Climate change

The ground beneath us is heating in ways that ordinary air-temperature measurements cannot fully capture. Land surface temperature reveals how vegetation loss, urbanisation, dry soils and changing land cover alter the exchange of heat and…

October marks Odisha’s transition from the southwest monsoon towards the post monsoon season, but winter will not arrive overnight. IMD’s current forecast shows thunderstorm activity on October 1 followed by no warnings through October 7,…

Odisha is facing another spell of intense weather as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal moves inland after crossing near the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast. Although the system did not intensify into a cyclonic storm, it has…

When cyclones and floods threaten, scientific forecasts provide essential information about the storm’s movement, intensity and rainfall. But local communities often hold another valuable source of knowledge: years of experience with their…

Cyclones do not form simply because the sea is warm. They require a combination of warm ocean water, moisture, atmospheric rotation and favourable wind conditions. The Bay of Bengal experiences more tropical cyclones than the Arabian Sea…

Urban wetlands are more than patches of water waiting for development. They can temporarily store stormwater, slow runoff, help retain pollutants and sediments, provide habitat for wildlife and influence local temperatures through water and…

Smog is not simply smoke hanging over a city. It is the result of a complex chain of atmospheric reactions in which gases released from vehicles, industries and other sources interact with sunlight and each other. Nitrogen oxides and…

### Excerpt Nuclear energy is a low-carbon source of electricity that can provide reliable power without the direct emissions associated with burning fossil fuels. However, it also involves significant risks, including severe nuclear…

### Excerpt > Doppler Weather Radar allows meteorologists to observe precipitation and atmospheric motion before weather systems become visible at the ground. By transmitting microwave pulses and analysing the signals reflected by…

Weather prediction is fundamentally challenged by the chaotic behaviour of the atmosphere, where tiny uncertainties in initial conditions can grow rapidly with time. Scientists are now exploring whether quantum computing—particularly…