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Trends and Response Options: Extreme Events in India
Extreme events pose a great threat to the survival of populations across the world. We hear about floods, droughts and heat waves on a regular basis but the connection between weather extremes and cli...
Floods: A Climate Change Perspective
Extreme events are high magnitude, low frequency events that have the ability to transform a landscape of any region significantly. Earth’s changing climate and projected changes in weather and hydrol...
Why didn’t the human race end by year 2012?
Many people were worried about the possibility of a natural calamity towards the end of 2012 leading the human race to perish. Perhaps the first predictions rose from Mayan astrology – chalked out in...
Flood Hazard in India
Flood hazard studies need process based approaches, as traditional flood control measures have largely failed in India.
Weakening Trends in the South Asian Monsoon
The south Asian monsoon rains contribute to 75-80 per cent of the region’s annual precipitation. Thus the response of the monsoon hydrological cycle to global climate change becomes an issue of major...
The Glacial Lake Outburst Prone Regions of the Himalaya
Glaciers work as a water tower, sustaining the lives of millions downstream. The volumes of these glaciers vary - remaining sensitive to global temperature conditions. The glaciers have embedded withi...
Andaman and Nicobar: A Challenge for Multi Hazard Risk Management
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are multi hazard prone region. The policy interventions and measures taken in the area should recognise the vulnerable nature of the Islands to ensure a safer life for its...
Agility in Response to Extreme Weather Events
For certain places extreme weather events no longer seem to be statistically extreme but a norm. The populace of such places is likely to find it increasingly more expensive to be physically secure an...