Climate Change

December 11, 2024 2:55 PM

More than 50% chance of La Nina in coming months, WMO says

There is more than a 50% chance of La Niña developing in the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, but if it does it will be relatively weak and short-lived.   The La Niña pattern involves the cooling of ocean surface temperatures and could break a sp...

December 3, 2024 11:38 AM

PM Modi assures support to Tamil Nadu for cyclone relief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of the central government's full support for the flood-hit districts devastated by Cyclone Fengal, which has caused extensive damage and property loss across the state. In a post on X, CM Stalin said that he had s...

December 2, 2024 1:54 PM

Cyclone Fengal weakens, heavy rainfall continues in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall on Saturday, has caused extensive flooding and disruption across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The cyclone has weakened into a depression, moving west-northwestward at a speed of 7 km/h and is expected to dissipate into a well-marked low-pressure area over north inte...

December 2, 2024 10:22 AM

World Court to open climate change hearings

The United Nations' top court on Monday starts hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming, the outcome of which could influence litigation worldwide. Vanuatu, one of the small island states that spearheaded...

December 1, 2024 9:33 AM

Cyclone Fengal: Three die in rain-related incidents in Chennai

Three people died in rain-related incidents in Chennai after Cyclone Fengal crossed the coast near Puducherry, triggering heavy rainfall and strong winds across coastal districts in north Tamil Nadu. The cyclone crossed the coast on Saturday night. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issue...

November 29, 2024 10:00 AM

Three dead, thousands displaced as Malaysia warns of worst floods in a decade

Three people have died and more than 80,000 have been evacuated from floods across several Malaysian states, the government said on Friday as officials warned the monsoon season could bring the country's worst flooding in a decade. Floods are common on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia during t...

November 28, 2024 10:04 AM

Delhi’s air quality deteriorates, AQI in ‘very poor’ category

The air quality in Delhi remains a grave concern as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 304 in the “very poor” category on Thursday at 6 a.m., according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). While a slight improvement was observed earlier in the week when AQI fell to ...

November 25, 2024 12:11 PM

Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges

When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches. One was crafted around a hoped-for deal being struck, while the other...