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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‘Bruce Lee’ El Nino: ‘Sept likely to see below normal rains’
At least 13 per cent of the divisions had excess rainfall, 51 per cent had normal and The country may still be pinning its hopes on some rainfall in September, but the El Nino is going to negate that
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53 instances of deficient rainfall in last 114 yrs: Met department
The first half of the season recorded mixed rainfall, with June recording 116 per cent of LPA and July 83 per cent, which was deficient. The last 114 years have witnessed 53 instances of deficient
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding river bed mining, Madhya Pradesh, 31/08/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Amarkant Mishra Vs. State of MP & Ors dated 31/08/2015 regarding river bed mining and in particular with reference to
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IMD deficit forecast comes true
But the poor monsoon has not stoked food inflation As the season enters its final phase, the forecast of a below-normal monsoon made by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has come true with the
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El Nino effect: Weak monsoon to continue
The ongoing dry spell, which was expected to continue till August end, may get extended to the first week of September. A recent extended range forecast of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
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Possibility of two consecutive droughts is only 3%: Kelkar
The monsoon performance is not always dependent on El Nino conditions, which are currently strong but then there are is a month-and-a-half left for the season to end and rains are expected during the monsoon's
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The possible role of local air pollution in climate change in West Africa
The climate of West Africa is characterized by a sensitive monsoon system that is associated with marked natural precipitation variability. This region has been and is projected to be subject to substantial
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India headed for climatic drought 2nd year on the trot
CRISIL Ratings identifies four states and five crops at highest risk to deficient monsoon Within the next 40 days, the southwest monsoon will formally start retracting from the Indian mainland, ending
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Safer to predict an ‘unpredictable’ monsoon, says The Economist
“It is safe to predict more unpredictability,” says a special report in The Economist on the Indian monsoon that continues to defy the best forecasts made by the best of models. The magazine recently published
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10% monsoon deficit raises drought fears
Sub-par rainfall across India for more than two weeks has pushed the monsoon deficit to 10% below normal, increasing worries of a second successive drought year in the country . Average all-India rainfall