Climate change
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, has been a key player in the country's weather forecasting, disaster preparedness, and climate monitoring efforts since 1875. With a legacy of accurate monsoon predictions, the IMD has achieved 100% accuracy in forecasting all-India southwest monsoon rainfall
Climate change
Climate change has emerged as the leading driver of food insecurity in the European Union, with devastating effects on the entire food supply chain. Rising temperatures, more frequent extreme weather events, and shifting regional conditions are crippling agriculture, fisheries, and aquaculture, ultimately threatening the livelihoods of producers and the affordability
Extreme weather
The UK is experiencing an unprecedented number of heat and rainfall records being broken, a trend driven by the country's steadily warming climate. According to the Met Office, the UK's climate is now notably different from just a few decades ago, with record-breaking temperatures and rainfall
Global warming
As the devastating floods in Texas surpass the 102 deaths from Maui's wildfire two summers ago, a question lingers: are we adequately prepared for extreme weather events? The recent disasters in Texas and elsewhere across the globe reinforce the notion that our built environment, climate expectations, and human
Climate change
The Peruvian economy is severely vulnerable to the disruptions caused by El Nino Costero, a local version of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This climate event triggers natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves, which alter business cycles and pose significant challenges for monetary policy. Researchers have estimated the
Climate change
Scientists say that a hotter planet is driving more intense storms, including the devastating floods that ravaged Texas last week, leaving over 105 people dead. The storms developed quickly in a region known as Flash Flood Alley, where the National Weather Service provided a relatively good forecast, but the area&
Climate change
As deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987 and other recent events have shown, climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense, yet people and governments are often living in the past, failing to embrace the new norm of extreme weather and prepare for an even more
Climate change
As a devastating flash flood in Kerr County, Texas, claimed 27 lives at a summer camp, parents across the United States are left wondering: is my child safe at summer camp? While statistically, camp in the US is very safe, climate change is altering the summer camp experience, making it
Climate change
As climate change fuels extreme weather events, home insurance rates in Ontario have surged 84% between 2014 and 2024, outpacing the 28% inflation rate over the same period. This alarming trend, which has left some homeowners facing unaffordable rates or even losing their insurance coverage, has prompted a complaint to
Global warming
A recent study on climate change has provided new insights into the effects of global warming on extreme weather events, such as floods and dust storms. The research, funded by the European Union and the Swedish Research Council, investigated the severe weather event that occurred in Portugal and the Mediterranean
Global warming
Researchers at KLE Technological University have emphasized the critical importance of climate data and services in helping farmers adapt to the growing impacts of climate change on agricultural systems. According to a new study published in the Journal of Smart Internet of Things, climate change is considered one of the
Global warming
Climate change significantly impacts agricultural infrastructure, particularly in communal land farming systems, where socio-economic vulnerabilities intersect with environmental stressors. Research conducted by Mangosuthu University of Technology in South Africa has shown that extreme weather events, such as floods and frost, have a devastating effect on roads, bridges, and arable land
