The day the sea raged in

Bangladesh's early warning system had already warned those vulnerable on the coastline and helped limit the usually terrible human toll to a minimum

Outrage

Ken Saro-Wiwa died because he had dared to assert the Ogonis'claims to their In Nigeria, the giant wheels of progress have been leaving a …

Cooking up remedies

Recent techniques to convert natural gas into liquid form may soon make it cheap and convenient fuel for vehicles

Their Misery Continues

Post-tsunami relief workin Sri Lanka is bogged down by corruption, inefficiency and political machinations

Simply put: Fire in Brazilian Amazon rainforest

Weather events that led to Jammu and Kashmir floods

Why are our cities becoming more flood prone?

Interview with Mahesh Tandon on earthquakes and building safety in Delhi

P.R. Baidya Seismology Scientist on Earthquake Research in India

Himalayan quake

Landslide in Cameroon capital kills at least 30 people

The wave of water released from a human made lake, flattened buildings, uprooted trees and swept away dozens of people

Russia’s most active volcano erupts, nearby village under 8.5 cm of ash

Indonesia on high alert as Mount Semeru volcano erupts in Java

Volcano’s plume reached an altitude of 15 km

Simply Put: Australian bushfires

किसानों पर मंडराती आसमानी आफत

2019 में टिड्डियों ने करीब 200 से भी ज्यादा बार हमला किया है| आ…

Pacific heatwave: ‘More research needed to find what causes this’

Down To Earth speaks to marine heatwave experts Nicholas Bond about the high sea surface temperature anomaly in the Pacific and its significance

A volcano is erupting again in Iceland. Is climate change causing more eruptions?

Magma generation beneath Iceland is already increasing due to a warming climate and melting glaciers

औद्योगिक त्रासदी के 120 साल

दुनिया भर में पिछले 120 सालों में 1519 ऐसे हादसे हो चुके हैं| ज…

Taal volcano creates emergency in the Philippines

Taal is located 60 kilometres south of Manila, on the island of Luzon and is one of the smallest volcanoes in the country

'Global warming has enhanced the impact of heatwaves'

Jane Baldwin, a climate researcher at Princeton University, USA, spoke to Down To Earth on what enhances the frequency and intensity of heatwaves

Cyclone Fani: Winds of change

Warming oceans are altering global wind systems, which have either slowed down or changed directions. The result: weather events including …

Surviving deadly storms that wreaked havoc in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Between May 2 and May 3, intense dust storm and thunderstorm killed at least 124 people in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and injured more …

Reality of floods

Rivers breached danger mark, lakhs of hectares of standing crops were destroyed and millions were displaced. It's time we stepped back and …

Lack of gas, high cost 'stranded' more than half of India's gas-based power plants

Policy flip-flops, irresponsible attitude of states have put gas-based power plants on the verge of becoming non-performing assets

That sinking feeling

A baffled Bihar is struggling to provide food and shelter to three million people rendered homeless by a flood that swept through five districts. …