Arizona’s San Carlos Lake closes after catastrophic fish kill wipes out ‘approximately 100%’ of fish population; best alternatives for fishing and campingSan Carlos Lake in Eastern Arizona is now closed to all fishing and recreation. A massive fish kill has wiped out nearly the entire fish po...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
No rivers, no wells, no rain needed: How a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's invention produces up to 1,000 litres of drinking water daily from thin airOmar Yaghi Water-From-Air Innovation: Nobel Prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has helped develop a groundbreaking machine that can produce c...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
80% chance of El Nino developing between June-August: United NationsA strong El Nino is developing with an 80 percent chance. This natural climate event will warm Pacific waters and influence global weather....
02 Jun, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
28 May, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
Biggest ever Super El Niño may be coming next month and it could be worse than the 1877 disaster that killed millions in India and ChinaForecasters warn a powerful Super El Niño, similar to the one causing the 1876-1878 famine, could develop in 2026. This event is linked to ...
15 May, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
India needs to reduce the strategic importance of fertilisers through a bold agricultural policyGlobal events like the West Asia conflict and El Nino threaten governments. Rising fertilizer prices create a fiscal and political crisis f...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Wildfire crisis: Hundreds of blazes rage across Florida and Georgia — what to know nowWildfires are rapidly spreading across Georgia and Florida, driven by drought, low humidity, and strong winds. Dozens of fires have burned ...
24 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Did Iran just destroy a US-Israel ‘weather weapon’, ending its drought? Viral conspiracy explainedPro-Iranian accounts on X claim Iran's weather has drastically improved after allegedly destroying a UAE cloud-seeding center, leading to h...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
Worst drought in four decades: Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed its peopleZimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to address severe food shortages caused by the worst drought in four decades. The meat will be distrib...
17 Sep, 2024, 07.05 PM IST
La Nina climate cycle could last into 2023: UNLa Nina refers to the large-scale cooling of surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, occurring every two ...
10 Jun, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
Warming will increase frequency of flash droughts in India: IIT Gandhinagar studyIn contrast to the conventional droughts, flash droughts can impact a large region within two-three weeks, severely affecting crop health a...
01 Mar, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
Duck-billed platypus under threat from climate changePlatypuses were once considered widespread across the eastern Australian mainland and Tasmania. Australia’s devastating drought, and other ...
21 Jan, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Karnataka seeks Rs 2,434 crore for drought reliefDuring severe drought and devastating floods between July and August, the state registered a loss amounting to Rs 16,662.48 crore.
31 Oct, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
Latur, Osmanabad and Beed districts of Marathwada on the brink due to devastating droughtAcross the parched districts of Marathwada, every village and small town stand testimony to the unravelling of the rural economy.
24 Sep, 2015, 04.50 PM IST
- UN Climate Change Negotiations 2012: India faces risk of devastating droughts
India faces the risk of devastating droughts as monsoon rainfall can fall up to 70% short in the years ahead, ravaging crops and unsettling...
04 Dec, 2012, 10.36 PM IST
- Despite fears of a deficit, monsoon helps farm output
After fears of a devastating drought, farm output is estimated to be better than the 5-yr average, although 10% lower than last year.
27 Sep, 2012, 05.47 AM IST
- Odisha to give Rs 1700 crore cooperative loan during rabi crop
The Odisha government today fixed a target of disbursing cooperative loan of Rs 1,700 crore during the ensuing rabi crop.
12 Nov, 2011, 03.57 PM IST