Flash droughts set to increase in India, finds study
A new study predicts an increase in the frequency of flash droughts in India towards the end of this century. Intraseasonal variability of the summer monsoon rainfall and anthropogenic warming…
Mongabay series: Flood and drought
Scientists analysing Uttarakhand floods highlight need to improve monitoring of glaciers
As authorities race to rescue people trapped in Uttarakhand, following a devastating landslide-induced flash flood on February 7, scientists have called for deciphering the possibility of glacier-related hazards and enhance…
Monitoring rainfall changes in world’s wettest place
An analysis of 119 years of rainfall measurements at different rain gauge stations across northeast India, has revealed a decreasing trend in summer rainfall since 1973, including in rainy Meghalaya,…
Though Cyclone Nivar had a soft landing, floods hit coastal districts
Sathyaseelan, 40, and his family live on the edge of Tamil Nadu’s Ekkiar Kuppam, a fishing village. Cyclone Nivar made landfall at 11.30 pm on November 25 near Marakkanam, barely…
Hyderabad floods highlight the need for a disaster mitigation and climate resilience plan
For residents of Hyderabad city in India, September usually meant caution as the month brought unusually heavy rains. The Great Musi Floods of 1908 that impacted most of Hyderabad was…
Arabian Sea needs to be closely monitored for future storms: Study
Global warming causes rapid intensification of cyclones originating in the north Indian Ocean, a study has said. Scientists who studied cyclone Ockhi that hit India’s west coast in 2017 said…
To dam or not to dam? Floods in eastern Vidarbha raise the perennial debate
In the past few weeks, four districts of eastern Vidarbha region in Maharasthra flooded. This is a region with four major rivers, dozen-odd dams, almost 50 percent river basin area…
Present versus past: Environmental threats can destroy Edakkal caves and their Stone Age carvings
Some 126 years after British police officer Fred Fawcett’s chance discovery of the famous Edakkal Caves and their ancient rock carvings in Wayanad district of Kerala, the mountain which houses…
Rainfall in parts of Karnataka has reduced over decades
Changes in key climatic factors — especially rainfall — have been observed over Karnataka, according to an assessment by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC). Some experts attribute…
[Commentary] Onam is a day to remember the environment to economics connect in Kerala
The rains have eased in Thrissur in Kerala. The sun stays longer than overcast skies. Flowers have opened bright - different sizes, different colours. The pollinators are busy, moving from…
