Floods

December 14, 2021

From killer heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021

Scientists say there are more to come – and worse – as the Earth's atmosphere continues to warm through the next decade and beyond.

November 26, 2021
Colonies remain flooded for months, Kuttanad's 'crop calendar' goes for a toss

Since late April, the Kochuthara colony has been flooded several times intermittently. Every time, a flood occurs, the area remains submerged for days. In many other villages of Kuttanad, the story sounds similar.
November 20, 2021
25 killed, 17 missing as flash floods ravage Andhra Pradesh

The Indian Air Force, NDRF, SDRF, Police and Fire Services personnel saved at least 64 persons, including a police inspector, from the massive flash floods.
October 27, 2021
More than half the districts in India vulnerable to climate change

At the upcoming climate conference COP-26, to be held in Glasgow from October 31 to November 12, developing countries like India are expected to demand that developed nations ramp up and deliver climate finance timely.
October 23, 2021
Incessant rain: Another landslide in Kerala - this time, at Angamoozhy in Pathanamthitta

The Plappally-Angamoozhy stream has breached its banks leaving Angamoozhy town inundated.
Investigation: Kerala Rain Fury

October 23, 2021
Nature's signs portend bleak scenario for Kerala, disaster mitigation measures must

A study published by the University of California in the journal "Nature Climate Change" has warned that climate change would cause extremely severe disasters in the south Indian states, including Kerala.
October 22, 2021
'Frequency of landslides rising in Kerala due to land-use patterns, climate change'

Onmanorama speaks to Mr CK Vishnudas, Director of the Hume Centre of Ecology and Wildlife Biology, Wayanad, about the rising frequency of landslides in Kerala.

Floods

From killer heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021

Colonies remain flooded for months, Kuttanad's 'crop calendar' goes for a toss

25 killed, 17 missing as flash floods ravage Andhra Pradesh

More than half the districts in India vulnerable to climate change

Incessant rain: Another landslide in Kerala - this time, at Angamoozhy in Pathanamthitta

Nature's signs portend bleak scenario for Kerala, disaster mitigation measures must

'Frequency of landslides rising in Kerala due to land-use patterns, climate change'

'Be on the guard,' CM Pinarayi Vijayan urges public in disaster-prone areas

Kerala Rain: Death toll reaches 27, red alert for 10 dams

Rain fury: 24 dead, several feared missing as landslides, flash floods rock Kerala