2016, the year that was: environment and energy
In a year of coral bleaching, power blackouts and Donald Trump, 2016 made the previous year's climate of environmental optimism rather difficult …
Central American farmers create funds to tackle climate disasters
Apart from acting as safety nets for disasters, the funds encourage good agricultural practices and income-generating activities among vulnerable …
A warm warning
There are enough indicators and links to suggest heat waves are not natural. It's time to wake up
Weathering the drought
Meteorological Department attempts to get its act together after bungling with monsoon predictions
It has been a sizzling April for Kolkata; Combination of climate change, urbanisation pushing city beyond tipping point
UN report warns that city’s maximum temperature may reach almost 50°C around 2080; local actions to blame as well
Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Nino has to do with violent storms in central US
When El Nino decays, atmospheric waves can become wavier and have greater amplitude, enhancing conditions for tornadoes
El Nino disasters: Governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared — what must change
There is a need to be clearer about who does what and coordinate preparations for disasters better
El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru
More floods to be expected, says the national weather service
What is behind deadly summer heatwaves in north-central India?
Pacific Meridional Mode may be a factor
El Nino impact? India to experience below-normal southwest monsoon, predicts Skymet Weather
The distribution of rainfall throughout the season would also be skewed
Blame climate change for a sweltering Kerala
Increased sea surface temperature leads to rise in humidity
Climate change will increase drought intensity, frequency in the Caribbean
Theregion is vulnerable to variable and unpredictable rainfall, a FAO report says
Nio wrecks the US
Swelling seas
Scientists say the rise in sea levels in 1998 may have been due to El Nio
Spilling the beans
Oil spills can cause more long-term environmental damage than previously thought of
Lull before the storm
The world is about to face the wrath of El Nio. Is India prepared for it?
Climate change
Least polluting countries hit the hardest
As El Nino probability increases, uncertainty looms over Indian monsoon
Earlier this month, IMD predicted a normal monsoon based on a low probability of El Nino occurrence
How will global warming affect El Niño in the 21st Century?
With available data not sufficient, it is imperative that models be held to very stringent standards on their performance of El Niño …
Why were there no cyclones in October and November?
If December also remains cyclone-free, it would be the first time since 1961 that the post-monsoon season would not get a cyclone
Drought-hit Zimbabwe plans to trade in wildlife
The country is reeling under a severe drought and over four million people need food-aid
Dying coral reefs, impacts of El Niño and other news from this week
While coral bleaching is destroying the Great Barrier Reef, Malaysia and Indonesia are struggling to control forest fires originating from …
Africa makes good progress towards Zero Hunger
The continent has achieved a 30 per cent drop in the proportion of its people facing hunger over 1990-2015
Shipwreck records and tree rings unveil Caribbean hurricane history—and clues to the future
In an attempt to better understand hurricanes, researchers recreate hundreds of years of hurricane records with Spanish shipwreck logs and tree …
500 years of drought and flood: trees and corals reveal Australia's climate history
The dominant theme of Australia’s drought history is variability. The country may get one year of extremely wet conditions or six …