Counting the cost of catastrophe
With changing climate, the frequency of extreme weather events in India is rising and so is the price we pay for it.
Auckland floods: Kerala woman travelling to New Zealand narrates her experience of being stranded at Malaysia airport
Many desperately need their luggage off the plane for medicines, sanitary napkins and clothes
Davos 2023: Natural disasters, extreme weather second-most severe global risk in short term
India recorded extreme weather events on 291 of the 334 days between January 1 and November 30, 2022
The UK is still not prepared for extreme temperatures – here’s what it should do
The UK has numerous frameworks and plans; however, they are not integrated, don’t consider dependencies between sectors and issues and they …
As told to Parliament (December 7, 2022): 71% Indians can’t afford nutritious food, member of Parliament cites DTE report
More than 1.7 million people die every year due to diseases caused by poor diet, DTE reported
Maharashtra doubles input subsidy for farmers, citing extreme weather events
Maharashtra farmers skeptical about doubling of input subsidy by state government; say benefits hardly accrue to them
Climate change, poor planning: Why Assam’s floods are getting worse
The current spate of floods in Assam claimed 71 lives and affected nearly 3.2 million people in 32 districts
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
Factsheet: Extreme Weather Events
There has been evidence since 1950 of changes in climate extremes. Observed changes in climate extremes reflect the influence of anthropogenic …
$306 billion—total cost of climate disasters in US in 2017
A hyperactive hurricane season and deadly wildfire events are responsible for this record-breaking economic loss
2017: the year in extreme weather
2017 brought wild, wacky and even deadly weather. Australia was hit by heatwaves and torrential rains; hurricanes hit America and a killer …
Lessons from semi-arid regions on how to adapt to climate change
Building on local experience and having access to current and expected climate trends is crucial to adapting to climate change for …
Study links additional deaths due to climate change impact on food production
Three-fourth of all climate-related deaths are estimated to occur in China and India in 2050
An Indian was the first to scientifically document a tornado’s path: Study
Babu ChunderSikur Chatterjee’s paper was the earliest record of a tornado’s dynamics in the history of meteorology, according to …
It is time to own up: Why ‘Anthropocene’ should matter
Disinclination to recognise impact of humans on the planet responsible for a fragile fight against climate change
India bore maximum brunt of extreme weather events in 2020: Report
As many as 2,067 lives lost to floods in India through the year, the highest in the world due to climate change-induced events
Monsoon 2018: Destructive yes, distributive no
While floods during monsoon killed 1,310 people and affected 7.5 million, 40% Indian districts still face drought
Extreme weather events in June 2018
Here's is a list of exterme weather events that have happened in June across the world
Here is how forecast of extreme rainfall events can be improved
By adding quantitative precipitation forecasting to IMD forecasts, there can be more reliable extreme event forecasts
India most vulnerable to climate change
More than 22 million Indians were affected by extreme weather events in 2017, making the country most open to the cliamte attack
Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on
An increase in the number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in the quality and size of seeds across India
Landmark human rights case against 47 'carbon majors'
Petitioners in the Philippines have asked its human rights panel to investigate the role of carbon majors in causing climate change which has …
Devastation due to heavy rains in Himachal, 40 killed in last 36 hours
Several roads closed due to floods in the state, National Highway including Manali and Shimla also disrupted
State of Extreme Weather: How was January-April 2023 compared to January-April 2022
In the first four months of 2023, at least 33 states/UTs reported extreme weather events. In contrast, 27 states/UTs recorded extreme …