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 …
NEW DELHI: Most parts of north India can expect a searing hot summer this year with average mean temperatures remaining more than a degree above normal, the India Meteorological Department said in its countrywide hot weather outlook for April, May and June on Sunday. While north India is likely to …
Ahmedabad: As heat wave conditions swept over north Gujarat on Thursday, Idar town in Sabarkantha district was the hottest place in the state with mercury soaring to 43.4°C. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), mercury crossed 40°C mark in 10 towns of the state due to the effect of hot …
The maximum cases this month have been reported from Chandrapur where 50 people were treated for hyperthermia, followed by Pune where 21 people suffered from high body temperature, data from Maharashtra Emergency Ambulance Service (MEMS) showed The cases of people suffering from heat stroke touched 124 this month, the maximum …
The maximum temperature recorded for Sunday was 33.2 degrees, at par with the normal average for March. Mumbai: The city witnessed a dip in the air quality on Sunday with Mumbai’s Air Quality Index (AQI), the indicator that measures air pollution, recorded as 237. The AQI comes under “poor” category. …
NEW DELHI: In what could be welcome news amid reports of farm distress in several states, there are indications that India could see a normal monsoon even as national weather forecaster IMD is still over a fortnight away from an official pronouncement on the likely rainfall pattern this year. The …
PUNE: January this year was something of a paradox in the age of global warming. It was the coldest January since 2012, but this winter was the fourth warmest the last 117 years. With a 0.31°C drop in average night temperature, January 2018 was the coldest in six years. According …
The changing climate, variation observed in many weather parameters have thrown up a greater challenge of developing newer practices and activities like storing the large amount of precipitation received during these more intense rainy days, said speakers at a seminar on “Perspectives of Building Resilient India through Effective Climate and …
Pune: Even as parts of northern and central India shivered this winter and El Nino was absent, 2017 turned out to be the fourth hottest year ever recorded in India. India Meteorological Department (IMD) data revealed that September and October in 2017 were warmest ever in the last 117 years …
As fog continued to cover the capital city on Sunday morning, trains services have taken a hit in Delhi and NCR with 73 trains being affected. As fog continued to cover the capital city on Sunday morning, trains services have taken a hit in Delhi and NCR with 73 trains …
According to the IMD’s forecast for the coming week, the temperatures are expected to rise one degree every day, touching 20 degrees by Friday. With the minimum temperature dipping to 13.8 degrees Celsius, the city experienced the coldest day of the season Sunday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), …
HYDERABAD: Mercury levels in Adilabad and Khammam are expected to plummet significantly as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a severe cold wave warning for the next three days in the region. Authorities issue a severe cold wave warning when the mercury goes down by five to seven degree Celsius …
Mumbai, Jan 1: Eight years after the Centre's direction to formulate a state action plan on climate change, and seven years after awarding the contract for a comprehensive vulnerability assessment study, the Maharashtra cabinet has finally adopted a plan on climate change. Titled 'Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies …
Weather plays an important role in agricultural production. It plays a major role before and during the cropping season and if the same is provided well in advance, it results in inspiring the farmers to organize and activate their own resources in the best possible way to increase the crop …
Delhi had a grey Christmas today under a thick cover of haze which brought down visibility even as volume of pollutants spiked, keeping air quality in the 'very poor' category. The situation deteriorated after sunset with nine out of 17 stations of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the …
MUMBAI: A week after 'almost clean' air, the city's air quality index on Sunday reached the 'poor' category. According to System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Mumbai recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 203 as compared to 155 on Saturday. The AQI in Delhi was 303 …
The air quality in the National Capital Region, which was overall "very poor" on Monday with "severe plus" in certain areas of the national capital, will not improve even after a drizzle due to high pollution, officials said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted that light showers in NCR, …
The mosquito-borne viral disease usually dips at this time of the year Following the unseasonal rain in the city on Tuesday, doctors have predicted a spike in dengue cases within weeks, though the mosquito-borne viral disease usually sees a significant decline during this period. “After the cyclone, cases of viral …
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the AAP government to file the action plan within the next 48 hours even as the government sought more time. On Monday, air quality in Delhi inched towards the very poor-severe range — with air quality index recorded at 390 …
The India Meteorological Department said pollution levels have spiked due to calm conditions, marked by low wind speed and moisture. Delhiites woke to a chilly morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8ºC, the Kashmir Valley shivered under sub-zero temperatures while Punjab and Haryana also saw the mercury dip as …
The Centre will soon set up an inter-ministerial task force, headed by the Prime Minister's principal secretary, Nripendra Mishra, to look into the issue of Delhi's air pollution and find ways and means to deal with it in a comprehensive manner. The task force, comprising of Union secretaries of environment, …
