Amid wildfires and sweltering Siberia, 2020 emerges as one of three hottest years on record, says UN
The 2020 provisional State of the Global Climate report also found temperature averages across the last five years, and across the last 10-year period to be "the warmest on record"
Supreme Court refuses to postpone UPSC prelims; exam to be held on 4 October
The apex court also refused to consider the plea for clubbing this year's exam with the one in 2021, saying that this will have a cascading effect
Heavy rain causes flood in Maharashtra's east Vidarbha; over 53,000 people evacuated from 175 affected villages
Over 92,000 people have been affected by the flooding in Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts in the last few day, officials said
Three days of rains kill 87 in Pakistan, disrupt life in Karachi; at least a thousand homes damaged
The rains are expected to continue this week in Karachi, where Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan earlier this month sent troops to help local authorities in pumping out rainwater from inundated residential areas
Coimbatore issues red alert as water released from Pillur dam sends Bhavani river in spate
The water level in the Pillur dam has reached 97-feet-mark after incessant rains in Coimbatore district and the Nilgiris over the last four days. The maximum water level of the dam in 100 feet
Poor dam management, manipulated flood lines in Maharashtra leave people living along riverbanks at the mercy of raging waters during monsoons
The rainfall pattern is getting erratic by the day, where dry spells are widening and days of torrential rains increasing, which exposes people who live close to the rivers to further flooding.
Recent floods force farmers at Maharashtra-Karnataka border to straddle two states, owing to compensation policies
Farmers living along the Maharashtra-Karnataka border with homes in one state and farmlands in the other were impacted by the 2019 floods in western Maharashtra and their situation was aggravated as their lives straddle two states.
Indonesia floods: 60 dead in and around Jakarta as capital sees worst flooding since 2007; heavy rainfall expected likely in coming days
Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia's capital, as rescuers struggled to search for people apparently buried under tons of mud, officials said Saturday
47 dead, thousands put in emergency shelters as Indonesia's capital Jakarta, neighbouring districts reel under floods
Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged a dozen districts in greater Jakarta and caused landslides in the Bogor and Depok districts on the city's outskirts as well as in neighboring Lebak, which buried a dozen people
Hills of peril: Southwest monsoon inflicts severe damage in the Nilgiris
The Nilgiris witnesses intense environmental disasters caused by climate change and human activities.
Salt pans save Mumbai from the worst floods but they are, currently, being threatened
About 1,800 acres of Mumbai's salt pans maybe used for central govt's scheme to provide low-cost housing.
Western Maharashtra floods: Activists blame state government for the recent deluge in Kolhapur
Activists blame the Maharashtra government for the recent deluge in Kolhapur, alleging that flood lines of the Panchganga river were redefined to provide benefits to the builders.
Bihar floods: IMD sounds orange alert in Patna, Vaishali, Begusarai and Khagaria districts for 3-4 Oct; rescue ops in full swing
Patna was brought to a standstill for the past several days after many areas in the city submerged in chest-deep water. "It has been ten days since there has been waterlogging in our area. Municipal Corporation is working to drain out water," Arun Kumar Singh, a resident said.
Groundwater levels: Uncovering the on-going groundwater crisis in south India
Studies on rising groundwater levels contradict on-ground field reports, farm surveys that report well failures.
Mumbaikars fear the rising sea levels as floods become regular occurrence in the monsoons
While mangroves are important, the loss of natural drainage systems such as rivers and creeks was also crucial.
Monsoon withdrawal to begin around 20 September; Central India to surpass surplus by greater margin, North East records deficit
While extremely heavy rains will recede from Madhya Pradesh, the monsoon activity is likely to be more intense over the eastern parts of the state.
India needs to stop deforesting its mountains if it wants to start fighting floods
They are an annual nightmare in many parts, areas that were not considered a risk, are flood-prone,
Drought, floods could slash Indian sugar output to three-year low: Trade body
India’s sugar output could fall 20 percent to the lowest level in three years in 2019/20 after a drought last year forced farmers to curb their cane planting and as floods this year damaged crops in key growing areas, a senior industry official said on Thursday
Amid Kolhapur floods, everyday heroes battled danger to save thousands of lives in rural Maharashtra
As per the India Meteorological Department, it rained 2,389.5 mm rainfall in Kolhapur between 1 June and 28 August, which is 58 percent more than the normal average rainfall for the same period.
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