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A boy walks through a damaged jetty as pre-monsoon clouds gather above the Vembanad Lake in Kochi, India, May 11, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Sivaram V/Files

A ‘Normal’ Monsoon With Droughts and Floods?

Nidhi Jamwal 03/08/2018

In spite of the seemingly ‘normal’ monsoon scenario in...

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Rather Than Blaming Bats for Nipah Infection, We Should Improve Public Health

Haritha John and S. Gopikrishna Warrier 01/06/2018

As the southwest monsoon crosses the Kerala coast and...

The rain comes down over Jamonia Johar, Madhya Pradesh, in July 2013. Credit: tataimitra/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why India Struggles to Predict the Weather Over Its Lands

Ankur Paliwal 07/05/2018

India has a lot to lose if it doesn't...

Women take shelter under an umbrella during monsoon showers in New Delhi July 12, 2007. Credit: Reuters/Vijay Mathur

IMD Predicts Normal Rainfall for Monsoon This Year

Sunderarajan Padmanabhan 16/04/2018

If the forecast comes true, it will augur well...

Dried-out branches are seen amongst caked mud at Theewaterskloof dam near Cape Town, South Africa in January, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Files

Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ Pushed Back to 2019 as Dams Fill Up in South Africa

Ed Stoddard 04/04/2018

The city of Cape Town announced that the day...

Giant African Land Snail. Credit: Reddit

Monsoon Rainfall Recorded by Indian Giant Snails’ Century-Old Shells

Kimberly M.S. Cartier 04/10/2017

The fast growth rate of these snails makes them...

A man uses a makeshift raft to move out of a flooded neighbourhood. Credit: Amit Dave/Reuters

What’s Causing So Many Changes to India’s Monsoons?

Raghu Murtugudde 04/09/2017

Fewer monsoon depressions in the Bay of Bengal are...