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Droughts and Floods
Cyclone Daye triggers widespread rain
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 06:02 PMCyclone causes rain in 18 states; floods, landslides reported in North India
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Is it drought after flood for Kerala?
Posted on 22 Sep, 2018 02:33 PMIf the devastating floods were not enough, the state of Kerala is witnessing further signs of environmental neglect and greedy exploitation of natural resources. There has been a drop in the water level, particularly in those rivers which were flooded recently. It is also reflected in the drying and caving of wells in different parts of the state.
![A house flooded during the recent floods in Kerala. (Photo courtesy: Smibinozone via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kerala_flood_2018.jpg?itok=o0lHo8Br)
India has 45 critically polluted river stretches: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 01:47 PMPolluted river stretches increases to 351, as against 302 in 2015
![Solid waste on the banks of the Mithi river. (Image source: Rohit Sharma, Arpita Bhagat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image_7_0_0.jpg?itok=QCHzoKXQ)
Linking weather extremes with climate change
Posted on 17 Sep, 2018 10:40 AMEvery time an extreme weather event like the Kerala floods occurs, there is a great demand for information on its causes. The question uppermost in public discourse is if such events can be attributed to climate change and global warming.
![Whether an extreme weather event can be attributed to climate change or not is a question that has been on the minds of scientists for long. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/21239153153_0a2b1a318b_z.jpg?itok=lUxQaHd6)
Monsoon takes 1400 lives
Posted on 05 Sep, 2018 05:55 AMMore than 1000 people dead in three months in India due to heavy rains
![A man wades through knee-deep water with his belongings during flood. (Source: 101Reporters)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0470_0_0.jpg?itok=_67HYkDz)
Kerala, TN fight over Mullaperiyar dam water release
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 11:45 AMKerala blames Tamil Nadu for massive floods in the state
![The Mullaperiyar dam (Source: Jayeshj via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-mullapperiyardam.jpg?itok=YvtiHN7c)
Himalayan springs drying up: Niti Ayog
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 09:43 AMNearly 30 percent of springs in the Himalayas are drying up: Niti Ayog
![Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596570148_da1a006dcd_z.jpg?itok=3syjySDb)
Kerala battles the worst flood since 1924
Posted on 25 Aug, 2018 05:34 PMWhen the five overflow gates of the Cheruthoni dam, a part of the Idukki reservoir comprising Cheruthoni, Kulamavu and Idukki arch dam were opened one by one on August 9, 2018, a torrent of water and mud gushed out. Heavy, unceasing rains had led to the dam reaching close to its maximum capacity, forcing the dam authorities to open all its gates.
![The floods in Kerala have taken nearly 400 lives and have displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji, Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-kerala_flood_2018_-_angamaly-_img_20180818_084500.jpg?itok=snwGpfV4)
Centre calls Kerala floods a 'calamity of severe nature'
Posted on 22 Aug, 2018 09:00 AMKerala floods: Death toll rises to 373
![A house submerged in water during floods in Kerala. (Source: Ranjithsiji via Wikimedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-kerala_flood_2018_-_angamaly-_img_20180816_163946.jpg?itok=D20XWA67)
Desertification: Not just a North Indian problem
Posted on 16 Aug, 2018 10:30 AMIndia is highly vulnerable to desertification.
![Increasing desertification is a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desertification.jpg?itok=SlL6nMqG)