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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Drying of Indian subcontinent by rapid Indian Ocean warming and a weakening land-sea thermal gradient- Figures Index
<p>Figures index : From the study "Drying of Indian subcontinent by rapid Indian Ocean warming and a weakening land-sea thermal gradient".</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150616/ncomms8423/fig_tab/ncomms8423_ft.html"
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Promise me the monsoon
Why this weird weather? Why have western disturbances—the extra-tropical storms that originate in the Mediterranean and Atlantic seas—been lashing us again and again, with devastating impacts on agriculture?
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‘Southern parts of Pakistan to experience harsher droughts’
ISLAMABAD: International weather experts predict that Pakistan may face harsher drought conditions than last year. Their prediction, reported by the South Asian Climate Forum (SASCOF) after its yearly
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Conserve rainwater: Union minister to Gurgaon administration
GURGAON: In view of rapid water depletion here, Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh on Wednesday directed the local administration to ensure maximum conservation of rainwater during upcoming monsoon season.
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Impacts of 20th century aerosol emissions on the South Asian monsoon in the CMIP5 models
Comparison of single-forcing varieties of 20th century historical experiments in a subset of models from the Fifth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) reveals that South Asian summer monsoon
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Amateur weather watcher dismisses ‘drought year’ fears
MARGAO: Despite the India meteorology department (IMD) predicting a rain-deficient year for the country, amateur weather watchers feel that there is no cause for concern yet, as the quantum of rainfall
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Weak monsoon to be credit negative for India: Moody's
IMD has revised its monsoon forecast for 2015 from 'below normal' to 'deficit' A weak monsoon is likely to be credit-negative for India as it is expected to push up food inflation as well as government
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Over 60,000 hit by first wave of Assam floods
With the onset of monsoon in the northeast, Assam has been hit by the first wave of floods affecting over 60,000 people in nine districts of the state.At least one person has been washed away in the fresh
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Indian Ocean Dipole and the monsoon: The Joker in the forecast pack
Dr Suryachandra Rao, Associate Mission Director, Monsoon Mission, at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), explains a key atmosphere-ocean phenomenon. What is the Indian Ocean Dipole
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Private forecasters bet on Indian Ocean to turnaround monsoon current
Private forecasters are counting on temperature changes in the Indian Ocean to strengthen the monsoon current like it did in 1997, when rainfall was normal, despite a strong El Nino. While forecasters