Disasters

Climate Change In 2021: Make Or Break Year For World In Crisis

Climate change and global warming have been at the top of the world’s agenda this year in 2021, after the coronavirus pandemic hogged all the…

Tornadoes In US Leave At Least 70 Dead: Climate Change Link Unclear

The midwestern region consisting of five states of the United States were hit by a devastating spate of consecutive tornadoes that have left behind death…

Landslides: A Human-Made Tragedy

Landslides are proving to be a relentless problem in Uttarakhand, and they are regularly reported from various districts of the state. The Char Dhaam Yatra is…

Global Floods Foretell Deep Waters Of Impending Climate Crisis

The most affected areas in Tennessee received 17 mm of rainfall in under 24 hours. This broke the previous record of 40 years at 13.6…

Heavy Rain, Floods Claim 70 Lives In Telangana; 15 Killed In Karnataka

The death toll in Telangana due to rain and flood related incidents has jumped to 70 after days of heavy rains pounding the state. In Hyderabad,…

Floods Cause India Loss Of Rs 11,400 Crore In 3 Years: Govt Data

India lost Rs 11,400 crore in the last three years to floods caused by heavy rains, according to the data provided by the Ministry of…

Assam Floods Break Last Year’s Devastation Records, Centre, State Govt Didn’t Learn Their Lesson

In the northeastern state of Assam, lakhs of people have been facing the onslaught of floods for almost a month now. According to the Assam…

After Cyclone Amphan, Broken Houses And Rotting Fish

By Joydeep Gupta/thethirdpole.net “What is the point in rebuilding our house,” asks Santanu Haldar, “when we know it will be torn down in the next…

Lockdown Roadmap: The Way Ahead

The Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown on March 24 with an appeal to 1.34 billion people to stay indoors and observe social distancing…

As Glaciers Disappear, Can We Be Far Behind?

By Joydeep Gupta & Soumya Sarkar Climate scientists turn spotlight on mountains, and are appalled at the rate and scale of impact Due to climate…