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 …
On the advice of the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, the Directorate of Health Services has launched an awareness campaign to prevent possible heat stroke in the State. According to the prediction of Meteorological Department, temperatures in the State are likely to touch 40 degree, due to which people may suffer …
Thiruvananthapuram: The southwest monsoon could set in earlier this time, with the Andaman Sea shown as receiving the first wave of rains around May 9-10, according to international models. The onset over the Andamans normally happens around May 15. The early
Surinder Sud / New Delhi April 27, 2009, 0:13 IST Post-winter rainfall has eluded most part of the country so far this year, portending acute water scarcity in the current summer. As many as 27 of the country
The "long-range" forecast of another normal monsoon has little practical utility as it cannot be used to plan for agriculture or water reserves Business Standard / New Delhi April 21, 2009, 0:49 IST The
New Delhi: The Met department on Friday forecast another year of near normal monsoon for the country, predicting 96 per cent rains over the four-month period of June-September. The forecast is likely to bring cheer to farmers as well as the industry as good rainfall is extremely crucial in agriculture …
P. Sunderrajan NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department on Friday forecast that rainfall during the coming southwest monsoon season would be near normal, at 96 per cent of the long period average (LPA). The model error will be plus or minus 5 per cent for the country as a whole …
Ahmedabad : The second heat wave of the season is blowing over the state taking citizens in its grip. Even as the sun blazed with full fury on Monday, weather officials have warned that heat wave conditions are likely to persist on Tuesday and Wednesday as well and citizens should …
Long-term data on hourly wind speed from 70 meteorological centres of India Meteorological Department have been collected. The daily gust wind data have been processed for annual maximum wind speed (in kmph) for each site. Using the Gumbel probability paper approach the extreme value quantiles have been derived. A design …
AHMEDABAD : Mercury levels in the city have shot up with temperatures going two degrees above normal. Weatherman warns that there may be more dust storms this week. The last such storm hit the city in March and claimed 52 trees. Director in-charge, Indian Meteorological Department, Ahmedabad, Kamaljit Ray says, …
Predicted or confronting you out of the blues, bad weather can give anybody the jitters, especially when each of your business moves, right from the stage of planning to that of execution, will have to be weighed against the vagaries of weather and climatic changes. Not surprisingly, demand for intelligent, …
Earthquake study centres to be linked for integrated analysis THE Chinese claim to predict earthquakes by observing animal behaviour and phenomenon such as sudden disappearance of water from lakes and wells. Scientists around the world have tried to do the same by studying parameters like changes in seismic activity and …
During 2010 Games, Real Time Data Will Help Improve Air Quality By the end of next year, Delhi will have its own air quality monitoring model that will be able to predict pollution levels on a particular day based on meteorological conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is in talks …
Guwahati: Elaborate preparations are on for a 'divine marriage', believed to be the only solution to the unprecedented drought being faced by Assam, complete with a priest, shamianas, big feast and drums. The only irony is that the bride and bridegroom are a pair of male and female frogs. This …
