The shifting sands
At first the rivers and the people were both unfettered. Then the politicians came between them
Boiling point
Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns …
Importance of lakes not realised enough: Flood control chief
Sharad Chandra, director, flood forecast monitoring division, Central Water Commission, spoke to DTE on increasing instances of urban flooding&…
Extreme floods to increase economic loss 166 times in coastal megacities: IPCC
These cities with over 10 million populations, including Mumbai, are likely to lose at least $1 trillion annually by 2050, finds the report
Hudhud, Kashmir flooding 2014’s costliest catastrophes, says report
While Hudhud caused $11 billion worth of damages, the flooding in the Indian and Pakistani portions of Kashmir was worth $18 billion
Extreme weather events in India in the past 10 years
India is extremely vulnerable to the impact of climate events. Every year, it faces extreme weather events in the form of floods and cyclones, …
Flash floods are man-made
Environmental geologist K S Valdiya lives in Uttarakhand and keeps a tab on the changing geological processes in the Himalayan region. He was …
Flood fury
Floods claim hundreds of lives across India besides causing large-scale destruction, Bihar is the worst-affected
How farmers united in Punjab and Haryana during the 2023 floods
For every farmer whose crop has been ruined, there is another one who is sending him saplings from hundreds of kilometres away
India and Pakistan can future-proof their threatened rivers
Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters is planning to visit Pakistan in March to attend the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission
What are cloudbursts and why are they increasing in India?
Cloudbursts and resulting landslides are likely to increase in future with rise in greenhouse gas emissions
Kerala flood mitigation: Chengannur canal case study
Ensuring flow in state’s blocked-out waterways can help prevent floods; public participation is important
This man saved his village from flash floods, reclaimed surrounding sal forests
He constructed the first check dam in Jamtoli village in Jharkhand to ensure heavy rains don't wash away farms
DTE recommends: What to read, watch, do
Here's all about a book on the heroic fishermen of the 2018 Kerala floods, documentary film on large-scale mining, photo exhibition in the US and more
500,000 cattle dead in Australia floods
Australia’s beef industry is expected to be severely hit and could take several decades to recover
Understanding link between extreme rainfall events and floods
Scientific evidence of global warming leading to more moisture in atmosphere, causing extreme precipitation doesn't show these causes more floods
Deluge in the desert: Saudi Arabia’s devastating floods wreak havoc
Heavy rains that started on November 10 will continue to lash the kingdom in the next 2 days. More than 30 people have died across the country so far
Flooding of Savitri river leads to Mumbai-Goa highway bridge collapse
The bridge couldn't withstand the high pressure caused by flooding due to incessant rain
Hyderabad storm water management: Missed potential and way forward
Due to a multiplicity of authorities, the stormwater infrastructure in the city is largely unequipped to handle moderate or extreme rainfall …
Pakistan braces for more floods
Standing crop over thousands of hectares in the country has been destroyed by the floods that have wreaked havoc in India as well
Droughts after deluges
As the glaciers recede, the frequency of natural hazards such as floods and cloudbursts will increase
Watery grave: How garbage, encroachments contaminated Guwahati’s only river
Natural and artificial drains in the city get clogged during heavy rains and spill on to the roads
On road to recovery
Nepal has banned new constructions till it formulates a fresh building code. Emerging threat of landslides compounds its troubles
Welcome to cyber city
Computers cannot prevent floods -- a lesson that the Internet-savvy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is learning the hard way
Nature's wrath
Even flash floods cannot refresh the authorities' understanding of the dynamic and fragile ecosystem of the Himalaya