Climate Change

May 28, 2025 9:43 AM

IMD predicts rain in Tamil Nadu; orange alert issued for five districts

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast continued rainfall across Tamil Nadu, with an orange alert issued for five districts as a low-pressure area formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast is expected to intensify over the next 48 hours. Several districts, particul...

May 21, 2025 11:06 AM

Amazon fires drive unprecedented global forest loss in 2024, report says

Massive fires fueled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a report issued on Wednesday. Loss of tropical pristine forests alone reached 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres), an 80% spike compared to 2023 and an area roughly the size of Panama, mainly ...

May 15, 2025 6:58 PM

Rain, thunderstorms expected over Northwest India this week

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced further advancement of the southwest monsoon into parts of the southeast Arabian Sea, Maldives and the Comorin area, as well as into more areas of the South Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Islands, and the Andaman Sea.   According to the ...

May 12, 2025 10:02 AM

More than 100 dead after flooding in eastern Congo, official says

More than 100 people have died after flooding in a village near the shores of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a local official said. The flooding, which affected the village of Kasaba, comes at a vulnerable moment for the Central African nation. Rwanda-backed M23 rebe...

May 8, 2025 2:10 PM

COP30 Brazilian presidency calls for new global climate governance

The Brazilian presidency of COP30, this year's climate summit, called for new global climate governance mechanisms to help nations implement their commitments to curb global warming, according to a letter it released on Thursday. The summit, to be hosted in the Amazonian city of Belem in November, ...

April 28, 2025 1:00 PM

Heatwave set to intensify across Rajasthan; warns meteorological department

The heatwave gripping parts of Rajasthan is expected to intensify over the next few days, the Meteorological Department has warned. With the recent impact of western disturbances having subsided, heatwave conditions are likely to worsen across many districts, officials said. The Meteorological Cent...

April 12, 2025 10:57 AM

Cold winds sweep Beijing, closing key sites, disrupting travel

China's capital hunkered down on Saturday as rare typhoon-like gales swept northern regions, forcing the closure of historic sites and disrupting travel while bringing late snowfalls and hailstone showers in some areas. Windows shook and cars were rocked by gusts of wind driven by a cold vortex fro...