The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
As per the report ‘United in Science: the high-level synthesis report of latest science information convened by the Science Advisory Group of the UN Climate Action Summit’, published by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a UN body, the average global temperature for 2015-2019 is currently estimated to be 1.1 degree Celsius …
In the last four-and-a-half years, Maharashtra has witnessed an erratic pattern in rains wherein, after an initial spell, there are long gaps ranging from 15 to 21 days, which is detrimental for crops. The week-long dry spell during monsoon has the state government worried as it is likely to impact …
Thee spread of Japanese Encephalitis during the flood has made the condition more challenging as death toll due to JE has also climbed to 82. Guwahati: The flood situation remains grim in Assam on Wednesday with death toll climbing to 20. More than 57 lakh population across 30 districts of …
India is one of the world's biggest users of ground water and its depleting levels are the main reason for the country's severe shortages Punjab, known as the country's grain bowl with over 80 per cent of its land under irrigation, recorded the second highest farmers suicides in 2015, after …
Water-world: Vehicles stuck in the water-logged King’s Circle in Sion in Mumbai on Monday morning. 540 mm of rain in 48 hours leaves city inundated; Met Dept forecasts more rain With 540 mm of rainfall over two days, Mumbai woke up on Monday morning to water-logging across the city, inconveniencing …
Monsoon is expected to advance further up north as Cyclone Vayu loses intensity paving the way for the wind system to move towards the Arabian Sea, the weatherman said Sunday. By now, monsoon should have reached the central India, including parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, …
The Centre has asked states to brace for deficit rainfall this season, although the weather office has stuck to its forecast of normal monsoon. The suggestion came at the Centre’s first meeting on drought management held on Tuesday. The monsoon reached Kerala on June 8 — a week later than …
Large parts of the country witnessed severe heatwave over the last week with temperatures even reaching 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan Heatwave conditions are likely to continue over north Indian plains, central and south India for two more days and abate gradually, the IMD said Sunday. "Due to easterly winds …
New Delhi: A severe heatwave is set to hit Delhi and its neighbouring regions which, according to IMD, is likely to push the maximum temperature to 45 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours. On Wednesday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 43.1 degrees Celsius — three notches above normal …
What we need to understand is what Fani means in an increasingly climate-risked world A horrific tropical cyclone-making landfall in the midst of election cacophony is not a good idea. It captures headlines briefly and it makes for good politics — who did what and who did not. But the …
“Mumbai has long taken its coastal wind for granted. Soon, the wind will be unable to clean pollutants in the air,” said Yash Mar-wah, founder of Let India Breathe WHILE MUMBAI has achieved better air quality on certain parameters over the last 15 years, the financial capital is now well …
The air quality in Delhi and most NCR towns was ‘very poor’ as the concentration of particulate matter in the air increased. The impact of a long-distance dust storm, localised air pressure systems picking up dust and the westerly direction of surface winds left the city gasping for fresh air …
While Skymet expects a below-normal rainfall, IMD sees near-normal rains this year The country’s hydropower generation would be good this season despite varying forecasts by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and Skymet, said industry officials. While Skymet expects a below-normal rainfall, IMD sees near-normal rains this year. “Even if the …
KOCHI: IMD has extended the sunstroke and sunburn alert in the state from April 2 to April 6. With this, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has re-issued the set of precautionary guidelines for people to follow to tackle the situation. On Wednesday, temperatures in Palakkad and Alappuzha districts …
Following light rain and thunderstorm, the air pollution level in the national capital settled in the 'Moderate' category on Sunday. The Air Quality Index was docking at 152 at 8:00 am in the morning. The minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded at 14 and 28-degree Celsius respectively. The relative humidity …
The AQI near Pusa Road, Airport Terminal 3 and Chandni Chowk was recorded at 329, 301 and 338 respectively. NEW DELHI: In a bad news for people living in Delhi, the levels of air pollution in the national capital has again increases and air quality index (AQI) at several places …
NEW DELHI: Cold wave is back in the capital and here to stay, for a few days at least. The minimum temperature is likely to hover around four degrees Celsius over the next three days, according to IMD forecast. Delhi, however, may see another spell of rain on Wednesday and …
According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the city saw an air quality index value of 212 as opposed to 98 on Tuesday. A day after heavy rain brought down pollution levels in the city, the air quality deteriorated to the ‘poor’ level again on Wednesday. Advertising According to Central …
PUNE: India experienced 167 instances of cold waves, the highest in 13 years, across different stations in December, according to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In 2017, December saw just 30 such instances. A cold wave is a spell of cold weather in an area when the minimum …
While the IMD had prior to the winter season said temperatures are likely to be “slightly above normal”, a senior official at the Ministry of Earth Sciences clarified that the IMD had predicted an average for the entire season and the prevailing cold wave was a normal occurrence during the …
