Simply Put: Boat-life, not lifeboat

Heavy flood and hailstorm in Jordan: One dead, teen missing

Atmospheric instability behind flash floods in the arid country 

Kerala lacks a flood warning system: Government official

Odisha’s Kandhamal evacuates people amid flood threat

Vamsadhara river at Kasinagar and the Baitarani at Rajghat breach danger levels

Run-up to COP27: Extreme weather events drive mass migration in Odisha’s Kendrapara, Jharkhand’s Palamu, says study

Social factors also played an important role in driving migration

Flood warnings that don’t break the banks

Global number of weather disasters has increased by five times over the last 50 years

Simply Put: Slothful climate adaptation

Reservoir levels rise after rains, but fail to cross normal storage mark in many states

At least 10 states still hold water below their normal storage levels

Heavy rains, flooding in north Italy claim 8 lives; thousands evacuated

An average of 200 mm of rainfall happened in the last 36 hours

What fuelled this year's flood fury in Pune?

Unplanned development and erratic weather majorly caused the deluge, find experts

Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation

300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation

Northern India floods will prompt insurance companies to hike premiums: Expert

Industry’s loss ratio will likely remain high at 75.2% in 2023

Wet century ahead: Extreme rainfall here to stay for Western Ghats, North East

Extreme rainfall events have become more frequent since the 1980s, the analysis noted

Monsoon 2022: Himachal sees 7 cloudbursts, 31 flash floods in a month

Cold desert region affected; 133 deaths due to calamities reported in state

Global population exposed to floods grew over 20% in 15 years: Study

The growth was concentrated in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

Heavy rains again take Kerala route, alert issued

A yellow alert has been issued by IMD in the state’s five districts

Flash floods in Kerala: A junked breakwater plan may have been Achilles’ heel

Flooding revealed lack of disaster preparedness; more rain expected this week

Yamuna crosses danger mark, may get flooded

The Central Water Commission says the river is flowing at 205.24 metre level

Another atmospheric river storm is battering California

Emergency declared in the US state; Third such storm to affect it since December 26

How lack of coordination between Odisha and Chhattisgarh led to floods

Lack of information from Chhattisgarh and water hoarding by Odisha to blame 

Concerns over social-distancing as floods affect 300,000 in Assam

Two dead so far, around 20,000 in relief camps

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 26, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal