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Most famines in south India under British rule due to minor rainfall fluctuations, rather than extreme events

Sahana Ghosh 15 Sep 2021

Himachal Pradesh and its recurring face-off with disasters

Kapil Kajal 3 Sep 2021

[Commentary] Cyclone, oil spill and tarballs: a trio of troubles for Mahim village

Dhwani Shah 19 Aug 2021

IPCC report warns India likely to see more extreme weather events

Mayank Aggarwal, Sahana Ghosh 11 Aug 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
A month after cyclone Yaas hit Bhadrak in Odisha, people are struggling to cope with its aftermath. Photo by Naresh Rout, Pragati Jubak Sangha.

The cyclone has passed but the storm of destruction continues

Azera Parveen Rahman 8 Jul 2021

NITI Aayog ranks states on progress toward SDG goals but yardsticks have been changing

Kundan Pandey 25 Jun 2021
A view of the lagoon from Kiltan Island in Lakshadweep. The coral boundary can be seen on the horizon due to low tide. Photo by Aysha Jennath.

Safeguard Lakshadweep islands from future sea-level rise: study

Sahana Ghosh 10 Jun 2021

Southern India’s 2016-2018 drought was the worst in 150 years

Neha Jain 20 May 2021

Eyes in the sky can track effectiveness of nature-based solutions

Sahana Ghosh 29 Apr 2021
Mangrove plantation at Kampong Jawa Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Irwandi Wancaleu/Wikimedia Commons.

Mapping future hotspots of carbon dioxide emissions from mangrove loss

Sahana Ghosh 28 Apr 2021

[Commentary] Landslides in the concrete jungle of Darjeeling

Shreyasi Choudhury 9 Apr 2021
A home that flooded in Kerala in 2018. Photo by Dilshad Roshan/Wikimedia Commons.

Floods, cyclones caused maximum deaths by extreme weather events in past 50 years

Sahana Ghosh 9 Mar 2021

Monitoring rainfall changes in world’s wettest place

Sahana Ghosh 11 Feb 2021

How wildlife outside protected areas responds to climate extremes

Sahana Ghosh 11 Nov 2020

Assam reels under flood as pandemic wears on

Nabarun Guha 29 Jul 2020

From east to west, cyclones on Indian coasts are a reminder to put climate agenda ahead

Sahana Ghosh 4 Jun 2020

Erosion, an important cause of mangrove loss in the Sundarbans

Sahana Ghosh 28 May 2020

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

Nabarun Guha 13 May 2020

Using lessons from disaster management, Odisha takes on COVID-19

Manish Kumar, Sahana Ghosh 23 Apr 2020