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 …
* 3.5 lakh people evacuated * 200 kmph winds slam Visakhapatnam * PM promises help Eight persons were killed as “very severe cyclonic storm” Hudhud battered coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of Odisha today, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. More than 3.5 lakh people — 2.5 lakh …
Are autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, where the body’s immune system reacts against itself, linked to air pollution? A preliminary analysis of an ongoing study at AIIMS since April 2013 on 300 rheumatoid arthritis patients has found their symptoms worsen when suspended particulate matter (SPM) 2.5 increases in the …
The Deep Depression over South Chhattisgarh & neighbourhood moved northwards and lay centered at 11 30 hours IST of 13 th October 2014 near Lat. 2 0.7 °N and Long. 81.5 °E, 50 kms south of Raipur . It would move northwards for next 12 hours and then north - …
South Odisha to be affected; people relatively relieved People in most vulnerable districts in the State were a bit relaxed on Thursday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that cyclone Hudhud was likely to make its landfall near Vishakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh with a wind speed blowing at 80-90 …
Unlike Phailin, which had hit the Odisha coast last year on October 13 and also brought major climatic aberration following heavy rainfall in Bihar and Jharkhand, cyclone Hudhud is unlikely to have any major impact in Bihar and Jharkhand. However, Met office (Patna) scientist R K Giri said on Thursday …
To intensify into very severe cyclonic storm on Oct 10 To hit AP, Odisha coast on Oct 12 noon The India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Director General LS Rathore on Wednesday afternoon said the cyclonic storm Hudhud would be of lesser intensity than Phailin that had hit the Odisha coast just …
The weather department has warned of extensive damage in the coastal areas of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, including possible disruption of power and communication lines, due to the approaching “severe cyclonic storm”, named ‘Hudhud’, scheduled to hit eastern coast on October 12. Wind speeds of up to 150 km per …
VISAKHAPATNAM: The low pressure system in Bay of Bengal, which appeared as a deep depression on Tuesday, is expected to surface as a cyclonic storm, Hudhud, on Wednesday (October 8). The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the system would cross Andaman and Nicobar islands by Wednesday forenoon …
The government asks people to be prepared Sixteen districts in Odisha have been put on high alert, by the Odisha government, in view of the formation of a depression over the north Andaman Sea, which could well turn into a cyclonic storm in the next 72 hours. Chief Minister Naveen …
PORT BLAIR/BHUBANESWAR India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A cyclone heading for India's southeast coast gathered strength on Wednesday, uprooting trees, triggering landslides and snapping power and phone links as it crossed the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands, government officials said. Cyclone Hudhud is moving in from the Bay of Bengal …
VISAKHAPATNAM: A cyclonic storm is brewing in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to hit the Odisha coast by October 12, Met officials said. The cyclone is likely to be named Hudhud, after an Afro-Eurasian bird, by Oman, whose turn it is to name the next cyclone. According to …
AHMEDABAD: The average annual minimum temperature in Gujarat is increasing by 0.02 degree celsius every year, while the maximum temperature is also increasing at the same rate. This was revealed in the 'State-Level Climate Change Trends in India' report of India Meteorological Department (IMD). The study was carried out by …
The state this year witnessed a deficit monsoon to the tune of 50 per cent. Since most of the irrigation in the state is dependent on rains, farmers have come under enormous fiscal stress owing to poor rainfall. The farmers had to spend an additional amount of Rs 5,000 to …
Shortfall unlikely to stoke inflation in foodgrains; rice acreage made up Bangalore September 30: The South-West Monsoon, lifeline of country’s agriculture, has ended with a shortfall of around 12 per cent for the year. The four-month monsoon season ended officially on Tuesday with the country receiving a total rainfall of …
Hyderabad, Mumbai and Shimla spanning 2005 - 2012. We developed Poisson regression models to study ‘the main temperature effect’ as well as ‘additional impacts’ of sustained high and low temperatures (i.e. heat and cold waves) on all-cause mortality risk. Results: We find large heterogeneity among mortality risks across urban areas. …
FORECAST Indian meteorologists say it was unlikely to make a huge impact on the Indian weather The Australian Met department, in its latest outlook of El Nino, has said that there’s a 50% chance of the weather pattern developing in the next few months. “The majority of international climate models …
Flood-battered Jammu and Kashmir can expect a break from heavy rains as the monsoon goes into a less active phase in north India for at least the next three-four days. The national rainfall deficit has now fallen to 11%. The monsoon, however, remains active over central India and there's no …
The state farmers have been hit by both drought and floods Too little, too late! This sums up the tepid response of the Uttar Pradesh government towards the spectre of drought in several districts. In tune with the forecast of India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier this year about below-normal monsoon …
Withdrawal of monsoon, which normally commences by September 1, has been delayed this year The withdrawal of the monsoon, which should normally begin by September 1 from west Rajasthan, is delayed this year, cheering farmers with rain that's been patchy during the season. Meteorologists said the retreat was unlikely to …
