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A fish swims through bleached coral reefs in Caribbean waters near Panama in August this year. Representative image. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

As El Niño strengthens, coral reefs face narrow windows for recovery

Max Martin 9 Oct 2026
A farmer stands on a parched paddy field near Jammu in 2014. Representative image. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

El Niño brings drought declaration into sharper focus

Simrin Sirur 3 Sep 2026
A pond recently dug by the government in Palamu. When Mongabay-India visited in late July, the pond held little water. Image by Ashwini Kumar Shukla.

After decades of drought-proofing, farms still depend on rain

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 6 Aug 2026
A man exits a foot bridge over a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Guwahati, Assam in 2025. Representative image. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A strong El Niño demands planning, not panic [Commentary]

Madhavan Nair Rajeevan 3 Jun 2026

What a warming Pacific could mean for India’s monsoon and farming

Max Martin 20 May 2026
A bustling market scene along a road in Orissa, during the summer. The agricultural practices in India rely heavily on manual labor, resulting in a higher number of workers being exposed to outdoor conditions. Photo by Milei.vencel/Wikimedia Commons

WMO expects global temperatures to soar; experts warn of harsher heatwaves in India

Shailesh Shrivastava 30 May 2023
A paddy field in Kerala. Photo by Anne Roberts/Flickr.

With increasing climate-related threats, farmers gear up for adaptation

Kundan Pandey 4 Apr 2023

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

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 24 Apr 2020