Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Face Storm and Floods
Coastal areas of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are preparing for some severe weather, , including heavy rainfall and potential floods, as a result of Cyclone Phailin.…
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Delhi reduces room for the Yamuna River
In a move that goes against current trends in the west, the Delhi Development Authority have announced they will be reducing the area of the floodplain’s for the city’s Yamuna…
Flooding in Gujarat, India
Flooding continues in the Indian state of Gujuarat, after 3 days of torrential rain. Parts of Gujarat were initially badly hit on Tuesday and Wednesday, 25th September, especially the of…
Floods Worsen in Bihar, India
Bihar – sometimes known as India’s “flood state” – has endured weeks of floods as a result of heavy monsoon rainfall. So far this year, 171 people have died as…
India Floods Update 2013
It’s difficult to keep up with all the floods that have caused so much chaos across India since the start of this year’s monsoon floods that first began in earnest…
Floods in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh Heavy rainfall has brought devastating floods to areas of Madhya Pradesh in India, while water levels of the Narmada and Betwa rivers are flowing above danger levels. The…
West Bengal Floods
Floods have struck other areas of the Indian state of West Bengal over the weekend. On Friday 23rd August I reported that floods defences in Malda, West Bengal, had failed…
Malda Flood Defences Fail Again
On 16th July 2013 I wrote about the failure of flood defences in Malda, West Bengal. The collapsed river embankment, which broke on 14th July, was in the Gajol and…
India Opens Flood Gates
Many observers in Pakistan claim that the recent floods there have been worsened by India’s decision to release water from the Harike Headworks and Hussainiwala Headworks. On Sunday 18th August…
South Asia Rainfall up 50%
According to Richard Angwin, Meteorologist, this is not a typical monsoon season. It might be obvious to say this in light of all the recent floods in South and South…
India’s new flood watch satellite
Last night, 25th July 2013, India successfully launched a satellite that will be dedicated to monitoring weather conditions. The launch of the satellite had been delayed. It’s unclear whether the…
Gujarat Flood Mapping Project
In India, the state of Gujarat has announced that it is close to completing its pilot trial of a new flood mapping project in the Mahi river basin. Once the…
June floods Cost $27 Billion
According to a report by Bloomberg a few days ago, the devastating floods in central Europe, northern India and Canada during June 2013 will cost a staggering $27 billion in…
Flood Warning Co-operation
There’s an interesting report in the BBC regarding the lack of cooperation between South Asian countries in preventing timely flood warnings that could save lives and property during the monsoon…
Andhra Pradesh Floods, India, July 2013
The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has been suffering from flooding since the monsoon rains began in June and early July this year. However the situation has worsened and levels…
Floods in Uttar Pradesh, India
Severe flooding on a massive scale across much of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has caused chaos and displaced around half a million people so far. Fatalities have risen…
