Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Rainfall Pattern
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Mission to study Cherrapunjee drought
Cherrapunjee, the wettest place on earth has earned itself a new epithet
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Double trouble in Bundelkhand
The region
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Flood sans river
Saurashtra was flooded since rainwater could not drain THE state highway between Viramgam and Surendranagar towns in Gujarat presents a stark contrast. On one side is a carpet of green fields for miles, and on the other, decaying jowar and cotton crops, at places submerged in water. The 60 km highway itself remained under water for three days in mid-September. The contrast makes
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A test of climate, sun, and culture relationships from an 1810-year Chinese cave record
A record from Wanxiang Cave, China, characterizes Asian Monsoon (AM) history over the past 1810 years. The summer monsoon correlates with solar variability, Northern Hemisphere and Chinese temperature, Alpine glacial retreat, and Chinese cultural changes.
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Atmospheric brown clouds - regional assessment report with focus on Asia
Increasing amount of soot, sulphates and other aerosol components in atmospheric brown clouds (ABCs) are causing major threats to the water and food security of Asia and have resulted in surface dimming, atmospheric solar heating and soot deposition in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan-Tibetan (HKHT) glaciers and snow packs.
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Floods in Punjab: Can the role of the inhabitants be neglected?
This year during monsoon, all the North Indian states, except Himachal Pradesh, have already received above-normal rainfall, and the monsoon is still continuing. Due to this heavy downpour, a large area (including urban and agricultural) of Punjab has been flooded. It is a well-known fact that floods are created only when the run-off water does not find any way to drain from the region.
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Rubber yield slides due to climate change
Press Trust Of India / New Delhi October 22, 2008, 0:27 IST The productivity of natural rubber in the country has reduced due to climate change with the total output slipping marginally in 2007-08, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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Course correction
Can Bihar avert another Kosi disaster? On September 16, the Special Task Force constituted by the prime minister put a figure on the destruction caused by floods in Bihar
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Double trouble
drought and flood have affected Sangli district in Maharashtra at the same time. Four tehsils are under floodwaters, while five others face crop loss due to lack of water. The district administration and irrigation department officials said the present situation was because of uneven rainfall in the district. Experts, however, claimed that this dual-problem was not new to Sangli.
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High frequency new particle formation in the Himalayas
Rising air pollution levels in South Asia will have worldwide environmental consequences.