Despite intense rainfall, world’s water supply is decreasing
Study finds that drying of soil due to rise in temperatures is not letting much water reach rivers and reservoirs
Simply Put: Yamuna pollution meter
Heavy flood and hailstorm in Jordan: One dead, teen missing
Atmospheric instability behind flash floods in the arid country
Climate impact expanding flooding period in Assam: Seven months of floods in 2022
Over 100,000 people affected in the state at present as several districts forecast to get extremely heavy rain over next few days
Rarely inundated floodplains in Asia, Africa face higher risk now, says study. Here’s why
With increasing hazard extremes due to climate change, people settled in places that flood rarely are at risk
Rivers across Odisha swell even as cyclone draws near
A cyclonic formation in the Bay of Bengal will reach the north Odisha coast September 18, according to the IMD
Lives and livelihoods lost to coastal erosion
The wrath of Bay of Bengal has rendered nearly 650 families from Satabhaya in Odisha homeless
Whose mandate? UNSC not appropriate forum say India, Russia and Brazil as Council debates sea-level rise
Over 70 leaders call for considering climate change impacts on security before conflicts break out or worsen
Flood warnings that don’t break the banks
Global number of weather disasters has increased by five times over the last 50 years
Biporjoy inundates low-lying areas on Kutch-Saurashtra coastline
Moderate flash flood risk is likely in Saurashtra, Kutch and the extreme northwest Gujarat region in next 24 hours
IPCC Sixth Assement Report: Insights for African countries
The continent will likely experience drier conditions with an exception of the Sahara and eastern Africa
237 million people in 6 Asian countries at risk due to coastal flooding by 2050: Study
In India, six times more people are at risk from coastal flooding than the earlier estimates based on satellite data from NASA
Ratnagiri dam breach: Flooding causes 44% of dam failures in India
Tiware Dam in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district breached, flooded seven villages and swept away 20 people on July 2, 2019
‘Baseflow one of most important factors driving river flooding in Peninsular India’
Researcher Shailza Sharma explains flood dynamics in Peninsular India using actual river flow data
Mozambique’s cyclone flooding was devastating to animals — we studied how body size affected survival
Larger species tend to be more resilient to disturbances but smaller ones can recover quicker
In run-up to landfall, Michaung causes havoc in Chennai neighbourhoods & northern Tamil Nadu
Nandanam, Mylapore, Velacherry, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur severely innundated as heavy rains batter Greater Chennai
Yamuna floods in pics: Parts of capital city go under water
Vikas Choudhary captures the situation of the national capital Delhi after the overflowing Yamuna river reached the highest level on record and …
Deluge in Spain continues, could still face its driest summer in over 6 decades
Some areas see more rainfall in a day than normally seen in an entire month; wet weather to continue
England may be set to flood at the end of winter — here’s why
Driven by a La Niña event, exacerbated by urban development in areas prone to flooding and the impacts of climate change, the effects …
Months after forest fire, Cyclone Yaas threatens flooding in Similipal
Animals are being evacuated from the national park even as power and communication are disrupted
Heavy rains, flooding in north Italy claim 8 lives; thousands evacuated
An average of 200 mm of rainfall happened in the last 36 hours
Wetlands are superheroes: Expert sets out how they protect people and places
They purify water, provide habitats for plants and animals and provide over 1 billion livelihoods globally
Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains
Most South African cities were built a long time ago, before climate change was predicted
The devastating Sikkim floods teach us several lessons
Planning for economic development in hilly regions should take climate impact into account and dams should never be built in ecologically …
How to make sure Biden’s infrastructure plan can hold up to climate change — and save money
Several US cities are now considering hurricane defense systems, and the future protection they will actually need to prevent flooding is unknown …
