Five-fold increase of cyclones in Bengal: Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Five-fold increase of cyclones in Bengal: Study

India Today  

The frequency of cyclones in 15 West Bengal districts, home to nearly 72 million people, has increased five-fold between 1970 and 2019 for which priority should be given to preserving the mangrove forests of Sunderbans which act as a natural coastal defence against flooding, an environmental think tank said on Thursday. "Also, West Bengal should accelerate implementation of the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project, approved for the state in 2015," Programme Lead at CEEW Abinash Mohanty said. The study which captured detailed data between 1970 and 2019 also found that extreme flood events have also risen seven-fold affecting over 7.08 million people in West Bengal each year, especially in hotspots like Birbhum, Cooch Behar, Hooghly, Malda, and Nadia. The study said climate change impact has extended to drought-like situations also with West Bengal witnessing a two-fold increase in droughts in the last ten years.

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Mamata Banerjee distributes flood relief, warns of more rain
3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee distributes flood relief, warns of more rain

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday chaired an administrative review meeting in the State’s Purba Bardhaman to assess the flood situation in the region and urged the administration to remain alert in the wake of cyclonic storm formation in the Bay of Bengal. The Chief Minister who distributed relief materials to the people said all officers and staff …

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study

The Hindu  

More than 85% of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study. The study by IPE Global and Esri India also found that 45% of the districts were experiencing a "swapping" trend, where traditionally flood-prone areas were becoming drought-prone and vice versa. Using a penta-decadal analysis, the study …

Increasing tropical cyclones of higher intensity necessitates a new category
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Increasing tropical cyclones of higher intensity necessitates a new category

The Hindu  

Tropical cyclones are powerful and destructive weather systems that form over warm tropical ocean basins. As global warming continues unabated, can we expect tropical cyclones with an intensity of more than category 5? Simulations of future climate change suggest that the annual exceedance of the category 6 threshold will increase even more in the regions where intense tropical cyclones currently …

Himalayan region vulnerable to disasters: Study
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Himalayan region vulnerable to disasters: Study

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Researchers have found that the Himalayan region in India is highly vulnerable to disasters not only because of climate change but also population pressure. Kiran Pandey, head of CSE’s Environment Resources Unit, said, “We assessed data related to disasters that occurred from 2013. However, it was found that seven cities were yet to prepare draft master plans till Feb …

Majority of India’s tehsils saw increase in rain in 2012-22: Report
11 months, 1 week ago

Majority of India’s tehsils saw increase in rain in 2012-22: Report

Hindustan Times  

A new study has shown that more than half of India’s administrative units saw an increase in monsoon rainfall in the 2012-22 decade over the 30-year, 1982-2011 baseline; 11% of key agricultural hotspots saw a decline; and almost two-thirds witnessed an increase in the frequency of heavy rainfall. According to the study, nearly 64% of the tehsils experienced an increase …

Chennai floods a call for integrating climate action in masterplans
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Chennai floods a call for integrating climate action in masterplans

Hindustan Times  

Cyclone Michaung struck Chennai on December 4, killing many people and marooning tens of thousands of residents. The city is now planning to integrate the climate action plan into its third masterplan, which will come into force by 2026 and guide the development of the Chennai Metropolitan Area for the next 20 years. In Chennai for example, the Chennai Metropolitan …

CM Mamata to send high-level disaster management team to flood-hit North Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

CM Mamata to send high-level disaster management team to flood-hit North Bengal

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced that she will send a high-level disaster management team to flood-hit North Bengal following a red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department. Sending a high- level disaster management team tomorrow to flood- hit North Bengal under my Irrigation Minister and including Secretaries of Disaster Management, Irrigation and Agriculture. North Bengal …

North India floods: As rains kill more than 100 in India, what makes south Asia’s monsoons deadlier?
1 year, 5 months ago

North India floods: As rains kill more than 100 in India, what makes south Asia’s monsoons deadlier?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Recent heavy rains and flash floods remind us of one of the important impacts of climate change on monsoon,” …

India’s climate crisis susceptibility and the way forward
1 year, 6 months ago

India’s climate crisis susceptibility and the way forward

Hindustan Times  

The climate crisis poses an increasingly complex challenge worldwide, with profound implications for ecosystems, economies, and societies. India's vulnerability to climate crisis necessitates a long-term approach to build resilience and adapt to the changing climate. By adopting measures that enhance resilience in sectors such as agriculture, water management, and infrastructure, India can mitigate the adverse impacts of the climate crisis …

Heatwaves are preventing India from achieving development goals: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

Heatwaves are preventing India from achieving development goals: Study

Live Mint  

Heatwaves in India are not only affecting the health of the people but also impacting the economic and developmental goals of the country. A new study has revealed the impact of scorching heat on India's agriculture, economy, and public health. The study informs that India is currently “facing a collision of multiple, cumulative climate hazards” resulting in extreme weather events …

Weather update: 90 per cent of India, entire Delhi in danger zone of 'heatwave' impacts | KNOW DETAILS
1 year, 8 months ago

Weather update: 90 per cent of India, entire Delhi in danger zone of 'heatwave' impacts | KNOW DETAILS

India TV News  

Heatwave in India : Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 per cent of the country in the extremely cautious or danger zone of their impacts, according to a new study. It suggested that heatwaves have impeded India's progress towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals more significantly than previously …

90 percent of India, entire Delhi in 'danger zone' of heatwave impacts: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

90 percent of India, entire Delhi in 'danger zone' of heatwave impacts: Study

Hindustan Times  

Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 percent of the country in the "extremely cautious" or "danger zone" of their impacts, according to a new study. It suggested that heatwaves have impeded India's progress towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals more significantly than previously thought, and that the current …

90% of India vulnerable to heatwave impact, says study
1 year, 8 months ago

90% of India vulnerable to heatwave impact, says study

The Hindu  

Nearly 90% of India is in a “danger zone” from heatwave impact and almost all of Delhi is at the risk of severe heatwave impacts, which is not reflected in its recent state action plan for climate change, says a study published on April 19 in the peer-reviewed PLOS Climate. The study, by Ramit Debnath at the University of Cambridge, …

Global warming making India vulnerable to extreme weather events
1 year, 10 months ago

Global warming making India vulnerable to extreme weather events

Live Mint  

India is likely to witness more extreme weather events, including intense heat waves, heavy flooding and severe drought that pose challenges to food and energy security for the second-most populous nation. Erratic weather conditions expose millions of Indians to climate disasters, kill thousands every year and increase economic hardships by eroding farm productivity. Deadly heat waves strained energy supplies and …

Climate finance scarce; early warning systems key to saving lives, livelihoods: Bhupender Yadav at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate finance scarce; early warning systems key to saving lives, livelihoods: Bhupender Yadav at COP27

The Hindu  

With climate finance still scarce, climate adaptation in the form of early warning dissemination is key to safeguarding lives and livelihoods from cascading natural hazards causing substantial losses around the world, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said at the U.N. Speaking at the U.N. Secretary General High Level Round Table to launch the "Early Warnings for All Executive Action Plan", …

Bengal govt takes all measures to deal with adverse situations due to cyclone 'Sitrang'
2 years, 2 months ago

Bengal govt takes all measures to deal with adverse situations due to cyclone 'Sitrang'

India TV News  

The West Bengal government has taken all precautionary measures, including evacuation of people and supply of relief materials to shelters, to deal with possible devastation under the impact of cyclone 'Sitrang', a senior official said on Monday. Several teams of the disaster management department along with SDRF and NDRF personnel have been posted in coastal areas of the state, he …

Science-Wise: Pakistan Floods Brutal Reminder of How Indian Subcontinent Has Become a 'Climate Crisis Hotspot'
2 years, 3 months ago

Science-Wise: Pakistan Floods Brutal Reminder of How Indian Subcontinent Has Become a 'Climate Crisis Hotspot'

News 18  

Over 1,300 dead, millions displaced and a vast swathe of croplands submerged; Pakistan is facing one of its most devastating floods — the worst since 2010 — that have affected over 33 million people. It was quite unusual the way back-to-back depressions formed in Bay of Bengal this August, and all charted the same course across Central India up to …

Nature's Fury or Man-Made Disaster? Bengaluru's Woes Expose Bane of Poor Planning in Mega Cities
2 years, 3 months ago

Nature's Fury or Man-Made Disaster? Bengaluru's Woes Expose Bane of Poor Planning in Mega Cities

News 18  

The ongoing monsoon season has yet again exposed how our cities are crumbling under heavy rains. But, as the monsoon gets more erratic and extreme rainfall events become more common due to changing climate, the burgeoning cities could face dire consequences if they don’t take stock now, experts have warned. Till August 31, Bengaluru had received 33 per cent excess …

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem
2 years, 3 months ago

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem

News 18  

Last month, temperature levels crossed 40 degrees in Great Britain. Backing out from Shared responsibility It is only in recent times that the global north has started to see such direct and massive impacts of climate change. Effects of Climate Change Almost the entire globe has been seeing an increase in hotter days and heat waves. Although India has not …

India’s climate imperative
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s climate imperative

The Hindu  

In the absence of COVID-19, climate change-induced disasters would have been India’s biggest red alert in recent years. The heatwave that scorched Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and New Delhi this year; torrential downpours in south India in 2021; and the super cyclone Amphan that battered West Bengal and Odisha in 2020 are symbols of man-made climate change. Labour losses from …

Bangladesh faces ‘worst flooding in 100 years’ while climate talks in Bonn falter
2 years, 6 months ago

Bangladesh faces ‘worst flooding in 100 years’ while climate talks in Bonn falter

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, about 17 per cent of people in Bangladesh will …

Supecyclones may have much more devastating impact in India in future: Study
2 years, 6 months ago

Supecyclones may have much more devastating impact in India in future: Study

Hindustan Times  

Super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storms, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people in India in the future due to climate change, according to a modelling study. The study presents a critical piece of evidence in support of ramping down greenhouse gas emissions to achieve the Paris Agreement climate goals, where other lines …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate crisis to be India’s biggest threat this century
2 years, 7 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate crisis to be India’s biggest threat this century

Deccan Chronicle  

In the age of climate change, seemingly disparate phenomena are actually deeply connected. Not every extreme weather event can be definitively linked to climate change, but scientists say climate change is leading to more frequent and more erratic and extreme weather — rising number of heatwaves, cyclones, droughts, unseasonal and heavy rainfall, lightning strikes, landslides, rise in sea level and …

Tackling extreme heat risks in India
2 years, 8 months ago

Tackling extreme heat risks in India

Hindustan Times  

Delhi recorded its fifth consecutive day of heat wave on Monday. Extreme heat exposures, already a public health emergency in India that killed an estimated 46,600 people aged 65 or older in 2019, continue to worsen. A robust public health policy response to extreme heat events must include early warning systems, effective outreach strategies to improve community awareness, and tailored …

The climate crisis worsens
2 years, 9 months ago

The climate crisis worsens

Hindustan Times  

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, released on Monday, is an unvarnished account of the expanding footprint of the climate crisis on the world. Mass mortality events on land and ocean; first climate-driven extinctions; loss of hundreds of local species; death and disease due to extreme heat are some of the …

Centre lists districts vulnerable to climate crisis in India’s first weather hazard atlas
2 years, 11 months ago

Centre lists districts vulnerable to climate crisis in India’s first weather hazard atlas

Hindustan Times  

The Sunderbans in West Bengal, neighbouring districts of Odisha, and Ramanathapuram, Pudukkottai and Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu are the most vulnerable to high storm surges of as much as 8.5 to 13.7 metres that are induced by cyclones, according to the Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India released by the ministry of earth sciences. The Sunderbans in West Bengal …

Climate migration predicted to rise in India amid extreme weather
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate migration predicted to rise in India amid extreme weather

Al Jazeera  

Study says droughts, floods and heatwaves are fuelling climate migration as nation’s poorest are forced to abandon their homes. A rise in extreme weather events in India – from droughts and floods to heatwaves and hailstorms – is fuelling climate migration as the nation’s poorest are forced to abandon their homes, land and livelihoods, researchers say. “We cannot afford to …

Climate crisis: Why India must focus on adaptation
3 years, 2 months ago

Climate crisis: Why India must focus on adaptation

Hindustan Times  

Two recent publications point out pathways for India to meet the challenges posed by the climate crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in August, acknowledged India’s efforts towards pledges on emission, but advocated a net-zero deadline. The message for India, therefore, is not so much mitigation, but to go for a quicker, broader, and …

Kerala floods: The impact of the climate crisis on India’s vulnerable ecology
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala floods: The impact of the climate crisis on India’s vulnerable ecology

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Kerala saw three devastating floods in four years that together killed at least 600 people and wiped out entire habitations, drawing the world’s attention to how the climate crisis is impacting ecologically vulnerable parts of India. On October 14, the India Meteorological Department warned that two low-pressure areas — one over east-central and the adjoining southeast Arabian Sea, …

High water: on growing challenge from tropical cyclones
3 years, 2 months ago

High water: on growing challenge from tropical cyclones

The Hindu  

Tropical cyclones laden with moisture and accumulated energy pose a growing challenge, as they have the propensity to inflict heavy damage to lives and property. There have been some distressing deaths and inevitable material losses for many, and the focus must now be on relief and rehabilitation; in the recovery phase of COVID-19, the weather system has upended life for …

IPCC Climate Change Report: What Should Be India's Immediate Plan Of Action?
3 years, 4 months ago

IPCC Climate Change Report: What Should Be India's Immediate Plan Of Action?

The Quint  

"For example, we saw how cities like Mumbai and Kolkata were flooded just a few days back. The immediate step for something like this would be to re-design our drainage systems to adapt to climate change projections. An important policy aspect for India to look at is also how it extends "climate services" to those most vulnerable to the impact …

IPCC Climate Change Report: What Should Be India's Immediate Plan Of Action?
3 years, 4 months ago

IPCC Climate Change Report: What Should Be India's Immediate Plan Of Action?

The Quint  

"For example, we saw how cities like Mumbai and Kolkata were flooded just a few days back. The immediate step for something like this would be to re-design our drainage systems to adapt to climate change projections. An important policy aspect for India to look at is also how it extends "climate services" to those most vulnerable to the impact …

UN's New Climate Change Report: Why It's Important & What It Means for India
3 years, 4 months ago

UN's New Climate Change Report: Why It's Important & What It Means for India

The Quint  

"For India, the predictions in this report mean people labouring in longer and more frequent heat waves, warmer nights for our winter crops, erratic monsoon rains for our summer crops, destructive floods and storms that disrupt power supply for drinking water or medical oxygen production," said Ulka Kelkar, director, climate program, World Resources Institute India. Other climate experts spoke about …

India Plagued With Extreme Climate Events, But Are We Taking the Right Actions?
3 years, 4 months ago

India Plagued With Extreme Climate Events, But Are We Taking the Right Actions?

The Quint  

But as some parts of India are dealing with extreme rainfall, others have been facing heatwaves that has become a regular phenomenon in the country with temperatures soaring to new highs year after year. While a severe heatwave gripped Delhi and the rest of northern India in the beginning of July, even cooler areas, like Ladakh in the Himalayan region, …

India is on the frontline of climate change
3 years, 5 months ago

India is on the frontline of climate change

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Swathes of India are battling deadly floods and landslides after heavy monsoon rains, just the latest example of how the vast country is on the frontline of climate change. In the first seven months of this year alone the impoverished nation of 1.3 billion people has experienced two cyclones, a deadly glacier collapse in the Himalayas, a sweltering …

Weathering storms: The Hindu Editorial on disaster response
3 years, 6 months ago

Weathering storms: The Hindu Editorial on disaster response

The Hindu  

India’s capacity to withstand multiple, near-simultaneous shocks is being tested, with a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, Yaas, striking Odisha, just a week after an even stronger Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc along the west coast. Governments are, no doubt, more sensitive to loss of life today and are raising the capacity of the disaster response forces, but much work needs to …

India Faced 117 Cyclones from 1970-2019, Over 40,000 Lives Lost, Finds Study
3 years, 6 months ago

India Faced 117 Cyclones from 1970-2019, Over 40,000 Lives Lost, Finds Study

News 18  

As many as 117 cyclones hit India in 50 years from 1970-2019 claiming over 40,000 lives, according to a study on extreme weather events, which also states the mortality rate due to tropical cyclones has come down significantly over the past 10 years. The study states that the number of deaths due to cyclones has come down significantly in the …

What we learnt from cyclone Tauktae
3 years, 7 months ago

What we learnt from cyclone Tauktae

Live Mint  

In cyclone season, there’s no respite. Even before the last murmurs of cyclone Tauktae have faded away, the India Meteorological Department has forecast the formation of another cyclonic storm, this time over the Bay of Bengal. It very likely to move northwestwards and reach Odisha-West Bengal Coast around 26th May morning.” Given the now annual occurrence of severe cyclonic storms …

Climate change is forcing Indians to migrate far from home
3 years, 8 months ago

Climate change is forcing Indians to migrate far from home

Live Mint  

Pratap Malik, who comes from Radhaballavpur village in Balasore district, Odisha, went to Bengaluru years ago in search of work, seeking an escape from the river that today is not so much near his family’s home as in it. Five countries accounted for nearly 75 per cent of the new internal displacements due to disasters in the first half of …

Climate Change Tracker: 10 things we learned about climate change in 2020
3 years, 11 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: 10 things we learned about climate change in 2020

Live Mint  

Reporting on climate change can be detrimental to your mental health. We’re inching ever closer to the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold, beyond which climate change impacts will begin to approach extremely dangerous levels. If that wasn’t bad enough, a new, independent report in mid-December stated that the world’s annual mean global temperature may hit the 1.5 degree Celsius mark faster …

Climate Change Tracker: 75% of India’s districts vulnerable to extreme climate events
4 years ago

Climate Change Tracker: 75% of India’s districts vulnerable to extreme climate events

Live Mint  

On December 12, as the world marked five years of the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change, it also provided for an opportunity to take stock. On 10 December, the New Delhi-based energy research institution Council on Energy, Environment and Water released a study appraising the climate change-induced threats facing India. The study, Preparing India for Extreme Climate Events: Mapping …

Many Indian districts ‘hotspots’ of climate change
4 years ago

Many Indian districts ‘hotspots’ of climate change

The Hindu  

About three in four of India’s districts are hotspots of extreme climate events such as cyclones, floods, drought, heat and cold waves, according to a study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a research agency. India saw 250 extreme climate events between 1970 and 2005, and since then 310 extreme weather events. The study also found a shift …

RBI Flags Concerns over Climate Change Impact on India's Farm Outlook
4 years, 3 months ago

RBI Flags Concerns over Climate Change Impact on India's Farm Outlook

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday flagged concerns about impact of climate change, in terms of volatile rainfall intensity, increase in extreme events and rising temperature, having implications for India’s agriculture outlook. Amid these challenges, it said, agri and allied sector provided a “silver lining” in 2019-20 fiscal on the back of record foodgrains and horticulture production, coupled with …

A long-term, climate-resilient development pathway should guide India’s development
4 years, 6 months ago

A long-term, climate-resilient development pathway should guide India’s development

Hindustan Times  

In May, India faced a double whammy – a super cyclone, Amphan, even as the country struggled with coronavirus disease. A United Nations report on economic losses and disasters estimates that in last 20 years India has lost US$ 79.5 billion due to climate-related disasters This is worrisome. A United Nations report on economic losses and disasters estimates that in …

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