Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …

Fading beauty

Changing climate conditions in the Northeast are wiping out the fragile orchids. Will other species follow?

Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods

The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019 

Warning from Leh

Leh cloudburst is unusual, say scientists. Such extreme events are rising. What’s wrong?

Extreme weather in North East: Floods in some districts, others stay dry

While some districts such as Assam’s Dhemaji and Dibrugarh received excess rainfall, others in Manipur and Mizoram are reeling under …

Temperatures in India could rise by 4.4°C by 2100, says govt report

‘Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region’ predicts that monsoon rainfall could change by an average of 14% by 2100

Pray before you sow

2014 could be an El Niño year. This weather event has historically caused devastations across countries. Its mysterious nature is keeping …

India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed

The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others

`I did not have a government for 36 hours'

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pleaded helplessness as the seat of his government went under water and his ministers and …

Capturing the monsoons

It's a season that inspires and engages everyone, from the farmer to the policy maker. From the scientist to the travel writer. From the …

Rain imbalance

An analytical study of 100 years of rainfall data in Maharashtra reveals that rainfall seasonality index has risen alarmingly in all districts in …

India must focus on rainfed farming

There was a time when it was said that the Indian budget was a gamble on the monsoons. That is not the case any more, with industrial production …

Rain-bearing low cloud cover decreased significantly in last 50 years: study

The study also shows a decline in the number of rainy days in monsoon season

Rainfall deficit widens as monsoon stays away in first-half of September

Southern peninsula is the worst hit with 72 per cent rainfall deficit

A normal monsoon?

Complexities of the season

Tell us about the rains

Retreating monsoon rains a global phenomenon, can help study climate change

Eight regions across the world experience post-summer rainfall like India, says study

Why are we sweating in Shillong?

Because temperatures in India’s biodiversity hotspot are on the rise

Intense movement

Global warming may intensify water cycle more than believed

Summer squalls

... a result of urbanisation?

A new look at the first great civilisations

North East reels under floods despite recording highest rain deficit in the country

High variability of rainfall has created increased occurrence of droughts and floods

Reservoir levels up 42%, but storage still below half mark

Live storage levels in 103 reservoirs increased to 76.845 BCM from 54.258 BCM in a week

Out of turn

Forecast for mets: grim