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 …
Bhubaneswar: Intense heat wave conditions made a comeback in the State with 14 places recording temperature above 40 degree Celsius on Wednesday. Capital city Bhubaneswar emerged as the hottest place in the State on Wednesday with the highest temperature of 44 degree Celsius. The oppressive heat wave threw normal life …
MARGAO: Despite the India meteorology department (IMD) predicting a rain-deficient year for the country, amateur weather watchers feel that there is no cause for concern yet, as the quantum of rainfall in India varies from region to region, and well-planned anti-drought measures can offset any adverse rainfall situations. "There are …
The deep depression in the Arabian Sea has intensified into cyclonic storm 'Ashobaa' and is expected to further develop into a 'super cyclonic storm' in next 24-36 hours, the weather office said. However, director of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Gujarat Jayanta Sarkar said the storm is not likely to hit …
IMD has revised its monsoon forecast for 2015 from 'below normal' to 'deficit' A weak monsoon is likely to be credit-negative for India as it is expected to push up food inflation as well as government deficits, global rating agency Moody’s said on Monday. IMD has revised its monsoon forecast …
Private forecasters are counting on temperature changes in the Indian Ocean to strengthen the monsoon current like it did in 1997, when rainfall was normal, despite a strong El Nino. While forecasters are divided about the monsoon outlook, experts say that India has become less vulnerable to monsoon rain as …
Jaitley said on Thursday the IMD forecast was being drawn out in an exaggerated manner and conclusions on inflation or farm distress were far-fetched Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday sought to allay concern about a deficit monsoon and said advance estimates suggested rainfall would be normal in most parts …
The much-awaited southwest monsoon is likely to set over Kerala in the next 48 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. IMD had earlier predicted the monsoon's onset over the state on May 30, with an error margin of four days. "The conditions are favourable for the onset …
D.S. Pai, head of the Long Range Forecast Division at India Meteorological Department, Pune, says that compared with the previous four decades, the occurrence of heat waves and severe heat waves in the country has increased during 2001-10, the warmest decade for the country and the globe. A significant trend …
The weather office revised its southwest monsoon forecast to 88 per cent of average rainfall with the El Nino effect apparently having taken hold, presenting the Narendra Modi government with a challenge in case the prediction comes true. The new estimate is lower than the 93 per cent forecast by …
The southwest monsoon, the lifeline of millions of farmers is now expected to hit the Kerala coast only around June 5, almost four days behind the usual onset on June 1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had last month said the monsoon would arrive around May 30, two days ahead …
India is baking! The heat is on as most parts of India are reeling under a severe heat wave with temperatures hovering at over 45 degrees Celsius, and more than a thousand people have died because of the continuing heat wave, which is unprecedented in its spread all across the …
Pre-monsoon rains, however, cover most parts of north eastern states, Kerala and Karnataka The monsoon is likely to hit mainland India only on Friday ,a week later than the earlier predictions, even as heat wave conditions prevail in several parts of the country . “Looking at the current scenario, we …
Environment and agriculture experts have said that the state is least prepared to handle any more natural calamities if they arise. After the semi-drought last year and unseasonal rainfalls this year that destroyed standing crops and fruits, the government has made no attempts to plan for a catastrophe if one …
The monsoon's north-ward progress, after hitting the southern tip on time, will be delayed by about a week and central India will not get monsoon rains till June 20, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology said. "Onset of monsoon over Kerala is likely to take place around the normal onset …
Day temperatures dropped marginally on Thursday but there was hardly any relief for weather-beaten Delhiites as toxins in the air rose alarmingly due to a cloud cover trapping pollutants. The capital's air quality index (AQI) breached the 'severe' level, going from 219 (poor) on Wednesday to 410 in one of …
The death toll in the sweltering heat sweeping many parts of the country climbed to 1,826 on Thursday, with 414 lives being claimed by the scorching sun in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since Wednesday. In Andhra Pradesh, the toll rose to 1,334 on Thursday, 314 more than Wednesday. The death …
Hyderabad: The death toll due the heatwave sweeping the region increased with 852 dead in AP and 340 in Telangana, as on Wednesday evening. The heat claimed 550 lives in AP and 125 in Telangana in just 48 hour. Till May 25, the number of dead stood at 302 in …
The southwest monsoon is on its course and is expected to hit the Kerala coast by Saturday, though the onset might not be as strong as was being forecast earlier. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said heavy rain might occur in some places of Kerala around Sunday. The monsoon is currently …
The monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala on May 30 -as predicted by India Meteorological Department -but it may be weak because of El Nino's impact, IMD scientists have indicated. Experts from Skymet, a private weather agency , too said the monsoon's first surge over Kerala would be mild …
Monsoon's onset is likely to be on time and could set over the Kerala coast in the next 3-4 days. However, it is unlikely to give the much needed respite to people across north and central India from the dry and hot westerly winds sweeping from the Pakistan. Currently temperatures …
