At least 17 killed in Madhya Pradesh flood; Ganga flows above danger mark in UP
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called an emergency meeting to review the heavy rainfall and flood situation
Researchers develop new technology for water management, flood control
The frequency of recording data is higher and it is more economical when compared to tools available in the market currently
In flood-prone Bihar, govt asks villagers to tweet potential threats
The state’s major rivers are all above danger levels and pose severe risks to flood-prone areas
Is it climate crisis that fuelled flooding in Pakistan?
Sindh and Balochistan provinces of the country have received more rainfall than the historical normal in August
How climate change has increased flood events in India
Rise in temperatures would increase flood events in frequency during end of century (2071-2100), says a climate report
Monsoon begins to withdraw from India
The south-west monsoon has already withdrawn from some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and most of Rajasthan
Spurring people into action
Villagers of Bhuragaon in Assam no longer depend on the government for protecting their lands from the currents of the Brahmaputra. They have, …
Climate change was partly responsible for May floods, landslides in Brazil
7-day average rainfall had 1-in-500 chance, finds study; Current climate warmer by 1.2°C
Menstruating during floods, a perspective from Assam
Managing periods can be extermely challenging when you are a woman living in a flood-prone area
Floods cost India Rs 4.7 lakh crore in last 6 decades
At least 90% of the Assam’s districts are flooded and more than 50,000 people are in relief camps
Sikkim: Here’s why the Chungthang Hydro-dam breach is a big deal
The breach has led to the release of an astonishing 5.08 million cubic metres of water from the hydro reservoir
DTE Ground Report: Flood camps have become second homes for people in Assam
The administration has hardly done anything to address recurrent flooding; people consequently have been left on their own
Floods threaten wildlife at VTR, Bihar’s sole tiger reserve
Floodwaters entered the low-lying areas of VTR following heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Gandak river in Nepal in the last 48 hours
How early warning systems helped get funds for Nepal's flood-prone Terai region
Community-based flood early warning systems (CBFEWS) have been particularly successful in relaying crucial flood risk information
A monsoon after two droughts
In a year of severe drought, India witnessed one of its worst floods
Old answers for ‘new’ monsoon
Mitigating floods and droughts has only one answer: obsessive attention to building millions and millions of connected and living water structures
Blame it on Hirakud?
The CAG has rapped the Odisha government for not keeping the dam's water level in check and failing to prevent flooding in downstream areas
America’s first ‘climate refugees’ and a vanishing island
The island, which had over 22,000 acres of land in 1955, has lost about 98 per cent of it due to sea level rise, saltwater intrusion and subsidence
Death, destruction deja vu: These photos show cloudbursts emergent pattern
Heavy rainfall in Dehradun's Raipur affects several villages; At least four deaths reported, heavy water flow damages bridges & roads
Bihar to use drones to watch over embankments
At least 12 drones will be deployed in the first phase, according to state’s water resources department
Warned, yet unprepared
States prone to floods have failed to implement management schemes, finds a performance audit of CAG
What happened to India’s flood management plan?
There is no national-level flood control authority in India — 43 years after the country’s first and last commission …
Bengaluru floods: City’s stormwater drains are not good enough & government has known it for long
Karnataka state action plan on climate change suggested a better run off model and revised design guidelines for stormwater drains to prevent …
Here are some measures to upscale Delhi’s flood resilience
Climate-resilient designs and infrastructure can enhance the city’s capacity to withstand extreme weather events
Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists
Rain-on-snow events have resulted in some of the nation’s most destructive and costly floods