Stubble fire counts up, Delhi air quality slips to ‘severe’

Stubble burning share of PM2.5 estimated around 42% on November 4 from 5% a day earlier

‘Very poor’ Delhi air to slip further over 2 days

Blame factors: Calm surface wind, low ventilation, local pollution sources

A wake-up call

Britain's worst ever flood in 50 years could be a result of global warming

Malaria forecast

Meteorology can predict incidence five months in advance

Disturbing the Pacific

The dreaded storm strikes the Pacific and the threat of destruction looms large

Drought spreads its tentacles

UP government caught napping as state comes under dry spell

Catching the infant terrible

Bytes

Monsoon-friendly Assam reeling under drought

La Nia Boosts Productivity

The enfant terrible also brings some goodies with it

Indian Science Congress' failed attempt at relevance

Countering El Nio

A call for an international front against the naughty child

Lessons in dealing with floods

Cloudburst explained

Has India taken heed of warning from previous cloudburst incidents?

Colombia resumes spraying herbicide glyphosate

Floods blacked out but real

The shadow of a calamity

Among disasters, drought is the easiest to predict and manage. The Indian Meteorological Department's forecast of a "below normal" monsoon in …

How Australian aborigines read the weather

The Aboriginal people of Australia have been around for at least 50,000 years, overcoming the most adverse conditions. During this period they …

Automatic warning

Posting humans to inhospitable sites in the Himalaya to monitor snow and wind patterns may soon be unnecessary

Monsoon drops in some areas, increases in others

Annual rainfall is declining in some parts of the country and increasing in others. While the overall effect may be negligible, such trends could …

Timeless clues

Clouds have been used to predict weather since ancient times. The method has rekindled the interest of researchers

Inflation fears hold back monsoon forecast

The Indian meteorological department has not made its usually accurate early monsoon forecast this year, reportedly at the behest of the finance …

Storm warnings

Coastal cyclone-warning radar technology, usually a matter of hit and miss, is to be upgraded with American help

Hazy picture

The agriculture ministry and the Indian Meteorological Department have given contradictory statements on how crops have failed in the past year

It's all in the planets

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