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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Flood alert in state after incessant rain in N Bengal
Continuous rain for the past 48-hours in parts of north Bengal, Sikkim and the Bhutan Hills has raised possibility of flood in many parts of Bengal especially in Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar
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NGT moved for revival of water bodies in Dwarka
Days after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed Delhi government to clean and restore all natural water bodies in the city, an environment activist has moved the green panel seeking its intervention
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Monsoon rains cover half of India; to accelerate sowing
Indian monsoon rains have covered nearly half of the country, the weather department said on Monday, accelerating planting of summer crops like paddy rice, soybeans, cotton and pulses. The June to September
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Flash floods disrupt life in capital, more rains likely
Guwahati: A pre-monsoon shower lasting for about half an hour had the entire city under water on Wednesday. From RG Baruah Road to Zoo Tiniali, Chadmari, Dispur, Hengerabari, Tarun Nagar, Anil Nagar, Lachit
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Senegal's farmers adopt new tool to boost harvests: mobile phones
SIKILO, Senegal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Walking through his dry millet field, Alioune Djaby, chief of Sikilo village, waits for a sign that rainfall is coming. Normally, he would look for clouds
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Stuck for a week, sluggish monsoon set for a surge: Met
Stuck over south India for almost a week, the monsoon is set to stir again on the back of a fresh surge. Over the next four-five days, the rain-bearing wind system is expected to cover entire peninsular
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10 dead, 13 missing in China rain, landslides
CHANGSHA -- At least 10 people have died and 13 remain missing after heavy rain caused flash floods, mudslides and landslides in south China's Hunan, Guizhou, Guangdong provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
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East coast from Queensland to Tasmania facing 'severe weather' risk, bureau says
NSW set receive a second bout of severe weather this weekend, two weeks after Sydney's coastal suburbs were left damaged by storms. Residents across an arc of eastern Australia stretching from Queensland
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Five dead, four missing in SW China rain, landslides
GUIYANG - Five people have died and four remain missing after flash floods, mudslides and landslides hit a county in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Heavy rain pounded Jinping County from Tuesday
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Telangana: Bad year pushes water level down
The May 2016 report by TS groundwater department also found that nine districts in the state have deeper water levels than in May 2015. Hyderabad: Water year 2015-16 has been bad for Telangana with