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Newly found wind oscillation may keep drought at bay
A recently discovered meteorological phenomenon in the Indian Ocean, called EQUINOO, can fill in the gaps in the monsoon-El Niño link and explain why an El Niño year is not necessarily a drought year
Posted 17 Jul 2014 in Articles -
Dams responsible for South Asia’s sinking deltas
Seven of South Asia’s river deltas, including the Ganges-Brahmaputra, the Krishna and the Indus, are sinking faster than sea-level rise because of dam construction upstream
Posted 06 May 2014 in Articles -
Weather shock in Kashmir reflects global warming trend
The March snow blitz in India’s Kashmir Valley, which caused widespread destruction, was caused by atmospheric phenomena and is part of the general trend of weather surprises
Posted 26 Mar 2014 in Articles -
In the jigsaw of Himalayan risk, climate change and earthquakes are linked
Climate change and the hurried retreat of glaciers could add to the seismic risk in the Himalayas, one the most complex earthquake systems in the world
Posted 06 Feb 2014 in Articles