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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El Niño contributing to 'monsoon on steroids' behind Southland's humid weather
California is experiencing a particularly muggy, sticky summer, and some experts say rising ocean temperatures are at least partly to blame. Record-high sea temperatures off the Mexican and Central
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Monsoon unleashes mayhem in north Gujarat, 25 dead in state
PALANPUR/BHUJ: Heavy rain coupled with gusts paralyzed four districts of north Gujarat even as at least 27 people died across the state in rain-related incidents in the 48 hours until 4pm on Tuesday.
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Hydrologic sensitivity of flood runoff and inundation: 2011 Thailand floods in the Chao Phraya River basin
<p>The Thailand floods in 2011 caused unprecedented economic damage in the Chao Phraya River basin. To diagnose the flood hazard characteristics, this study analyses the hydrologic sensitivity of flood
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contingency plan to deal with El Nino factor, 24/07/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contingency plan to deal with El Nino factor, 24/07/2015. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its 2nd update on June 2, 2015 of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall
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El Nino has affected monsoon adversely: Government
The El Nino has adversely affected the monsoon in the country so far and is expected to further affect the rainfall in coming months, government today said. In a written response to a question in Lok
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El Niño effect: Govt expects below-normal rain
The country has 7% less rain than normal during the period between June 1 and July 20 The El Nino weather effect will further impact the southwest monsoon in the remaining part of the four-month season
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Climatic, meteorological and topographical causes of the 16–17 June 2013 Kedarnath (India) natural disaster event
<p>The devastating flood episode (16–17 June 2013) at Kedarnath (Uttrakhand, India), caused a huge loss of lives and loss of physical/material wealth. To understand this catastrophic event, rainfall/convective
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The influence of tropical volcanic eruptions on the climate of South America during the last millennium
<p>Currently, little is known on how volcanic eruptions impact large-scale climate phenomena such as paleo-ITCZ position or South American summer monsoon behavior. In this paper, an analysis of observations
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Indian Ocean switches to positive dipole mode; strong monsoon seen for east India
A positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may have already begun to play out, according to the Applications Laboratory of Jamstec, the Japanese national weather forecaster. The positive phase
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NGT stays sand mining in MP during monsoons
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal on Monday stayed sand mining in the entire state of Madhya Pradesh on the ground that it is damaging river ecology. Previously, state government extended mining activity