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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3 more die in Assam floods; lightning kills 19 in UP, Bihar
The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with three more deaths reported from various affected districts on Sunday , taking the toll to 27.Nearly five lakh people have been affected by the recent
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Japan rescuers dig through rubble as rain goes on, at least six dead
Thousands of Japanese rescuers dug through twisted wood and mud on Friday in the wake of freak rains that killed six people and forced nearly 80,000 from their homes, with more rain falling amid warnings
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Flash floods kill 5 in Ethiopian capital
Flash floods killed five people in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in the last two days, emergency officials said Thursday. Four people were swept away as they tried to cross a river in the southern
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Climate change may turn Africa's arid Sahel green- researchers
One of Africa's driest regions - the Sahel - could turn greener if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius and triggers more frequent heavy rainfall, scientists said on Wednesday. The Sahel stretches
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Scientists find out why Chennai was deluged in 2015
Study links extreme El Nino conditions and warming of Bay of Bengal to very heavy rainfall during the northeast monsoon The extreme El Nino conditions in 2015 and the warming trend in the Bay of Bengal
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Half a degree warmer means a lot
Researchers now know the difference half a degree can make. They can tell you why 1.5°C warming would be better than a 2°C climb in average global temperatures, because even half a degree Celsius could
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At least three hurt, 11 missing as heavy rain pounds Japan
One man was dug out of a landslide without any signs of life and two women were injured as record rains battered southwestern Japan for a second day on Thursday, with flooded rivers forcing 400,000 from
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Too much rain- China's floods roil hydropower, corn supplies
Severe flooding across southern China has forced the world's largest power plant to slash capacity on Tuesday, delayed grain on barges and damaged farms along the Yangtze River, as the death toll rose
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Drought-hit Ethiopia moves to protect its dwindling forests
Ethiopia is enlisting the cooperation of people in and around its forests to manage woodland better, hoping to protect the country from the effects of climate change while boosting development prospects
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Gambia: Rainstorm Destroys 40 Houses in Jarra Bureng
At least 40 houses were destroyed by the heavy rain and windstorm in Jarra Bureng village in Lower River Region on Saturday. The rain started around 1am with heavy wind which lasted for about five hours