Ozone and UV bulletin
The stratosphere ozone layer is slowly recovering and the recovery will be complete in most parts of the atmosphere in the coming decades, according to the latest bulletin by the World Meteorological Organization
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer
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WMO monsoon projection: IMD cautious
IMD has been predicting a normal monsoon during the June-September season since March.
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Monsoon fading: El Nino may hit UPA growth curve
UN Climate Alert Adds To Govt Worries The risk of a failed monsoon has risen manifold with the World Meteorological Organisation warning of a
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Drought dread
The dreaded
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Weather dept to get Doppler Radar for accurate forecasts
Ahmedabad : India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad is set to procure a state-of-the-art Doppler Radar to track weather conditions more accurately in and around city. According to IMD officials, this sophisticated weather prediction system that can detect weather conditions within a radius of 500 km, will be in place by next year.
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A storms brewing
There have been several air circulation disturbances in the recent past. Heat waves have scorched Orissa and West Bengal, while cyclonic storms took shape in the Bay of Bengal. Scientists pore over data to explain the unusual weather, writes Archita Bhatta
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Are We Heading For A Drought?
The agriculture ministry is preparing a contingency plan to prevent food shortage---------- For the first time in 30 years, India stares at the probability of a drought, which threatens to worsen the already precarious food demand-supply balance and plunge the country into a deeper food security crisis.
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An uncertain monsoon
There is as yet no serious damage to kharif prospects.
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Monsoon gets moving again, to hit Mumbai in 2-3 days
Surinder Sud / New Delhi June 20, 2009, 0:04 IST The prolonged break in the rainy season that has caused widespread concern over the delay in kharif sowing is finally ending with the monsoon likely to advance into Mumbai and adjoining parts of Maharashtra in two or three days.
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Particulate absorption of solar radiation: anthropogenic aerosols vs. dust
<p><span class="pb_abstract">Particulate solar absorption is a critical factor in determining the value and even sign of the direct radiative forcing of aerosols. The heating to the atmosphere and cooling to the Earth's surface caused by this absorption are hypothesized to have significant climate impacts.