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Droughts and Floods
New data shows Indian landmass warming
Posted on 14 Nov, 2018 02:40 PMScientists are literally looking into the ground for clinching evidence of climate change. A new study of geothermal records across India has shown that the country has experienced about one degree of warming over the baseline mean temperature of the 19th century.
![Researchers collect geothermal data through boreholes. (Pic: ISW)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_4892.jpg?itok=on8ATTY2)
The unique Himalayan wetlands
Posted on 03 Nov, 2018 08:33 AMWetlands are very important and productive ecosystems that support a wide range of plants and animals and provide livelihood opportunities to local communities in India.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas3.jpg?itok=Qy43uwJd)
Few districts in the country drought resilient: Study
Posted on 31 Oct, 2018 10:40 AMHuman activities are taking a heavy toll on country's resilience to drought
![Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_0_0_2.jpg?itok=5Rh4grFL)
Vidarbha farmer's date with success
Posted on 30 Oct, 2018 10:12 AMIn a drought-prone region like Vidarbha in Maharashtra, mostly in the news for water scarcity and farmer suicide, it is not every day that you hear the success story of a farmer. That's why the story of Savi Thangavel, 69, a resident of Mohegaon village which is just 22 km from Nagpur, is special.
![Thangavel date farm (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thangavel_farm-s.jpg?itok=e8UgdBlM)
Green Climate Fund aid for coastal communities
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:47 AMFund approved to boost climate resilience among coastal communities
![Coastal communities in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9506793909_a745ace209.jpg?itok=pkm1eSIW)
Artificial lake forms in Brahmaputra
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:27 AMArtificial lake in Brahmaputra in China, flood threat in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam wanes
![A flooded river in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319697485_dfcb31cdcc_z_1.jpg?itok=4Qb-Nthc)
Cyclone Titli hits Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:38 PMCyclone Titli devastates Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
![A file photo shows a severe cyclonic storm in progress. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31642433665_20dc424529_z_0.jpg?itok=gwo61CxB)
Global warming impacts on India to be huge
Posted on 09 Oct, 2018 04:25 PMThe latest report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), formally released on Monday, warns that global warming is occurring faster than anticipated and that it can have devastating impacts if steps are not taken to cut down emissions.
![Extreme weather events like floods indicate climate change. (Photo: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3804510839_a6c05c10da_z.jpg?itok=lWhLlmo6)
Wetlands disappearing three times faster than forests
Posted on 02 Oct, 2018 11:43 AMWorld is losing the wetlands at a rate of 0.78 percent a year: Ramsar Convention
![Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12217403935_9c5da227fb_z_1.jpg?itok=t5Paz-ff)
Kerala floods and after
Posted on 27 Sep, 2018 05:11 PMEvery time there is a huge flood in India with massive loss of lives and extensive physical damage, there is a hue and cry. Especially, if this takes place in an area not normally prone to such floods. Assam and Bihar, for instance, are regularly laid waste by floods and so, there is not much agitation over that anymore.
![The floods in Kerala have taken nearly 400 lives and have displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-kerala_flood_2018_-_angamaly-_img_20180818_084500_0.jpg?itok=-ARq7XxK)