El Nino doesn’t always cause drought
New Delhi:Amid concerns of deficient rains this monsoon, a new study has shown that since 1980, all El Nino years have not resulted in a drought, although all droughts have happened in years of El Nino.
New Delhi:Amid concerns of deficient rains this monsoon, a new study has shown that since 1980, all El Nino years have not resulted in a drought, although all droughts have happened in years of El Nino.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra): Absence of proper rainfall has risked the farmlands of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra and lack of subsequent effective government intervention is leaving farmers with no option
‘Water scarcity curtailed cultivation of short-term crops’. The Tamizhaga Vivasayegal Sangam has made an appeal to the Government to declare Tamil Nadu as a drought-hit State. A resolution in this connection
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The weather office has forecast a 5% deficit in the June-September southwest monsoon this year but signaled the disruptive El Nino phenomenon could make things much worse for India's largely rain-fed farms,
IMD says will update its forecast in June after rains set in El Nino refers to the warmer-than-average sea surface temperature in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean This condition occurs
The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) will supply water to the public to tide over the drought-like situation prevailing in Manipur. Making this announcement on Tuesday the PHED Minister Hemochandra
ONLY a severe El Nino can materially impact India’s monsoon rains and hit grain production, historical patterns suggest. Most observers, however, believe the expected El Nino won’t be a grim one. El
India should prepare for below normal rainfall in the crucial monsoon season this year, particularly in the agriculturally significant north-western and western central regions, private forecaster Skymet
El Nino has a history of adversely impacting rainfall in India during monsoon. Here is a timeline of the years in which India witnessed droughts triggered by El Nino—the warming of sea-surface temperatures
Scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have identified a set of genes that could be key to the development of the next generation of tough and disease-resistant 'super rice'. "As the Earth's
If reports are to be believed, large part of Hamren sub–division is severely hit by a drought like situation due to scarcity of rain water in the area for the past several months. Adding to their relentless
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India’s northern states are more vulnerable than the rest to a deficiency of rain in the next monsoon season due to the El Niño threat. “South India has got the ocean on both sides, so either the Bay of
YOKOHAMA: International scientists gathered near Tokyo on Tuesday for a week-long meeting centred on a grim climate change report that warned of floods and drought that could stoke conflicts and wreak
Thiruvananthapuram: Though not indicated as El Nino effect, soaring temperatures and a likely drop in summer showers could lead to a drought like situation in Kerala, according to Indian Meteorological
A strong hailstorm hit many parts of Manipur on Thursday night leaving a trail of destruction mostly in the four valley districts. The hailstorm started from 7.30 p.m. and lasted till 10.30 p.m. Vast areas of vegetables and fruit bearing trees were destroyed. The strong wind also blew away roofs of houses. Reports are that some houses had also been razed to ground. However there is no report of casualty.
State severely threatened by climate change, says State Action Plan on Climate Change Alappuzha, Palakkad, Wayanad and Idukki districts are climate change hotspots in Kerala, with a high degree of vulnerability to natural hazards like flood and drought and impact on biodiversity and human life.
A monsoon failure in 2014 due to El Niño’s return could slow the pace of economic recovery, and gross domestic product could grow just 5.2% in the 2014-15 fiscal, said a Crisil Research report on Tuesday.
Punjab, Rajasthan oppose state’s plea on using Hansi-Butana canal Citing Centre’s alert on possible drought in 2014 due to the El Nino effect, Haryana today pleaded in the Supreme Court for using the 109-km Hansi-Butana canal by pumping water from the Bakhra Mainline (BML).