Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
Rainfall
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Conceptual model of the evolution of groundwater quality at the wet zone in Sri Lanka
The evolution of groundwater quality at a wet zone in Sri Lanka was made clear using field investigation, chemical and isotopic analyses methods. In the wet zone, the concentrations of major ions and electrical
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Water for slums
The residents of Kuil Thothom, a slum tenement in Santhome, Chennai, have a lot to be thankful to the Rotary Club of Madras Central, especially R Jeyakumar, its chair person. The club helped in
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Torrential Rain
Nearly 600 houses were destroyed by torrential rain and gale force winds at Medirigirya in Sri Lanka recently. The government has already sent rations to the affected areas. The four divisions
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Moses of Longleng
How the efforts of an individual brought prosperity to a remote town in the Northeast
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Miracle man
Single handedly, 62 year old Shamjibhai Antala brings water to the arid lands of Saurashtra and reprieve to the villagers
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BRAZIL
Coffee plantation owners in Brazil heaved a sigh of relief after the much-awaited spring showers lashed the parched country. The showers came after days of prolonged drought, which had hit the
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Devils in the sky
It is possible to identify non productive clouds through satellite transmitted pictures, say Israeli scientists
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The chauka magic
A Rajasthan village has developed an ingenious rainwater harvesting system that has regenerated degraded pastures </Intro>
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NORTH KOREA
Torrential rains in central Korea have killed 42 people and injured 94 in the Kaesong area alone, according to official figures. Also, 581 houses were submerged or destroyed, leaving 2,905 people
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Waiting for rain
from Virginia to Massachusetts, extending even as far west as Ohio, exceptionally dry weather conditions threaten eastern United States with drought. The National Weather Service has blamed the