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 …
Jammu & Kashmir has been hit by floods a second time in the past seven months. But a modern flood forecasting system continues to elude this most vulnerable state of India. The Central Water Commission (CWC), a central agency which constantly monitors water levels of rivers across the country, has …
This month has been the "wettest" March in northern and central parts of the country in the past 100 years, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said, and predicted more rains in the coming two weeks. IMD Director General L S Rathore said, due to the rains, there has …
Sonam Lotus, director of the meteorological office, today said there is no flood threat to the Kashmir Valley. Talking to media, he said, "Although there has been a rise in the water level of rivers and streams in the Kashmir Valley due to overnight incessant rains, there is no reason …
NEW DELHI: Under attack from experts and civil society organizations for its alleged bid to "validate" the city's air quality stats, the Centre has indicated that it will allow Delhi Pollution Control Committee to release its real-time data but with a rider. According to CPCB, it will also vet the …
In a bid to enhance awareness of the hazards of air pollution, India’s first ‘air quality’ Mobile App, SAFAR-Air, was launched on Tuesday at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. The application, developed by scientists at IITM, will enable citizens to check their city’s air quality in real …
Dense fog continued to ruin travel plans in North India on Sunday with over 100 flights and 60 North-bound trains getting delayed in Delhi alone. The intensity of fog is set to increase across North India in the coming few days. The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning for …
The City is in the grip of a cold wave condition, with Bengalureans experiencing dry chill weather and teeth-chattering winds since Saturday. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, this will continue on Tuesday also. Speaking to Deccan Herald, IMD Bengaluru Director B Puttanna said: “This is for the …
Intense cold wave that has hit the north India, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in its grip, also swept across Bathinda and its adjoining areas, with the weather remaining mainly dry even as fog disrupted road and rail traffic in the region. Absence of sun and dew hanging heavy in …
One big reason for the long spell of extreme cold weather in Delhi and many parts of North India this winter season -affecting road, rail and air traffic almost every day and claiming tens of lives -is rising air pollution, say scientists. Delhi's air quality , which was adjudged to …
Bone-chilling weather continued in Jammu and Kashmir today as overnight temperatures remained several notches below the freezing point in the valley and Ladakh region. Weather office today forecast cold and dry weather will continue for next 24 hours, indicating a further drop in the minimum temperature. "Present cold wave conditions …
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) -the country's national weather forecaster -on Thursday launched an SMS-based alert system for general public for dissemination of weather and disaster-related (cyclone, floods, heavy rains) information. Under this round-the-clock web-based operational system, the IMD will send SMSs to individuals who would register themselves at the …
Agro-Met Advisories- Helping Farmers Stay Ahead in the Weather Game, presentation given at Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) book launch of Rising to the Call - Good Practices of Climate Change Adaptation in India at IHC, New Delhi.
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), which recently reviewed the Delhi government's air pollution action plan, has found that the government is not equipped to deal with the city's severe air pollution. EPCA has now asked it to take three emergency steps to battle smog this winter—increase public transport vehicles, especially …
Though cyclone Nilofar has weakened considerably, it brought about an almost immediate change in Delhi’s weather as it neared the Gujarat coast. On Friday, the capital saw a drop in minimum temperatures—to 16 degrees Celsius from Thursday’s 17.8—even while smog kept the city cocooned through the day. While the air …
The current haze-like condition in Delhi could be linked to agricultural waste being burnt up north in Punjab and Haryana. Images released by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration from its moderate resolution imaging spectro-radiometer (MODIS)'s aqua-satellite suggest a thick blanket of aerosols lying over northern Indian states …
Industrial installations, ports put on high alert for next three days When cyclone Nilofar, termed a ‘very severe cyclone’ by the weather department, reaches the Gujarat coast, its intensity is likely to weaken by two levels. The date of landfall has also been revised to Saturday from Friday. The cyclone …
The coastal districts of Gujarat would receive isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall as cyclone Nilofar would intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Fishermen were warned against venturing into sea by the state government as the western …
It seems like Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra, cyclone has become an annual event in Odisha. The severe cyclone Phailin hit Gopalpur coast on October 12, 2013 evening while cyclone Hudhud hit Visakhapatnam exactly on the same day in 2014, but this time before noon. Hudhud also caused devastation in southern …
Death toll in Hudhud cyclonic storm that struck the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh on Monday rose to 21, with sixteen more people reported to have died, authorities said. “Fifteen deaths were reported from Visakhapatnam district, five in Vizianagaram and one in Srikakulam,” Special Commissioner in State Disaster Management Authority, …
