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Storm surges and relief: Why India should rethink its cyclone response

There is more to cyclone risk management than the total number of evacuees

By 2030, early warnings on floods and droughts to be available for all: WMO

World Meteorological Congress endorses Water and Climate Coalition for promoting sharing and access to integrated hydrological, cryosphere, …

Chennai, southern Andhra brace as Michaung gets set to barrel east coast

Low-lying Chennai, with its rivers, waterbodies and encroachment, has been victim to urban flooding in 2015 and 2021

2022 too short, too far: Data stories that show the true impact of climate change this year

Did you know that India experienced extreme weather events on 291 of the 334 days from beginning of year to November 30?

Climate change & trafficking: ‘We have little understanding’

Down To Earth spoke with Christopher Richter from International Organisation for Migration to understand why the data gap exists

Record number of low pressure systems a cause of August floods

Even though they account for 44 per cent of monsoon rainfall, these systems and their counting is not completely understood

India gets World Bank credit to mitigate cyclones

Bank to extend US $412.4 million for capacity building in eight coastal states

Flooded, by drains

It was not just cyclone Nilam that ruined paddy in Andhra

Thazhampettai: Climate change, erratic ocean currents make fishing in this Tamil Nadu village unpredictable

More frequent and deadlier cyclones as well as the construction of private harbours in Tharangambadi has only added to the woes of the fisherfolk

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 

Cyclones and climate change

Some climate models predict two- to seven- fold increase in the frequency of Hurricane Katrina magnitude events for a 1°C rise in global …

How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world

These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods

Odisha’s vulnerable coast: Chilika fishers robbed of livelihood since Cyclone Fani opened new mouths

The delicate salinity gradient of the lake disrupted; locals claim Odisha government’s Chilika Development Authority (CDA) not …

Extreme weather: 2019 broke records; don't expect 2020 to be better

The imprint of climate change is here to stay

As told to Parliament (August 8, 2023): Central Electricity Authority suggests not retiring coal power plants before 2030

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Survey highlights gap between climate emergency perception, action in India

73% Indians are optimistic about avoiding climate crisis in their lifetime according to a survey by Epson; 4.1% don’t believe there is a …

India may have highest climate risk globally but its banks are unprepared to support climate action: Report

Yes Bank emerged as leader in climate-risk preparedness; State Bank of India most exposed to coal sector

Cyclones could’ve been a rarity in the Arabian Sea historically; but not storms, say historians

The Arabian Sea is currently witnessing Cyclone Biporjoy having witnessed cyclones Vayu, Nisarga and Tauktae in the past few years  

Crops failing against rising temperatures, pest attacks: Study

Rising temperatures due to climate change may be compounding the stress on crops in multiple ways, it says

Over 19 million kids in Bangladesh at risk from climate change

UNICEF report says nearly 86% of these children living in 17 districts are under threat from floods and cyclones

Future shock

As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-…

World Environment Day 2021: Why are cyclones intensifying in Indian Ocean

Explained: How Climate Change made Indian Ocean cyclones more intense and deadlier

Role of climate change in tropical cyclones still unclear

Thomas Knutson is a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US. He was the co-chairperson …