Breach of duty

Run-up to COP27: Here is how India counts loss and damage due to extreme weather

While the actual process of loss and damage assessment for a disaster in India varies from state to state, the procedure broadly remains the same

Cyclone Sitrang: ‘Unusual’ quickening of pace, say weatherpeople

T-20 in the last few overs of cyclonic system? Speed doubled within span of four hours between 2 IMD bulletins

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 

Data gaps in heatwave deaths widen as India battles record-smashing temperatures

Human casualty is an important indicator of loss and damage due to heatwaves — a significant climate-related extreme weather event

Odisha braces for Cyclone Mocha, likely to hit around May 8

Eastern coast prepares disaster response; evacuations begin and relief materials stockpiled

20 years into 21st century: 70% global agriculture under climate threat

Every year, disasters killed 60,000 people; climate-related disasters doubled in the last two decades

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 Gaja live analysis: 10% of world's cyclonic storms put 1/3rd of Indians at risk

Around 76% of the total loss of human lives from cyclonic storms have occurred in India and Bangladesh

Uttarakhand flood of 2013 not an 'act of God', says NGT

The green court has asked Alaknanda Hydro Power Company to pay Rs 9.26 crore as compensation 

Catastrophe!

A super cyclone has left Orissa shattered and blown away India's claims of managing itself during a natural disaster

Flood fury

Floods claim hundreds of lives across India besides causing large-scale destruction, Bihar is the worst-affected

Cyclonic rains ravage coastal Andhra; death toll rises to 25

Crops on 250,000 hectares destroyed, 60,000 people in relief camps

It's emergency

Hot Frames

Life in Jharia, Jharkhand where a 90-year-old underground coal fire threatens a whole town

UN urges stronger response to address El Niño impacts

More than US $2.4 billion are needed for current El Niño responses and currently there is a $1.5 billion gap in funding

Pakistan braces for more floods

Standing crop over thousands of hectares in the country has been destroyed by the floods that have wreaked havoc in India as well

Darkness at midnight

A devastating earthquake in the Chamoli region of Uttar Pradesh kills over 100 people, most of them in their sleep

Inviting disaster

DUI PAATAN KE BEECH MEIN (BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP RIVER) A documentary by Arvind Sinha Duration: 116 minutes

On shaky ground

450,000 people in and around Jharia town of Jharkhand are threatened by the fire raging underground, but there is no political will to implement …

Rising like the Phoenix

After suffering a spate of floods villagers regain environmental and economic vitality

Death by inaction

Book>>Death by inaction

COP27: Climate vulnerable countries, G7 launch plan for quick loss and damage funding

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Senegal, Philippines and Ghana will be among the first countries to receive assistance from the Global …

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

What India should do to tackle climate impacts

All development programmes need to incorporate features to tackle climate change risks and act locally