Kerala faces floods for third consecutive year
Extremely heavy rain forecast in Idukki, Palakkad, Thrissur and Wayanad districts for the next two days
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Planners are yet to recognize the Sunderbans is increasingly vulnerable to rising sea level and intense cyclones. Despite the early warning, it …
Are humans increasingly responsible for extreme weather events?
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Capturing the monsoons
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Why Marathwada is becoming a graveyard for farmers
Season after season of failed crops is pushing farmers to the brink of desperation, while the inaction of the Maharashtra government is allowing …
‘Predictions wrong, but give indications’
India Meteorological Department is often accused of making incorrect predictions. The Ministry of Earth Sciences regularly gets funds to …
Severe cold kills five in 24 hours in Bihar, including two kids
Doctors report uptick in heart attack, brain stroke cases in three government hospitals
Come March and 199 district agromet units will wind up, as per Centre’s order
Scientists associated with agriculture advisories in different states express concern over decsion
Monsoon worries
May to turn wet but will India witness a hot June?
India Climate 2019: Arabian Sea saw 400% more cyclones
In 2019, the monsoon season was the warmest in 118 years
Brace for another round of widespread rainfall
Is it a ‘western disturbance’?
Maharashtra’s Raigad hit by landslide, 16 dead
More than 100 people are feared to be trapped under debris
IMD predicts summer warmer than usual
March has been extremely wet
19 quakes strike Nicobar Islands within 10 hours
No casualties have been reported so far
Hailstorm in Maharashtra kills at least three, destroys crops in Marathwada, Vidarbha
More than 27,000 hectares of crops have been destroyed in Jalna district alone
Tell us about the rains
Blazing India: 22 states see 73 heatwave spells in 97 days
The blistering conditions came early and didn’t even spare non-hotspots
On El Nino's track
Down To Earth has been following the current El Nino since July. A lowdown
It’s mid-May and it isn’t as hot as it normally is. Here’s why
354 heavy rainfall events across India in just two months
Disturbance from West ceases, mercury set to rise
Relief in sight for states in the grip of swine flu
Sizzling summer: IMD forecasts ‘above normal’ temperatures in most of India for April-June
The average rainfall during April across India will most likely be normal
Heat wave warning in Odisha as temperatures soar
The highest maximum temperature of 41°C was recorded in Balangir on March 29
Storm season begins in India but not as strong as predicted
Rainfall and thunderstorms predicted for some states on March 22-24
Recent rains due to western disturbances pointer to greater climate malaise
While it has rained heavily in certain districts, there has been none in others
India's worries began with late onset of monsoon
Many states recorded deficient monsoon this year