When Books Sink Underwater In Assam
Assam’s annual floods pose a challenge for students commuting to schools and cause damage to…
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India Must Get Serious About Flood Zoning
On 23 July, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman specified a major outlay for flood control…
Kullu Valley Flood Risk: Unregulated Tourism May Be The Cause
A new study looks into the flood vulnerability of Kullu Valley by integrating both geo-environmental…
Protecting The Vulnerable From The Monsoon’s Flood Of Diseases
While much of India was reeling under intense and prolonged heat, the tiny northeastern state…
Early Warning: Sharing Tech To Combat Climate Change In South Asia
Early in 2023, monsoon rains hit hard in Nepal’s Koshi Province. The cascading nature of…
Climate Change May Claim 14.5 Million Lives By 2050: WEF
According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report published recently, climate change threatens to cause…
How Climate Change Affects Mental Health
It’s unlikely any region of the world will escape the effects of climate change. These include…
Extreme Weather Events Struck India On 235 Of 273 Days In 2023
The recently-released Climate India 2023 report by Down to Earth paints a grim picture of…
Flood Damage Highlights ‘Uncontrolled’ Sand Mining In North India
When a spike of rainfall hit the Indian state of Uttarakhand from early July to…
History Of Encroachment, Diminishing Wetlands Behind Delhi’s Floods
When parts of Delhi were inundated with floodwaters several meters high in early July, several…
Notes On Climate Adaptation Lessons From The Delhi Floods
Floods in Delhi have dominated the news cycle in India for the last week, setting…
ARs Caused 70% Of India’s Floods From 1985 To 2020: Study
Source: PTI The devastating floods that occurred in the country between 1985 and 2020 during…
Community Participation Helps A Maha Village Become Flood-Free
On a January evening, standing on the precincts of the ancient Shree Dattatraya Temple, about…
Co-Operation Across Nepal-India Border Saves Lives During Floods
Every year, residents of Bhagwatipur in southern Nepal struggle to sleep during the monsoon. Between…
15 Mn People Live Under The Threat Of Glacial Floods: Study
Source: AP As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15…
Floods Come And Go But Problems Remain For Assam’s Rural Women
(Source: PTI) Rebuilding homes, besides helping children and livestock adjust to a new place, as…
Best Of ’22: Water In A Climate-Changed Region
Climate change is destabilising the freshwater supply on which all life depends. Multiple disasters in…
Loss And Ingenuity Amid Climate Change
Asian countries are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In 2022, the damage…
Floods Hit Every Continent In ’22: What Can Be Done To Limit Damage?
Communities are being pushed into a reckoning onset by climate change — adapt their way…
Climate Change: Floods Now Common In Cold, Dry Mongolia
Oyunchimeg Dechinlhundev lives in the outskirts of Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar. She makes a living from…
Future Food Depends On The Cutting Edge
This week, Australians across three states are mopping up after widespread flooding inundated vast areas….
Flood Warnings That Don’t Break The Banks
Globally, only extreme storms like hurricanes cause more damage than floods. Over the last 50…
4 Solutions To Floods In India And Bangladesh
Over a short period in May and June, intense rains lashed Assam, in northeastern India,…
Billionaires In Boats And Other Oddities
‘Billionaires in boats’ — if you were to read this phrase on any given day,…
Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Global Eco $5.6 Tn By 2050
Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause…