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 …
The monsoon will arrive in Kerala on May 30, but may be weak because of El Nino, India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientists have indicated. Experts from Skymet, a private weather agency, said the monsoon's first surge over Kerala will be mild and it will advance slowly after the onset. Effectively, …
BHUBANESWAR: The mercury went up a couple of notches across the state on Monday, with no respite in sight for at least in a week. Angul recorded the maximum temperature at 47°C, the highest in more than a decade, said a senior officer at IMD centre here. Even the state …
Why this weird weather? Why have western disturbances - the extra-tropical storms that originate in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic oceans - been lashing us again and again, with devastating impacts on agriculture? Is this normal? Or has weird weather become the new definition of normal? The India Meteorological Department …
After standing still for five days over the Andamans, the southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday to cover the entire island chain and weather department said rains would hit Kerala by May-end. India Meteorological Department officials said they expect the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon to get activated in about …
Even when Srinagar hogged all the limelight post the September 2014 devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir, areas such as Gund-i-Jehangir in remote Bandipora district, north-west of Srinagar near the Wular Lake, were neglected by media, and to some extent, even by the administration. Media, local, national or international, too …
There's good news on the monsoon front for farmers and policymakers. Rainfall is likely to be better than the gloomy forecasts of last month, particularly in June when farmers plant crops. Forecasters say parameters have changed significantly since last month when Met Department forecast deficient rainfall. Private forecaster Skymet has …
With no respite in the soaring day temperatures, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued warning that heat wave conditions would prevail in some parts of Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda districts for the next two-days. On Wednesday, the maximum day temperatures continued to rise with Nizamabad recording 46.4 degrees Celsius against …
The MET department has already blamed the El Nino phenomenon for below normal rainfall this year What is it El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a climate event that happens when warm water in the Pacific Ocean interacts with the atmosphere, causing various …
It is expected to strike the Kerala coast in the next eight-10 days India’s southwest monsoon arrived over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday, almost four days before its scheduled arrival date of May 20, and might hit the Kerala coast in the next eight-10 days, private weather forecasting …
Monsoon has arrived over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Onset of southwest monsoon over the south Andaman Sea on Saturday night was masterminded by raging super typhoon Dolphin in the northwest Pacific. The super typhoon is now the predominant weather system under the command area of the larger Asian monsoon …
BHUBANESWAR: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional office here has predicted that South-West Monsoon will hit Odisha on its usual time by June 10 to 13, and there will be no disruptive El Nino effect. "It is too early to predict the exact date of monsoon hitting the state. If …
After 102.6mm of rain in three hours on Wednesday, Pune now has an excess of 138.5mm pre-monsoon rainfall in its kitty which will help in increasing the groundwater levels here. As per the weather office data, the city has received the maximum pre-monsoon showers among all the other parts of …
The monsoon is likely to hit India two days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department announced on Thursday even as the possibility of below-par rainfall grew, with both IMD and US forecasters predicting a greatly increased chance of El Nino conditions persisting through the summer. "The …
The Australian Meteorological Department said on Tuesday that the tropical Pacific is in the early stages of the El Nino weather phenomenon. Based upon model outlooks and current observations, the bureau's El Nino Southern Oscillation or ENSO Tracker has been raised to El Nino status. This suggests that India's southwest …
Skymet still feels rain would be normal The dreaded El Nino weather phenomenon, which often does not have a positive impact on the southwest monsoon in India, has well and truly set. It could continue all through the four-month southwest monsoon that starts in June, forecasts done by a clutch …
IAF, NDRF put on standby if Nepal seeks help Less than a month after a devastating earthquake hit Nepal, another earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale epicentred in the neighbouring country shook Delhi, most of northern and eastern India, including Bihar and West Bengal, and even some places in …
Rainfall may remain below normal, prompting the government to put in place a contingency plan and push crop insurance for farmers. Monsoon is expected to arrive on time this year, hitting Kerala on June 1, but rainfall may remain below normal, prompting the government to put in place a contingency …
MEERUT: With the city registering a pleasant 36 degree Centigrade on May 1, the Met department has predicted the entire month would follow the trend. The meteorological department's records show that the city experienced its hottest May 1 in 2014, when the mercury touched 43.1°C, whereas this year it was …
The IMF working paper has tried to dispel some fears associated with the weather phenomenon As the government gears up to face the adverse impact of El Niño on the monsoon, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper has tried to dispel some fears associated with the weather phenomenon. IMF …
Researchers with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) now say the effect of global warming has become more pronounced in the country over the last 10 years. Besides an average rise of 0.4-0.5 degrees celsius in temperature, the country has seen a gradual rise in the minimum temperature and also a …
