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'Develop a single index for low-pressure systems'

India, Oct. 24 -- Low-pressure systems have become a buzzword during the monsoon, fuelling the impression that rainfall across India is increasingly driven by these systems rather than by monsoon wind... Read More


IPCC fails to agree on climate science report timeline for sixth time, drawing criticism from vulnerable nations

India, Oct. 23 -- The IPCC has failed to agree on a timeline for its Seventh Assessment Cycle reports for the sixth consecutive time since 2024. Least Developed Countries warn that further delays cou... Read More


Loss and Damage Fund sets aside $21.6 million for Nepal floods, a fraction of recovery needs

India, Oct. 23 -- The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage has provisionally set aside $21.6 million for Nepal's August 2026 floods, marking its first response to a specific disaster. The allocatio... Read More


Intimate takeover: How low-pressure systems are reshaping India's rainfall

India, Oct. 16 -- ...Let's begin by examining this year's monsoon rainfall month by month. Monsoon season in India begins in June. This year, the month saw no low-pressure system (LPS) activity, and r... Read More


September 2026 second hottest on record

India, Oct. 13 -- September 2026 was the second hottest September month on record, with global monthly average temperatures breaching 1.5degC for two consecutive months, according to the latest update... Read More


2026 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for elusive particles at the South Pole

India, Oct. 6 -- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 to Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States, "for decisive contributions ... Read More


Seven of nine planetary boundaries transgressed with worsening trends

India, Sept. 22 -- Seven of the nine planetary boundaries that signify the health of Earth have transgressed from the safe operating limits with all the transgressed boundaries showing worsening trend... Read More


Climate change likely intensified Nepal's cascading flood disaster: WWA

India, Sept. 21 -- World Weather Attribution scientists say fossil fuel-driven warming played a role in the occurrence and intensity of Nepal's August 26 cascading flood disaster. The disaster began ... Read More


Possible cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week

India, Sept. 18 -- A cyclone, the first in 2026 in the North Indian Ocean region, could form in the Bay of Bengal in the following week, with chances of moving close to the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh c... Read More


Meghalaya, 'Abode of the clouds', has India's highest rainfall deficit throughout Monsoon 2026

India, Sept. 16 -- Meghalaya, famed as one of the wettest places on Earth, is facing its highest-ever monsoon rainfall deficit in 2026, with a 59% shortfall and 10 of 11 districts classified as defici... Read More