We need to treat extreme events as connected, not as anomalies

Clear trends of interconnected extreme weather events intensifying and becoming more frequent can be seen across the world as the climate crisis …

More than 200 natural disasters across world in 1st half of 2020

Cyclone Amphan was the world’s costliest natural disaster, at an estimated economic loss of $15 billion

South Bengal ravaged by Cyclone Amphan

Around 10-12 people may have died and property worth a lakh crore rupees destroyed, Mamata Banerjee tells reporters 

Cyclone Amphan may intensify by May 18: US forecast body

The India Meteorological Department did not give any fresh updates on the development of cyclone

Cyclone Nisarga: Mumbai to bear the brunt

Cyclone Nisarga’s landfall will finish in three hours, storm surge, heavy rain and winds expected in Mumbai 

Why cyclones like Sitrang stoke fear? Loss & damage worth billions due to Indian Ocean storms

Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on along the Chittagong-Barisal coast last night & killed at least 9 people 

Indian insurers listed among worst performers in climate sector globally

Cyclone Amphan fetched record insurance damages despite not paying three-fourths of claimed amount

Weak dyke floods Mousuni despite Cyclone Jawad fizzling out, 5000 affected

Mousuni is on the frontlines of global climate change impact and has suffered major loss and damage four times in last two years

UP, Bihar hit hardest by adverse weather in 2020

More than 350 deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar each in 2020, mainly due to thunderstorms, lightning and cold wave events

International Disaster Risk Reduction Day: Why being prepared is key to overcoming 21st century challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear that it is not enough for authorities to prepare for single disasters

Cyclone Amphan: How brick homes, Aila embankments saved the day at Sundarbans village

The embankments made in the aftermath of Cylone Aila of 2009 stood firm against the disaster, claimed officials

Amphan aftermath: Crab trading hit, Sundarbans villagers left to fend for themselves

The cyclone along with COVID-19 lockdown has affected crab catching and trading — a major source of livelihood in Sundarabans 

Cyclone Yaas: Bengal to double number of disaster shelters to avoid COVID-19 spread

Cyclone Yaas is predicted to strike Bengal, which is recording 20,000 COVID-19 cases daily, on May 26 

Multiple crises: the cost of wasted time

Much like COVID-19, when WHO procrastinated, FAO too is “considering”when to declare the locust upsurge as a plague

Amphan aftermath: Sundarbans villagers try to pick up pieces

Theft at relief centres, lack of toilets add to villagers’ woes five days after cyclone Amphan struck Bengal

IMD flood alert for North East

States in the region, that received heavy rains due to Cyclone Amphan, are to get more rainfall in next 2 days  

Cyclone Amphan may batter Sundarbans. How ready is Bengal

State govt plans to evacuate at least 0.2 mln people from three districts in the region  

Odisha seaside villagers move to safe places as cyclone Amphan intensifies

Over 567 cyclone shelters and 7,092 buildings have been readied, claimed a state official

Millions of displaced people face dual hardship of COVID-19: Report

Wars, conflict and natural disasters displaced 14.6 million people in 127 countries from January-June 2020

Two cyclones and a gas leak: Journey of migrants between urban precariousness and ravaged villages

A report narrates the story of three migrants from Assam and West Bengal who have been uprooted from their hometowns by extreme climate events or …

Cold waves to locust attack: How climate crisis impacted India in 2020

Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in 10 years for January 2020; There were 354 heavy rainfall events across India in March, April

‘Less atmospheric aerosol may have intensified Cyclone Amphan’

Low concentration of aerosols due to COVID-19 pandemic strengthened Amphan, said experts. Aerosols weaken an existing tropical cyclone by …

Fierce and frequent: What causes rapid intensification of cyclones?

Lack of understanding of transition from a seedling, like a low-pressure system to a tropical storm or cyclone, limits extending …

Locust attack: Nine Odisha districts under alert, officials asked to keep vigil

The government has started control rooms at state- and district- levels to ward off locusts  

Odisha gears up to face Amphan, second pre-monsoon cyclone in 2 yrs

Round-the-clock control room to monitor developments open at Odisha’s Disaster Management Authority office