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Scientists Warn Strong El Nino Could Disrupt Monsoon Patterns Across The World This Year
Scientists also noted that weather conditions before the monsoon season can influence how El Nino affects rainfall.
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Super El Nino: Will It Crush India's 2026 Monsoon or Spare It Once Again?
An evolving El Nino frequently brings drier conditions and risks mild drought, whereas a decaying phase may deliver deficient rains
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Over 70% Indians Impacted By Severe Heat Waves Due To Climate Change: Report
With a rise in global temperatures due to climate change, more than 70 per cent of Indians reported personally experiencing severe heat waves, as well as droughts and water shortages, according to a report on Tuesday.
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Chile's Atacama Desert Flower Could Hold Key To Drought Tolerant Crops
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening drought conditions driven by climate change.
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Assam On the Brink Of Drought-Like Situation Due To Rain Deficit
Twenty seven districts of Assam are facing severe drought like situation following continuous rainfall deficit days. The worst hit are Kamrup Mtero, Kamrup, Dhubri, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon and Darrang.
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'Climate Whiplash' Hitting World's Cities Amid Rising Temperatures: Study
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday.
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Climate Change Made Ferocious Los Angeles Wildfires More Likely: Study
Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the dangerous overlap between flammable drought conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds.
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Southern California's Drought Crisis Fuels Wildfire Threats and Water Shortages
Southern California is grappling with severe drought conditions that have left soil moisture levels at an all-time low. In January 2025, wildfires ravaged the Los Angeles region, fueled by strong winds and parched vegetation. While Northern California’s water levels remain stable, Southern California faces significant water shortages, exacerbated...
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NASA Satellites Reveal Freshwater Decline as Global Droughts and Warming Persist
NASA’s GRACE satellites have recorded a significant decline in Earth’s freshwater reserves since 2014, revealing a loss of 1,200 cubic kilometres—two and a half times the volume of Lake Erie. This trend, highlighted in the journal Surveys in Geophysics, is attributed to persistent droughts and rising global temperatures, particularly in regio...
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Florida Is Expecting Severe Drought Conditions And Wildfire After Hurricane Ian: Report
While Hurricane Ian drenches Southwest Florida in massive amounts of rain, the state's northwest is expected to experience drought conditions and wildfire.
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Utah's Great Saltwater Lake Drops To Lowest Level After Amid Drought: Report
The Great Salt Lake in Utah fell to its lowest recorded level this month as western United States continues to weather a historic drought.
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Watch: Maharashtra Woman Risks Life To Fetch Water From Almost Dry Well
During summer, when many parts of India reel under drought and heatwave conditions, many women in rural areas have to risk their lives to fetch water for their families.
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Floods, Droughts Making India, Pak Most Vulnerable To Climate Change: UN Report
Extreme climatic conditions are threatening the food security in South Asia with escalated floods and droughts making India and Pakistan the most vulnerable to climate change, cautioned the latest IPCC report released on Monday.
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Debt Piles For Afghan Farmers, Herders In Need Of Seed, Cash Amid Drought
"Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
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Maharashtra Drought Worsens As IMD Forecasts Delayed Rainfall
As drought conditions in Maharashtra worsen, the India Meteorological Department has warned that rainfall for 2019 has been delayed by at least a week and it could take another month before monsoons reach the beleaguered state
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Scientists Warn Strong El Nino Could Disrupt Monsoon Patterns Across The World This Year
Scientists also noted that weather conditions before the monsoon season can influence how El Nino affects rainfall.
-
Super El Nino: Will It Crush India's 2026 Monsoon or Spare It Once Again?
An evolving El Nino frequently brings drier conditions and risks mild drought, whereas a decaying phase may deliver deficient rains
-
Over 70% Indians Impacted By Severe Heat Waves Due To Climate Change: Report
With a rise in global temperatures due to climate change, more than 70 per cent of Indians reported personally experiencing severe heat waves, as well as droughts and water shortages, according to a report on Tuesday.
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Chile's Atacama Desert Flower Could Hold Key To Drought Tolerant Crops
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening drought conditions driven by climate change.
-
Assam On the Brink Of Drought-Like Situation Due To Rain Deficit
Twenty seven districts of Assam are facing severe drought like situation following continuous rainfall deficit days. The worst hit are Kamrup Mtero, Kamrup, Dhubri, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon and Darrang.
-
'Climate Whiplash' Hitting World's Cities Amid Rising Temperatures: Study
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday.
-
Climate Change Made Ferocious Los Angeles Wildfires More Likely: Study
Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the dangerous overlap between flammable drought conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds.
-
Southern California's Drought Crisis Fuels Wildfire Threats and Water Shortages
Southern California is grappling with severe drought conditions that have left soil moisture levels at an all-time low. In January 2025, wildfires ravaged the Los Angeles region, fueled by strong winds and parched vegetation. While Northern California’s water levels remain stable, Southern California faces significant water shortages, exacerbated...
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NASA Satellites Reveal Freshwater Decline as Global Droughts and Warming Persist
NASA’s GRACE satellites have recorded a significant decline in Earth’s freshwater reserves since 2014, revealing a loss of 1,200 cubic kilometres—two and a half times the volume of Lake Erie. This trend, highlighted in the journal Surveys in Geophysics, is attributed to persistent droughts and rising global temperatures, particularly in regio...
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Florida Is Expecting Severe Drought Conditions And Wildfire After Hurricane Ian: Report
While Hurricane Ian drenches Southwest Florida in massive amounts of rain, the state's northwest is expected to experience drought conditions and wildfire.
-
Utah's Great Saltwater Lake Drops To Lowest Level After Amid Drought: Report
The Great Salt Lake in Utah fell to its lowest recorded level this month as western United States continues to weather a historic drought.
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Watch: Maharashtra Woman Risks Life To Fetch Water From Almost Dry Well
During summer, when many parts of India reel under drought and heatwave conditions, many women in rural areas have to risk their lives to fetch water for their families.
-
Floods, Droughts Making India, Pak Most Vulnerable To Climate Change: UN Report
Extreme climatic conditions are threatening the food security in South Asia with escalated floods and droughts making India and Pakistan the most vulnerable to climate change, cautioned the latest IPCC report released on Monday.
-
Debt Piles For Afghan Farmers, Herders In Need Of Seed, Cash Amid Drought
"Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
-
Maharashtra Drought Worsens As IMD Forecasts Delayed Rainfall
As drought conditions in Maharashtra worsen, the India Meteorological Department has warned that rainfall for 2019 has been delayed by at least a week and it could take another month before monsoons reach the beleaguered state
