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Houses Collapse, People Stranded as Floodwaters Rise in Cyclone-Hit Mozambique

Mike Hutchings 29/04/2019

Cyclone Kenneth is the second cyclone to hit the...

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In Photos | Zooming Into the Environmental Problems of a Growing Chennai

Amirtharaj Stephen 17/04/2019

As Tamil Nadu goes to polls tomorrow, a look...

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2018 Was Sixth Warmest Year in India’s Recorded History: IMD

The Wire Staff 17/01/2019

While 2016 was the warmest, 11 out of the...

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How a Warming Himalaya Will Affect the Monsoons

Kabir Agarwal 10/12/2018

"Large mountains heat up so much that – like...

Rescue efforts during the floods. Credit: PTI

Kerala Flood Situation Worsens, Death Toll Rises to 67

A red alert has been sounded in all the...

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...

Local residents sit in a boat as they are rescued from a flooded area at a hospital in Kurashiki

Japan Rains Leave at Least 66 Dead and Dozens Missing

Elaine Lies 08/07/2018

Torrential rains pounded some parts of western Japan with three times the...