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Maharashtra’s cashew farmers hit hard by unseasonal rain, temperature and pests

Arvind Shukla 14 Jul 2022
Authorities in Kashmir, over the years, have been advising farmers to shift to alternate crops. Photo by Umer Asif.

Dual threat of drought-like conditions and flash floods puts Kashmir Valley’s food security at risk

Zubair Amin 12 Jul 2022
The lack of data on the reasons behind the rapid intensification of tropical cyclones in the north Indian Ocean is a research gap that needs immediate attention, as per experts.

Understanding cyclone behaviour in a changing climate

Sahana Ghosh 11 Jul 2022

[Interview] More research about relationship between flash floods and climate change needed

Abu Siddique 7 Jul 2022
40% of the Sundarbans support short-statured mangroves which were widely affected by cyclone Amphan.

Recording mangrove damage from cyclones in the Sundarbans

Sahana Ghosh 27 Jun 2022
Image shows a black and white image of cyclone Bhola

[Explainer] What are tropical cyclones? How are they formed?

Phalguni Ranjan 1 Jun 2022

Climate change hits home as increasing heatwave days scorch India

Soumya Sarkar 18 Apr 2022

[Explainer] What are urban heat islands?

Anusha Krishnan 13 Apr 2022

Floods less likely to be severe when cyclones hit dry land before monsoons, finds study

Sahana Ghosh 30 Mar 2022

India’s women and children highly vulnerable to climate change yet missing in climate policies

Azera Parveen Rahman 1 Mar 2022

Extreme weather events and agriculture: what are the impacts and what’s in store?

Aathira Perinchery 22 Nov 2021

Freely-available geospatial dataset to make flood research easier

Sahana Ghosh 16 Nov 2021
A drought affected field in Ladakh. Many states in India are the most vulnerable to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, possibly brought on by climate change. Photo by Christopher Michel/Wikimedia commons

Empty pledges in Glasgow won’t cool down an overheated planet

Soumya Sarkar 29 Oct 2021

Extreme weather becomes the new normal in India’s main monsoon season

Soumya Sarkar 19 Oct 2021

Himachal Pradesh and its recurring face-off with disasters

Kapil Kajal 3 Sep 2021
'Flood-hit villages relocating after flood in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Photo by Madhav

Limitations in Bihar’s flood relief likely due to budget constraints

Pushyamitra 4 Aug 2021

[Commentary] The role of hydropower projects in development and disasters in Uttarakhand

Jeet Singh 2 Aug 2021

[Commentary] Challenges of conservation, cyclones and COVID-19 in the lives of Sundarban residents

Kalpita Bhar Paul 16 Jul 2021

[Commentary] India needs a national heat code

Chandra Bhushan 9 Jul 2021

How infrastructure projects intensified cyclone Tauktae’s impacts in Kerala

K.A. Shaji 24 May 2021