Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Rainfall Pattern
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Pakistan's average temperature to rise
Average temperature across Pakistan will increase between 3.9°C and 4.4°C by 2080s, corresponding to an increase in average global temperature rise of between 2.8°C and 3.4°C by the end of this century
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The Thar Desert and its antiquity
For long, widely divergent views (based on isolated pieces of historical evidence or broad geological evolution of the subcontinent, notably the rise of the Himalayas in mid-late Miocene), had prevailed
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IPCC predicts rise in extreme climate events
Climate change could mean unusually high temperatures occurring much more often in most parts of the world by the end of the century, according to a special report on extreme weather events from the Intergovernmental
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Impact of continental meteorology and atmospheric circulation in the modulation of Aerosol Optical Depth over the Arabian Sea
Time series analysis of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) derived from NOAA-AVHRR data during the period 1996–1999 and the MODIS data during 2000–2009 over the Arabian Sea revealed a systematic biennial variability
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Drought to hit tea output in Assam, West Bengal
Tea Production in North India covering Assam and West Bengal for 2012 is set to register a sharp drop due to a prolonged dry spell and rising temperature across Assam and West Bengal. The crop loss is set to lead to cash flow problems for the tea companies. Data compiled by the Indian Tea Association confirm rainfall deficit for West Bengal at around 31-42 per cent during January-March 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011.
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Climate, food pressures require rethink on water: U.N
The world's water supply is being strained by climate change and the growing food, energy and sanitary needs of a fast-growing population, according to a United Nations study that calls for a radical rethink
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Monsoon pattern changing?
Indo-UK Study To Find If Climate Change Affecting Seasonal Rains How will climate change affect the Indian monsoon in the coming years and decades? Given the crucial importance of the annual rains for
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Models hone picture of climate impacts
Will the warming planet be able to sustain coming generations? Few questions about the future matter more. But although modellers can forecast temperature changes and even precipitation, they struggle
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Sustainable water management in India considering likely climate and other changes
With growing scarcity of water and deteriorating quality, water resources management in India is becoming more challenging with the passage of time. This article discusses the likely impacts in the water
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Climate teleconnections and recent patterns of human and animal disease outbreaks
Recent clusters of outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases (Rift Valley fever and chikungunya) in Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean islands illustrate how interannual climate variability influences the