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
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
At an estimated 117.18 million tonnes, it is, however, “better than expected,” says Pawar At an estimated 117.18 million tonnes, kharif production is expected to fall short of the target by 11.84 million tonnes this year, what with the delayed and deficient monsoon hitting production of coarse cereals, pulses and oilseeds in parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. It is lower by 12.76 million tonnes than what was achieved during kharif of 2011-12, though the southwest monsoon deficiency has come down to five per cent after significant late rainfall in August and September.
Withdrawal delayed yet again for seventh year. The southwest monsoon, which accounts for more than 70 per cent of India's annual rainfall, is set to withdraw from northern and some western parts of the
Jaisalmer: Rajasthan’s desert region has gone from grey to green in little more than a month. In a dramatic late surge in the monsoon here, the threat of drought that loomed large over the region in mid-August
No Relief For Farmers As Water Levels In Dams Still Dismal Gandhinagar: Despite the recent good spell of rain in Saurashtra and Kutch, the regions are staring at several months of water woes. With the water storage in the dams remaining quite low, farmers will not be getting any water from these sources for irrigation. The issue is all set to become a poll agenda for parties opposing the ruling BJP. Sources said that at the beginning of this week, the average water storage in dams and other schemes in Kutch was recorded at 36.40 per cent while that for Saurashtra was a grim 17.86 per cent.
Tropical cyclones over the Arabian Sea in the pre-monsoon season (May–June) have intensified since 1997 owing to significant reductions in storm-ambient vertical wind shear (VWS) in the troposphere; these
Arabian Sea tropical cyclones have become stronger over the past 30 years owing to a reduction in vertical wind shear (VWS) brought about by radiative forcing from pollution aerosols1. Wang et al.2 argue
Prediction Pangs: In August, the weatherman said it would be a poor show on the rain front in September due to the El Nino effect Now the seasonal rains seem to be in no hurry to leave or taper off.
When it comes to farms, Punjab is not Haryana’s “laggard” neighbour. It has surpassed its paddy target for this year despite deficient rains in the transplantation months of June and July while Haryana
As least forty-six people were killed in separate incidents of electrocution and structure collapse, as late monsoon rains unleashed devastation in Punjab and Sindh provinces. A twelve-year-old boy
The government conceded in Parliament Wednesday that the accuracy of long-range monsoon forecasts in the last four years had only been about 50 per cent, an admission that is expected to strengthen critics