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
Monsoons
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Monsoon 2018 forecast: Met dept predicts normal rainfall, at 97% of LPA
A normal monsoon will not only aid agriculture growth but also have a positive impact on the overall rural economy, crucial for the BJP govt as it faces key state elections and general polls in 2019
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Stabilised frequency of extreme positive Indian Ocean Dipole under 1.5 °C warming
<p>Extreme positive Indian Ocean Dipole (pIOD) affects weather, agriculture, ecosystems, and public health worldwide, particularly when exacerbated by an extreme El Niño. The Paris Agreement aims
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Climate change could help harness power using off-shore wind energy: IIT-B researchers
MUMBAI: Researchers at IIT-Bombay have suggested that global warming could be good news after all, for generating power using off-shore wind energy (from the sea bed). Debunking fears that the changing
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Groundwater level: Pune district fourth in state
According to it, Pune district had a maximum of 12 villages showing depletion, followed by five villages with a depletion between 1m to 2m in the groundwater levels. Pune district has ranked fourth
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Long‐term climate simulations using the IITM Earth System Model (IITM‐ESMv2) with focus on the South Asian monsoon
<p>This study details the capabilities of the IITM Earth System Model version 2 (IITM‐ESMv2), developed at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India, for investigating long‐term climate
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Varthur lake froths amid messy civil works, rain
A sudden burst of rain coupled with ongoing construction works have caused the Varthur Lake to froth again, while officials trusted with coordination and review of the waterbody are away on poll duty.
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Summer to be hotter than normal across north India, predicts IMD
NEW DELHI: Most parts of north India can expect a searing hot summer this year with average mean temperatures remaining more than a degree above normal, the India Meteorological Department said in its
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Early indications point to normal monsoon this year
NEW DELHI: In what could be welcome news amid reports of farm distress in several states, there are indications that India could see a normal monsoon even as national weather forecaster IMD is still over
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Climate change may reduce farm output, raise India's famished: Report
For every 100 mm drop in average rainfall, farmer incomes fall 15% during the kharif season and 7% during rabi, the survey said In 2030, India’s agriculture output might be 7 points lower at 1.56 times
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Role of ocean initial conditions to diminish dry bias in the seasonal prediction of Indian summer monsoon rainfall: A case study using climate forecast system
<p>Coupled models tend to underestimate Indian summer monsoon (ISM) rainfall over most of the Indian subcontinent. Present study demonstrates that a part of dry bias is arising from the discrepancies in