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Flash floods in Uttarakhand

Cloudbursts, landslides, and floods: Why Uttarakhand’s fragile Himalayas are breaking under pressure

30 Aug 2025

5 min read

As Tropical Cyclone Phailin made its way over the Bay of Bengal towards the eastern Indian coast with winds recorded at over 200kmph, a massive evacuation exercise was triggered in the coastal Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Cyclones and climate change: Mapping social inequality in India’s vulnerable coastal communities

29 Aug 2025

6 min read

Manzoor Wangnoo looks over papers in his office. He started as a businessman and now works with the community to protect Kashmir’s environment.

Rivers and Lakes

Himmat-e-marda, madade khuda: How one man’s faith and action revives dying water bodies in Kashmir

17 Aug 2025

12 min read

Heavy monsoon events are on the rise in India

New forecast system boosts rainfall prediction accuracy by 30 percent in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

16 Aug 2025

4 min read

Flash floods can unleash havoc and disrupt lives and livelihoods besides increasing deaths

Flash floods threaten India’s Safe Zones: Climate change re-draws the risk map

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Aug 2025

5 min read

A cloudburst is a sudden, intense downpour that can trigger flash floods.

FAQ: Understanding cloudbursts in the Indian Himalayas and how to stay safe

14 Aug 2025

7 min read

The rolling hills of Shillong, also known as the ‘Scotland of the East’

Tankers in the Abode of Clouds: Shillong’s Growing Water Crisis

01 Aug 2025

8 min read

Snowless winters & spiraling climate: India's 2025 weather emergency (image: UnpetitproleX; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Heatwaves, landslides, rising seas: How India’s climate is spiraling in real time

20 Jul 2025

6 min read

Mumbai’s Sau Meenatai Thackeray Flower Market loaded with fresh stock of flowers

Before the Flowers Bloom: Climate Stress and Shifting Livelihoods in Maharashtra’s Flower Economy

18 Jul 2025

8 min read

The growing water poverty at the household level in India

When the heat rises, water runs out: How climate shocks are deepening water poverty in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

12 Jul 2025

4 min read

Creeper covers can be a great way to prevent the home from turning into a furnace

How do you fight a heatwave when your home is a furnace?

28 Jun 2025

5 min read

Floods are changing in India, and we need to be prepared

Are India’s floods getting smaller or stronger? Surprising trends in river behaviour explained

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

28 Jun 2025

5 min read

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