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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Storms in South Africa's Cape fail to stem water shortages
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's tourist capital Cape Town remains gripped by critical water shortages despite being lashed by torrential rains last week in the region's worst storm in 30 years, officials
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Cape Town Mops Up After Most Devastating Storm in 30 Years
Residents of Cape Town, South Africa’s second-largest city, and other towns in the surrounding Western Cape province mopped up the damage Thursday after a devastating storm that caused nine deaths, flattened
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Eight killed, thousands displaced as storm lashes South Africa's Cape
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Eight people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes as South Africa's tourist base Cape Town and surrounding areas were hit by the worst winter storm in 30 years,
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Heavy rains in Ivory Coast raise fears for cocoa mid-crop
Heavy rains and overcast weather last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions fueled fears that flooding and disease could cut into production in the last stage of the mid-crop, farmers said on
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Major reservoirs’ water level higher than 10-year average
With exception of 31 reservoirs in southern states where the water table has plummeted to 8% of their capacities, overall water tables in key reservoirs across the country have been at 21% of their capacities
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Heavy rain in Ivory Coast raises flooding fears in cocoa areas
Abundant rainfall fell last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions, sparking fears that flooding could hinder harvesting of what is otherwise expected to be a strong mid-crop, farmers
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15 killed as lightning, thunderstorm strike state
Patna: At least 15 people died and over two dozen were injured in the lightning and thunderstorm with rain in various parts of the state on Sunday. The wind speed was so high that the disaster management
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Lightning kills 3, injures seven in Uttarkashi
Three persons were killed and seven others injured as lightning struck Chaisheel Bugyal area of the Uttarkashi district on late Friday night. Uttarakashi District Magistrate Ashish Srivastava said
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Climate models forecast extreme rainfall
Nobel literature laureate and songsmith Bob Dylan certainly got it right: a hard rain is going to fall. As global temperatures rise, extremes of torrential rain will increase accordingly, with the heaviest
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State adds to target for new black farmers
The government is looking to increase the number of black commercial farmers to ensure ownership and control of the agricultural value chain by previously disadvantaged groups. Agriculture, Forestry