Indian monsoon recovering after decades of decline
As the parched Indian subcontinent eagerly awaits the monsoon, all indications are that it will be a normal monsoon, especially since no El Ni&…
400% rise in number of floods since 1980; droughts, forest fires doubled since then
In the past three decades years, all climatological, hydrological and meteorological events have increased manifold, says a study
How to help farmers prepare for climate change
There is increasing evidence from across many African and South Asian countries that contextual, timely climate information, helps farmers manage …
Do hurricanes feel the effects of climate change?
What scientists know – and don't know – about the linkage between climate change and hurricanes
Hurricanes may be getting more severe – do we need a whole new category to describe them?
The scale from one to five that is used to measure the destructive power of a hurricane may no longer be enough
Normal monsoon prediction comes as relief amidst drought in south
This time, the IMD has not clarified what the probability is of the country getting below normal or deficient rainfall
Climate scientists say human link evident in extreme weather events
Unprecedented 2016 California drought, the 2011 US heat wave and 2010 Pakistan flood belong to a most worrying series of extremes
Market for agriculture drones to expand 7.4 times by 2022
Inexpensive sensors, cloud computing and intelligent software will drive the market ahead
It's all in the planets
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Simply unpredictable
Despite using satellites and supercomputers, meteorologists are still baffled by the monsoon, unable to say precisely when it will occur and how …
When science sleeps
The Indian meteorological department is unable to explain why the recent heat wave is taking place in India. Hardly surprising for a …
Did 2015 make us more climate wise?
Last year, weather records were broken left, right and centre all over the world as the world witnessed cold waves, heat waves, droughts, …
Foodgrain output set to break record, cross 264 million tonnes
Advance estimates by agriculture ministry project 0.8 million tonnes increase in production over earlier estimate despite freak weather event
Climate change turned Canada into tinderbox, doubled chances of extreme wildfires: Research
Fire weather like this can be expected to occur once every 25 years, meaning about a 4% chance every year
Is Earth Close to “The Great Dying”?
Our “normal” climate is dead; the weather has gone insane, and it is annually killing thousands of Americans and millions of people …
Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on
An increase in number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in quality and size of seeds across India
Bad weather ahead: Water-related risks can cost 7 large economies $5.6 billion
The United States is projected to incur the highest losses, United Arab Emirates lowest
Current climate reports might have underestimated the consequences of the climate crisis
The models do not consider methane emissions from permafrost thawing and carbon releases from droughts
State of India’s Environment in figures: India recorded 280 heat wave days across 16 states in 2022 — most in decade
With climate change, such extreme events will become severe, more frequent
Triple whammy: 3 weather systems to cause intense precipitation across India from December 1
Low pressure areas over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and western disturbance over Afghanistan likely to induce rain, snow
Uttarakhand Floods: Respect Himalayan landscape if you want to preserve it, say experts
The recent flooding in Uttarakhand will recur across the biodiversity-rich Himalayas; respecting the landscape is the only way to conserve it
'We can contain the pest'
India's temperature and atmospheric conditions are ideal for the spread of Fall Armyworm
Go for inclusive growth
As much as the government works to formalise the Indian economy, conditions force people into illegal and informal business
India lost more than 70,000 people because of climate change-related disasters
A new report by an international thinktank Germanwatch has some bad news for India. It says that between 1998 and 2017, India lost, on an average,…
Cyclone Ockhi first anniversary: Struggling widow, scarred survivor left hopeless
Those who lost their kin to the disaster are finding it hard to make ends meet and ones who made it back alive have still not overcome the mental …