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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Satellite-based analysis of the role of land use/land cover and vegetation density on surface temperature regime of Delhi, India
The knowledge of the surface temperature is important to a range of issues and themese in earth sciences central to urban climatology, global environmental change and human-environment interactions.
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HAM radio may soon bring warning on heavy rain
MUMBAI: This monsoon, Mumbaikars might get early warnings of heavy-rain days or passing cyclones, with the meteorological bureau networking with HAM operators in the city. "Whenever disasters have struck in the past, communication has been one of the major casualties,'' said Sudhir Shah, a HAM operator.
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Expect delayed monsoon, say IMD officials
Mumbai The current hot and sultry weather of Mumbai is here to stay, at least for a while, with no monsoon activity at sight on the western coast, the India Meteorology Department (IMD) said on Sunday. The maximum temperature in Mumbai hovered around 35.5
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Monsoon earlyburly
Central, northern India have a new date with the rains april, May and early June may be the future monsoon months of north and central India. As of now, the official date for the beginning of monsoons is June 29. But there has been a clear increase in rainfall in the months preceding June. This is because the atmosphere in north India is warming at a rate much faster than the rest of
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Earth's protective shield is stealing our air
The magnetosphere, long seen as our benign protector from the sun, may actually be focusing energy into the poles and aiding atmospheric loss.
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Mainland weather lapses into pre-monsoon times
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 Weather conditions seem to have reverted to pre-monsoon coordinates with a signature north-south trough (or wind discontinuity) reappearing along
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Delhi is reeling under high levels of deadly ozone: CSE analysis
The latest CSE analysis finds that Delhi is witnessing an unprecedented ozone build-up. Ozone levels have exceeded the standards proposed by MoEF almost everyday in April. It recommends notification of the proposed air quality standards without any further delay to implement control strategies for ozone-forming gases.
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Aila delays onset of monsoon in state
Pune The onset of southwest monsoon in the state is likely only after June 1. Though monsoon started in Kerala a week in advance, the cyclone Aila weakened the pressure. According to the Met officers, the cyclone has weakened the pressure of the monsoon winds and it will take atleast a week to recover.
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An early start
On Saturday, the India Meteorological Department declared that the monsoon had set in over Kerala more than a week ahead of its usual date. An early start to the rainy season will be especially welcome in this southern State where last year