World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move within their countries by 2050

Climate change, while not the sole driver of displacement and migration, increases pressure on existing systems and communities

Erratic rains impact Northeast India | Alarming Variations Ep-01

Shifting weather patterns are reshaping the landscape and livelihoods of those in the Northeast

2023 warmest year on record

The likelihood of temperatures continuing to rise in 2024 is extremely high

Simply Put: Damning evidence against large dams

Climate change is real: Severe drought hits Assam’s wet regions

Never seen a drought of this magnitude, claim farmers; paddy crop affected

What will be the climate impact on Indo-Gangetic plain

Climate change projections and impacts in a region with 432.5 million population

Extreme weather impact: 20,000 children displaced every day in last 6 years

At least three of every 10 persons displaced across the world due to weather-related disasters was a child

WMO declares El Nino onset following rapid development. Here’s what the world should watch out for

For India, the major impact is expected on the ongoing monsoon season

Thirsty AIs: ChatGPT ‘drinks’ half a litre of fresh water to answer 20-50 questions, says study

Massive amounts of water go into maintaining the data centres of such AI tools

Sunita Narain: We have to build a climate-resilient world to end human suffering from climate change

The world’s climate crisis means we are seeing more intense storms, rising sea levels, increased drought and more human suffering. In an …

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

The food security situation in Lesotho can be classified as precarious. The country produces only 30 per cent of maize, the main staple food, …

Farmers face a soaring risk of flash droughts in every major food-growing region in coming decades, new research shows

One way to help agriculture adapt to the rising risk is to improve forecasts for rainfall and temperature

Horror writers reveal their environmental fears

The ‘invisible monsters’ of climate change and extinction stalk us all, but these experts in terror also remind us that fighting …

Climate crisis in Kerala: An integrated approach is needed to mitigate impact

The state has been experiencing an onslaught of heavy rains, floods, landslides and droughts over the last few years

Agriculture ministry set to get its disaster management plan soon: MHA official

The plan identifies 34 hazards that pose a risk to the agricultural sector and where timely interventions are needed, the official said

Children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heatwaves than those born in 1960: Report

Limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will reduce the additional lifetime exposure of new-borns to heatwaves by 45%, droughts …

A third of deaths due to extreme events occurred in Africa over 50 years: WMO

Africa accounted for only one per cent of global economic losses due to weather, climate and water extremes in 50 years

Study identifies India among global flash drought hotspots from 1980-2015

The study identified rapid drought intensification across the United States, Brazil, southern Africa, Spain, western Russia and Australia as …

How climate change spurs megadroughts

The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western US

Climate change is making livestock susceptible to diseases; here is how

There is also growing evidence that changes in rainfall pattern, frequent floods and droughts and intense heatwaves have substantial effects on …

Europe to US to India, it’s been a week of extreme weather events

At least 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa have been hit by the extreme natural disasters 

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, …

Droughts may have affected larger areas globally than captured by satellites, new analysis suggests

New analysis of global water distribution will help understand how climate change can impact Earth’s water balance

International law doesn’t protect people fleeing environmental disaster — here’s how it could

A firm understanding of what works where climate migrants are forced to settle will be invaluable.

Water in age of climate change

We now need to be more than obsessive about water and its management as it is the basis of health and wealth