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Lesson from Wayanad: State needs disaster mitigation rather than a disaster management strategy

Saritha S. Balan 2 Aug 2024

Flood risk study of Himalayan valley highlights unregulated tourism as a cause

Arathi Menon 29 Jul 2024

Assessing coastal disaster risks in central Kerala

Simrin Sirur 10 May 2024

Extreme rainfall events quadrupled in Meghalaya due to climate change, says study

Simrin Sirur 20 Mar 2024

How the Sikkim flood drowned farming and fishing opportunities in northern West Bengal

Arunima Kar 1 Mar 2024

Why south Tamil Nadu received record-breaking rain during the northeast monsoon

Laasya Shekhar 10 Jan 2024

No early warning system and insufficient dam safety turned Sikkim flood deadly

Simrin Sirur 9 Oct 2023

Using social media images to better respond to disasters

Arathi Menon 18 Aug 2023
A girl in a flooded area in Pakistan

Flooding caused the greatest economic damages in Asia in 2022, says WMO report

Simrin Sirur 2 Aug 2023

Behind Delhi’s floods is a history of encroachment and diminishing wetlands

Simrin Sirur 21 Jul 2023

[Explainer] What are floodplains and how have they been managed in India?

Vinaya Kurtkoti 14 Jun 2023

Community participation helps a Maharashtra village become flood-free after years

Hiren Kumar Bose 2 Mar 2023

How Assam’s Mising community is coping with floods through architectural design

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 23 Jan 2023
A house flooded in Kerala during the floods of 2018.

Risk-informed planning essential to prevent floods in Kochi

Supriya Vohra 15 Sep 2022

[Explainer] Why do floods occur?

Anusha Krishnan 17 Aug 2022
Image shows a lake under overcast skies in India

A hope for climate-focused urban planning in Assam’s cities reeling from severe floods

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 10 Aug 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

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

Abu Siddique 7 Jul 2022
A shop set on a raft in Guwahati. Assam has 9.40 percent of the total flood-prone area of the country.

Unprecedented flood cripples Assam, massive loss of life and property reported

Nabarun Guha 30 Jun 2022
Image shows the bank of the Mula Mutha river in Pune with underconstructed buildings in the background

Pune’s proposed river rejuvenation project does not consider ecology, hydrogeology, and climate change, say experts

Vinaya Kurtkoti 27 May 2022