotter than normal

All that was discussedin the House through the day

Above-normal rainfall, cyclones: Why September 2021 was a unique month for India

September of 2021 the second-wettest September in 27 years; Several states that experienced enhanced rainfall were staring at drought in the …

Cyclone Gulaab: Heavy rain lashes West Bengal, 2 dead

Large swathes of land in Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, Bankura and the coastal areas inundated

It’s only getting worse: New WMO report flags intensifying climate crisis in Latin America & Caribbean

2020 was a year of unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, forest fires, cyclones and food insecurity for the region  

Climate-induced loss and damage continues to be neglected globally

Ever since inception, the executive committee of WIM has not been able to mobilise fund for addressing loss and damage in developing countries

Time to get out of denial mode

Government will have to internalise the fact that climate change is going to affect us more and more in the future

Monsoon may be less than normal, 60 per cent chance of El Nino, says IMD

Official forecast suggests average rainfall from June to September for country as a whole is likely to be 95 per cent of long period average …

Heat stress fuels migration in Pakistan

Adaptation to high temperatures should be an important part of climate change combat plan, says a research based on data collected from within …

High altitude areas of Tibetan Plateau warming faster than lower regions

Lack of weather data from high altitude regions due to scarcity of weather stations is an impediment towards detailed research

El Nino and La Nina weather events set to increase: report

Frequency of extreme weather events is expected to nearly double with global warming—from one in 23 years to one in 13 years

‘Predictions wrong, but give indications’

India Meteorological Department is often accused of making incorrect predictions. The Ministry of Earth Sciences regularly gets funds to …