Human Rights Day: How children use their agency to build a safer, greener environment
Young crusaders in the Sundarbans are making efforts to convince community members to plant trees and nurture them so that their future is safeguarded
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor: 2022’s strongest storm heads to East China Sea, threatens Japanese islands
Storm must reach sustained winds of at least 240 kmph in order to be classified as a super typhoon
Homeless, displaced, devastated: People in Pakistan’s flood-hit Sindh narrate tales of horror & loss
Climate change-induced sea-level rise and heavy downpour behind this unprecendented calamity, say experts
Weather Alert: Possible cyclone over West Bengal, Odisha
Deep depression over Bay of Bengal unusually positioned; Storm expected to weaken by Aug 20
Current season’s first cyclone might be brewing over Bay of Bengal: Experts
Predicting a probable forthcoming cyclone in the Bay of Bengal has been reflective of mismatch between forecasts from various datasets in a …
What the new IPCC AR6 report means for Indian cities
The Sixth Assessment Report recognises compound extremes, multiple climate change drivers working together to maximise disaster impacts
Cyclone Yaas aftermath: Odisha farmers in a fix over sowing Kharif crop
At least 5,882 hectares of cultivable lands in five blocks of Balasore district affected by sea water
Human-induced climate change could increase ‘Medicanes’, say experts
Extra tropical storm ‘Ianos’ slammed into Greece recently, killing three people
Tropical storms Marco, Laura head for the Gulf of Mexico, spark Fujiwhara effect scare
Simultaneous formation of two storms in western Atlantic Ocean creates Fujiwhara effect scare, that happens when 2 hurricanes combine to form a …
Deep Impact shallow response
Climate change will trigger a series of ecological and economic fall-outs for India. Though details remain fuzzy largely due to the apathy of …
Cyclone Fani opens four new mouths in Chilika lake, increases salinity, wipes out fish
Odisha government may have plans to develop infrastructure, but rebuilding the livelihood of millions of poor people who depend on the lake and …
Bengal most vulnerable to climate risk, flags India’s first assessment report
The Bay of Bengal region was struck by 41 severe cyclonic storms and 21 cyclonic storms in May between 1891 and 2018
DTE Ground Report: Gujarat’s coast from Kutch to Bhavnagar gears up to withstand Biporjoy landfall
Low-lying areas have been evacuated; commercial and naval establishments are on standby as Biporjoy nears
Earth sciences ministry made progress but has been ‘sluggish’ on a few counts: Parliamentary report
Ministry has had a few misses in establishing District Agro-meteorological Field Units, which are responsible for preparing and disseminating agro-…
‘Climate change can triple flood damage by atmospheric rivers’
Climate scientist Tom Corringham talks to Down To Earth about bomb cyclones, atmospheric rivers and how global warming can …
Odisha authorities keep vigil though Cyclone Asani to skirt coast
Officials have established a control room and are monitoring the movements of the cyclone
In Odisha, regular cyclones push people to turn towards renewable energy
Lack of consumer awareness, timely approval of net metering applications and tax increase hinder further growth of solar in Odisha
How people weathered Phailin storm
Bitter lessons from 1999 cyclone and a prepared community helped reduce the impact of the night-long cyclonic storm that raged across coastal …
2022 too short, too far: How the climate emergency hit us
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Asani update: Cyclone to dissipate into sea after moving parallel to Andhra coast
Andhra Pradesh government assures all precautions taken in coastal districts; track of cyclone not unique, say experts
Cyclone Asani may not make landfall at all
Odisha to witness maximum impact; West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh likely to have rains
NHRC raps Mamata govt on silicosis rehabilitation
At least 250 people from Minakhan block in Sunderbans contracted the disease when they left home to work as labourers in stone and mineral …
Cyclone hudhud impact: lower Assam flooded with hilsa
Fishers makes windfall gain as Brahmaputra river and several of its channels get swamped with much sought after variety of fish
Tribals in Odisha likely to be severely affected by Hudhud
Many tribals, who earlier used to live in settlements amid big forests, have been made more vulnerable after being relocated by government to …
Cyclone Lehar weakens
Speed of the winds during landfall will be 70-80 km/hr as against 200 km/hr predicted earlier