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cover_image Monsoon 2023 to make delayed onset amid El Nino, June to battle rain deficiency, hot and humid weather Editorial Team | May 26, 2023 Monsoon 2023 is most likely to hit Kerala on June 4 with a model error of ± 4 days, against the normal date of June 1. It is likely to make a feeble start, under the influence of El Nino which is invariably linked with below normal Monsoon rains.
Climate change made Asia humid heatwave at least 30 times more likely: WWA Study Editorial Team | May 23, 2023 Climate change has made humid heatwaves over India and Bangladesh 30 times more likely in mid-April 2023, according to the latest study released by the World Weather Attribution (WWA). Meanwhile, humid heatwave spells over Thailand and Lao People's Democratic Republic during the same period, would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without human-induced climate change. cover_image
cover_image Cyclone Mocha: Know How Climate Change Making Cyclones More Intense In Indian Seas Editorial Team | May 15, 2023 cover_image India's Sustainability Goals At Risk Because Of Extreme Heat Editorial Team | May 3, 2023
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Longest La Niña of decade ends, El Niño on its way Editorial Team | March 29, 2023 After staying put for three consecutive years, the triple-dip La Niña conditions finally came to an end officially. The oceanic temperatures have been increasing consistently indicating the return of El Niño conditions. cover_image
cover_image Act Now Or It Is Too Late: IPCC Synthesis Report Gives Final warning on Climate Crisis Editorial Team | March 22, 2023 cover_image Climate Change: Variation in climate systems to trigger extreme weather events in India Editorial Team | March 14, 2023 cover_image The impact of changing patterns of Western Disturbances and La Niña on warmer winters Kartiki Negi | March 1, 2023

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Why El Nino in Monsoon 2023 is bad news for India Editorial Team | April 18, 2023 Experts have warned that the gradual advancement of the El Niño weather patterns this year may lead to deficit monsoon rainfall cover_image
cover_image IMD predicts normal Monsoon rains for 2023 amidst evolving El Nino Editorial Team | April 11, 2023 cover_image Poorest Nations Team Up With Researchers To Formulate Effective Loss And Damage Plans Editorial Team | April 6, 2023 cover_image Hottest February shatters record, India gears up for intense heatwaves ahead Editorial Team | March 1, 2023

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Climate Adaptation: We need novel solutions to protect our safety net for the future Editorial Team | January 2, 2023 To quantify the role of climate change, attribution scientists estimate the likelihood of these extreme events using models that simulate how the climate would have been if humans hadn’t released large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. cover_image
cover_image South Asian Experts Raise Pitch For Loss and Damage to be Part of COP27 Agenda Editorial Team | September 30, 2022 cover_image What Bengaluru floods 2022 taught us about increasing threat of urban flooding in India Kartiki Negi | September 16, 2022 cover_image Climate impact: 48 million Indians at risk of zinc deficiency by 2050 Editorial Team | September 6, 2022

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Decoding Loss and Damage in Rapidly Changing Climate Ritika Kapoor, Science Writer | October 26, 2022 Addressing loss and damage could span a variety of activities and apparently be shaped by the communities that are experiencing them. It could also entail providing immediate humanitarian assistance after an extreme weather event. cover_image
cover_image Climate Litigation: A growing challenge for companies and governments Editorial Team | July 6, 2022 cover_image Climate change led erratic Monsoon and global disruptions threaten food production, experts call for self-dependency Kartiki Negi | July 2, 2022 cover_image As climate change escalates, compensation for its victims is unavoidable Leo Barasi, Author of The Climate Majority | June 16, 2022

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Delayed withdrawal of Monsoon lifts Delhi’s Monsoon rainfall to normal Editorial Team | September 27, 2022 Delhi rains can be attributed to the extended stay of Monsoon over the region. The Monsoon current remained active due to consecutive weather systems forming in the Bay of Bengal. cover_image
cover_image Extreme events to be new normal in the Indian Subcontinent Editorial Desk | August 31, 2022 cover_image Europe hit by worst drought in 500 years Editorial Team | August 23, 2022 cover_image Blame global warming for increased risk of cloudbursts in India Editorial Team | July 15, 2022

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Climate Change: Heat builds up across Northwest India, major threat to wheat crop Editorial Team | February 22, 2023 Absence of Western Disturbances have paved way for the early warming, indicating a repeat of what we experienced in 2022 across large parts of the country. With this, India is once again likely to miss the spring season. cover_image
cover_image Triple Dip La Niña to end soon, fails to negate impact of climate change Editorial Team | February 8, 2023 cover_image Joshimath subsidence demonstrates risks of unplanned, rampant development in fragile areas: Experts Editorial Team | January 11, 2023 cover_image Climate Change altering ageing patterns of reservoir aquatic habitats: Study Editorial Team | January 10, 2023

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