Lethal messenger

El Niño brings deadly disease to South America

A large, large catchment

Pacific and the Atlantic oceans: key controllers of monsoons

IMD forecasts deficient monsoon for 2015, drought fears grow

Monsoon expected over Kerala by June 5, late by at least a week

Bleached to death

As ocean waters get warmer, coral reefs look even paler this year

Warmer days Down Under

Ocean's surface temperature may help predict monsoon

Over 80% people felt climate change-induced heat in July 2023

Temperature records set on all continents in July, including areas in winter

Is the global warming ‘hiatus’ over?

There are many ongoing signs that the planet is heating up, even “on fire.”

El Niño to disrupt rainfall, reduce crop harvests in Africa, East Asia: scientists

Extensive loss of beans, potatoes and maize are expected in parts of Kenya

Countdown to monsoon arrival starts

Will the southwest monsoon arrive on time over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? 

Australian Met agency predicts 70 per cent chance of El Nino by June

With this prediction, expectations of a good monsoon season for South Asia may be hit

Indonesian forest fire rages on; refuses to die down

The fire has been fuelled by peat deposits, according to reports

El Nino may hit monsoon this year

Deficit in monsoon, if triggered by El Nino, will severely impact India’s economy

A victim of bad publicity?

El Nino, Indian monsoons may be linked

UN projects food inflation to go up in 2024 due to El Nino, rising geopolitical tensions

May impact food insecurity, poverty; scaling up climate financing critical to help developing countries cope with climate impact

Monsoon dates to be revised

Met department says monsoon activity has shifted in the past 60 years  

El Nio hindered

Another pacific phenomenon holds up the wild child

Science and Technology - Briefs

Monsoon maps on trees

Growth rings allow for future prediction of drought  

El Nino: Will 2014 be a drought year for India?

IMD predicts normal monsoon this year

El-Nino could emerge later but drought unlikely

Of some good also

El Nio can help recover degraded land

NASA records hottest August since 1880

Antarctica temperatures were 4°C above normal; India recorded a spike of 1-2°C

Horse mystery