Apocalypse now: Shivpuri gets half the rain of a normal year in 38 hours
Climate change is real as rain-scarce Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior division is deluged and more flooding is expected
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
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 …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: 22 million people will be displaced in 2019 by extreme weather events, says WMO
The State of Global Climate 2019 says that once-in-a-century climate events are becoming regular
Factsheet: Climate finance
Climate finance involves flow of funds from developed to developing countries to help them cut their emissions and adapt to climate change. …
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
Extreme weather events in June 2018
Here's is a list of exterme weather events that have happened in June across the world
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 …
Prevailing El Niño can hit 4.7 million people in the Pacific Islands
The advisory states that less rainfall is affecting agriculture in several countries of the Asia-Pacific region
Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across southern Spain
Rains still continue; this spring had been Spain’s driest on record through May 21
Déjà vu: Will Chennai see a repeat of 2015 deluge?
Chennai received 215 mm rainfall November 7, the second-highest 24-hour rainfall during the decade
Climate crisis: A quarter of all critical infrastructure in US may become inoperable in 2021
At least 2 million miles of road face the risk of becoming impassable due to floods
Study finds link between melting ice in Arctic and tornadoes in the US
Melting of Arctic ice might be altering the paths of certain high speed winds in the region called jet streams, also associated with tornadoes in …
El Niño did not influence global climate in 2017, but still anomalies are sobering
In 2017, carbon dioxide concentration at Earth’s surface was 405 ppm—greater than the 2016 level
Digitising agriculture in face of climate change
Extreme weather and changing geography threatened food security and livelihood in Africa and Asia this year. Digitising agriculture has become a …
This Bangladeshi woman can tell you why the latest round of climate talks matter
Those who have lost much due to environmental disasters would want the Paris agreement to be a success
Unusually long La Niña displaced record number of people in 2022
In India, disasters were mostly weather-related and displaced 2.5 million people in 2022, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement
UP Dussehra downpour: 10,000% excess rain in 3 districts of state wrecks kharif crop
No initiative has been taken so far in the government and districts regarding the survey for compensation to farmers
3 reasons Hurricane Ian poses a major flooding hazard for Florida — a meteorologist explains
Residents across Florida need to prepare for the risk of heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surge, isolated tornadoes, strong winds
Tamil Nadu district climate change missions: Is it really decentralised governance?
Climate change governance at the local / district level should be collaborative, flexible, strategic and reflective, rather than a bureaucrat-…
Human activities responsible for extreme heatwave events, says new study
Heatwave led to a massive die-off of sea creatures, and a spate of horrific wildfires, according to the study
Climate crisis in North East India: Villages parched as springs dry up
From Bhalukpong on border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to Morgung village in West Kameng district, at least 10 major mountain springs have …
Climate change is real: After near-drought, Odisha deluged due to four days of heavy rain
Some 24 of Odisha’s 30 districts had faced a drought-like situation according to the rainfall report from June 1-August 25, 2021
Dear Mr Javadekar, here is why climate change is behind extreme weather events in India
Many extreme weather events can be attributed to climate change with a greater degree of certainty, but in India attribution science is still in …
Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found
If sub-Saharan African nations are to reduce mortality, they must have a better understanding of the effect of climate change on mortality rates