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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Climate change over India: an interim report
This Interim Report on Climate Change over India prepared by the Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR) in the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, is intended to provide a brief overview
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A revival of Indian summer monsoon rainfall since 2002
A significant reduction in summer monsoon rainfall has been observed in northern central India during the second half of the twentieth century, threatening water security and causing widespread socio-economic
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Drought shadow looms over deep south
In 2016, south interior Karnataka recorded 22 per cent deficit rainfall during the southwest monsoon season (June-September). Reservoir levels in the Cauvery basin have fallen lower with back-to-back monsoon
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IMD predicts heavy rainfall for central, northwest India
As the Monsoon reached in active phase in most parts of the country, heavy to very heavy rainfall has increased the chances of floods even in central and northwest India over next 10 days. Though the northeast
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KEDB to open eco-trails around Bengaluru in August
Come August, the Karnataka Eco-Tourism Development Board (KEDB) will throw open 10 eco-trails for tourists. These trekking trails include famous and lesser-known hillocks and reserve forest patches.
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Bhopal Tree Cover Chopped By 44% In 20 Years
Bhopal: Bhopal: Unbridled urbanization is turning green Bhopal into a concrete jungle. The massive growth of highrises, glass-facade buildings, and vehicles is in direct contrast to the rate at which trees
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Harsh Vardhan to launch plantation drive on July 5
The Union Environment Ministry will launch tomorrow a month-long drive to plant saplings, with minister Harsh Vardhan urging the states to undertake similar initiatives. Urging people to become "green
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In few days, Gujarat gets 24% of monsoon rain: 32 dead in rain-related incidents
Ahmedabad recorded an average rainfall of 50.61 mm in the past 12 hours. The traffic in the city was also hit by heavy rainfall on Monday. Due to water logging, Akhbarnagar underpass was closed for three
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Aerosols ‘shrinking’ India’s monsoon
Greenhouse gases cause concern, but scientists are more worried about particulates While greenhouse gases, or GHGs, are causing concern about the long-term fate of the Indian monsoon, researchers now
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Climate diagnostics bulletin of India
Rainfall during the month of July over the country as a whole was normal. However, it was marked with large spatial variability, as the homogeneous region of Central India received above normal rainfall,