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

Arvind Shukla 14 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
Image shows a black and white image of cyclone Bhola

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

Phalguni Ranjan 1 Jun 2022
The vast expanse of roiling grey clouds advances from the Arabian sea and makes landfall in Kerala, around the first week of June, kickstarting the southwest monsoon season. Photo by Anoop Joy/ Flickr.

[Explainer] How does the Indian monsoon develop?

Anusha Krishnan 30 May 2022
M. Venkatarami Reddy, a farmer from village of Nerabilu gram panchayat falls in Yerravaripalem mandal of Tirupati district, at his 22-acre mango farm showing the fall in yield this year. Photo by G Ram Mohan.

Unprecedented rainfall and pesticide usage lead to low mango yields in Andhra Pradesh districts

G. Ram Mohan 24 May 2022

[Explainer] What factors affect the Indian summer monsoon?

Anusha Krishnan 29 Apr 2022

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

Sahana Ghosh 30 Mar 2022

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

Soumya Sarkar 19 Oct 2021

[Commentary] Long term rainfall patterns and flooding in Pune city

Ayushman Singh, Joy Merwin Monteiro and Bejoy K. Thomas 9 Jul 2021

Flash droughts set to increase in India, finds study

Deepa Padmanabhan 16 Feb 2021

Hyderabad floods highlight the need for a disaster mitigation and climate resilience plan

M. Somasekhar 2 Nov 2020
Drought-like situations will become common if the deforestion is not curbed. Credits- Darshak Ithikkat

Rainfall in parts of Karnataka has reduced over decades

Kapil Kajal 2 Sep 2020

There’s more to Kodagu floods than heavy rains

Arathi Menon 17 Aug 2020

[Analysis] Cyclone Amphan puts focus back on millions displaced by climate disasters

Soumya Sarkar 25 May 2020

Assam’s boat clinics scan remote islands for COVID-19

Nabarun Guha 13 May 2020

El Niño-Southern Oscillation can affect tuna fish in the Indian Ocean, says FAO report

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 24 Apr 2020

Stepping up monsoon research for more data, improved forecast

Sahana Ghosh 18 Mar 2020

A journey through the clouds to improve Indian monsoon forecast

Sahana Ghosh 5 Mar 2020

Irrigation linked to reduced rainfall in northern India

Neha Jain 13 Jan 2020