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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Atmospheric brown clouds: Impacts on South Asian climate and hydrological cycle
South Asian emissions of fossil fuel SO2 and black carbon increased 6-fold since 1930, resulting in large atmospheric concentrations of black carbon and other aerosols. This period also witnessed strong
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Prediction of western disturbances and associated weather over Western Himalayas
Two cases of intense western disturbances which affected the northwest India have been investigated using the India Meteorological Department’s operational limited area analysis and forecast system. The
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Models for agricultural drought investigations at Koraput (Orissa)
Rainfall and maximum and minimum temperature data of 32 years (1970-2001) at Semiliguda, Koraput (Orissa) were analysed to study the weekly, monthly and yearly drought investigation by studying the water balance. The IMD method was adjusted more suitable for drought identification than the revised IMD method.
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Runoff variation due to landuse change in small watersheds of Western Ghats
Western Ghats form the catchment of all the 44 rivers that sustain the agroeconomy of Kerala. A study was conducted to assess the effect of land use on runoff from small watersheds of Western Ghats. Three small mono-culture watersheds, planted with cashew, coffee, tea and one small watershed with dense forest were selected for the study.
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Rainwater harvesting as an adaptation to climate change
<p>Extreme climate events such as aridity, drought, flood, cyclone and stormy rainfall are expected to leave an impact on human society. They are also expected to generate widespread response to adapt and mitigate the sufferings associated with these extremes.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_085_01_0046_0059_0.pdf" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Searing spell
Current heat wave is not just an aberration, feel experts
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Quantifying the risk of extreme seasonal precipitation events in a changing climate
Increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide will almost certainly lead to changes in global mean climate. But because - by defnition-extreme events are rare, it is significantly more difficult to quantify the risk of extremes.
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Indian Ocean Experiment: An integrated analysis of the climate forcing and effects of the great Indo‐Asian haze
Every year, from December to April, anthropogenic haze spreads over most of the North Indian Ocean, and South and Southeast Asia. The Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) documented this Indo-Asian haze at
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Catching the infant terrible
A decrease in rainfall over the Indian Ocean may give the world the earliest signal of an impeding strong El Ni
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Nature s whims and fancies
Early flowering of mango trees, rain constellations going haywire, disappearing nor'westers, shifting seasons all these unusual phenomena can no longer be brushed aside as one time occurrences. These are manifestations of gradual but sure changes in cli