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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Heavy snowfall disrupts life in Himachal
Heavy snowfall received in several parts of Himachal Pradesh threw normal life out of gear as roads were blocked and transmission lines were snapped forcing people to live without power and daily supply
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Rain over the weekend may bring chill, reduce pollution
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, the city is expected to receive light rainfall on January 6 and 7. With the likelihood of rainfall and a dip in temperature over the
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Hanbook for hydrometeorological observations
The National water resources are limited & unevenly distributed resulting in seasonal abundance, and even devastating floods in some areas, while large tracts in other regions are persistently drought
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Stream flow trends in up and midstream of Kirindi Oya river basin in Sri Lanka and its linkages to rainfall
<p>Trend analysis of hydro-climatic variables provide useful information for effective planning, designing and management of water resources and agricultural production. Trends in observed stream flow
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Occurrence of hail storms and strategies to minimize its effect on crops
<p>Among the extreme weather events hailstorm in recent past caused significant crop damage across the country. In 2014 and 2015 unseasonal rains and hailstorms during March and April damaged rabi crops
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Heavy rains wreak havoc in Mpwapwa
The Mpwapwa Village Chairman, Mr Marekani Kayembe, told the ‘Sunday News’ that the downpour that lasted for three hours from 1:00 am on Friday wrecked havoc to the residents. Most of women and children
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The December 2012 Mayo River debris flow triggered by Super Typhoon Bopha in Mindanao, Philippines: lessons learned and questions raised
<p>Category 5 Super Typhoon Bopha, the world's worst storm of 2012, formed abnormally close to the Equator, and its landfall on Mindanao set the record proximity to the Equator for its category. Its
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Karnataka staring at a major drinking water crisis as reservoir levels plunge
The failure of the monsoons in the state for the second consecutive year has, besides driving farmers into despair, plunged the major urban centres - including the capital city Bengaluru - into a major
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Explaining extreme events of 2015 from a climate perspective
This fifth edition of explaining extreme events of the previous year (2015) from a climate perspective continues to provide evidence that climate change is altering some extreme event risk. Without exception,
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Water managers cheer as Krishna trickles into Poondi reservoir
CHENNAI: Krishna water reached Poondi reservoir on Saturday night giving some hope to water managers with water levels dropping to less than one tmcft. “Poondi reservoir is now getting 300 cusecs of water