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 …
AHMEDABAD: In the next few months, Amdavadis can get a five-day air quality predictions on their mobile phones, just like temperature forecasts. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune is setting up 12 high-tech ambient air quality monitoring stations at various locations in the city and will set up 20 …
The paper was presented by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. Meteorologists from various institutions across the country have been asked to maintain ‘restrain’ while sharing their findings with the media after the ministry of environment, forests and climate change recently ‘rejected’ a research paper on mortality due …
Pune: Pollution levels in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar may be among the worst, but Maharashtra is also among the states where the air quality is horrendous and responsible for people's deaths. Closer home in Pune, experts said dust, vehicular emissions and industrial emissions are mostly responsible for …
After going back once on his statement, minister again slams report by government's premier institution The Union environment, forests and climate change minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday came back to again rubbish the study conducted by government’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology which concludes that on average Indian’s are losing …
In an unusual turn of events, the ministry of environment and forests "withdrew" a statement by minister Prakash Javadekar that had slammed as "not correct" a study released by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology which said life expectancy in Delhi and other cities was decreasing due to pollution. The …
Pune: Delhi might be paying the steepest price for its air pollution with life expectancy dropping by 6.4 years while Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are likely to account for the highest number of premature deaths in India, a study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has revealed. Conducted by …
New Delhi: Studies have linked air pollution to significant decrease in life expectancy. Now a new study by Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) reveals that inhaling minute airborne pollutants reduces the life expectancy of Indians by an average of 3.4 years. As per a report from Hindustan Times, …
Records show that 2015 has been the third warmest year ever recorded since 1901 The ongoing heat wave is expected to intensify in the coming days with day temperatures likely to remain above normal in parts of north-west, central India and also parts of south India. According to Pune-based Indian …
India's latest monsoon forecasting model predicts good rainfall this year, which will end severe water shortage that is threatening power supply and cheer farmers who have been devastated by two consecutive droughts. The Climate Forecast System (CFS) of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) predicts mostly normal and sometimes …
Highest number of heat-related deaths recorded in AP, number keeps rising every year. Visakhapatnam: With temperatures already touching the 40ºC mark in March, the government needs to draft an action plan to prevent heat-related deaths during summer. In 2015, Andhra Pradesh bore the brunt of the scorching heat wave with …
Pune: Wagholi, a growing residential area on the fringes of the city, is battling an urban problem-- garbage accumulation, no system to dispose it of and people setting the collected mounds on fire. The open burning is sending thick, black smoke into the air and choking the elderly and children. …
NEW DELHI: With five more days to go before the odd-even experiment in Delhi draws to a close, the jury is still divided on how much impact the much-debated vehicle rationing system has had on the capital's air. The lack of clarity is compounded due to the weather playing truant. …
MUMBAI: The city may not ring in the New Year on a very good note as the air you breathe in the next few days is expected to be heavily polluted. According to a forecast by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Mumbai's air quality …
An Indian green body today said that the floods in Chennai are an impact of climate change and the "unprecedented deluge" that the city has witnessed is a reminder of increasing frequency of such freak weather events across the Indian subcontinent. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that …
We have forgotten the art of drainage. We only see land for buildings, not for water’. Chennai is perhaps experiencing the worst impact of freak weather, but the city could have fared better had it protected and preserved its natural water bodies and drainage channels, experts at the Centre for …
MUMBAI: On Thursday morning, humidity levels in the city peaked, hitting 98% in south Mumbai and 80% in the suburbs. Peaked moisture levels have high potential to hold pollutants, say experts. According to the India Meteorological Department, the humidity in south Mumbai was almost 22% above normal. This dropped to …
As per Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune air is posing a threat to the health of citizens as it has 1 micro meter particulate matter in it. These particles of the smallest size directly enter the bodily system, not obstructed by any natural filter. Mostly caused by emissions from …
The warmth of winter months has increased significantly over the past 100 years. Data of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the past 114 years revealed that the increase in temperature had been more in the winter months than those of summer. The highest rise in maximum temperature has been …
Climate change has warmed up the city's night-time temperature over the past four decades, a recent analysis by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has shown. The annual average minimum or night-time temperature in Pune has increased at the rate of 0.15 degrees celsius per decade since 1971 till …
Surface ozone pollution in Delhi has crossed the permissible limit, for the second time in a year, with experts blaming weak monsoon for the phenomenon. Though the ozone layer limit in Mumbai and Pune has been in the permissible limits for the past two weeks, it is increasing in these …
