Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Even as rains continued to lash the city on Monday, it marked the best recorded overall Air Quality Index (AQI) since air quality monitoring began in June 2015 for the city at 13. As per System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), in the last 25 days, June, …
A new study has shown that an early warning system may be developed to predict dengue outbreaks by mining meteorological and epidemiological data for a given geographic area. In the study, scientists at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, used data mining tools to analyse the weather parameters before …
KOLKATA: A post-graduate student of Calcutta Medical College has tested positive for dengue, making it the first case after the onset of monsoon this year. The vector-borne disease had affected more than 18,000 people in the state last year, claiming at least 30 lives. Swasty Kumari, a trainee in gynaecology, …
Tinsukia: Waterlogging of arterial roads here in less than an hour of heavy showers on Thursday exposed this Upper Assam town's lack of preparedness to combat flash floods. A portion of busy AT Road, which houses the ASTC bus stand and winger stand, was under a feet of water. Stretches …
Dangers of climate change very real: Suresh Prabhu Reviving water bodies and rivers should be India’s biggest priority, as the threat of water crisis looms large due to climate change, said Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation. “Climate change is real and it has been …
With the monsoon ready to drench the city, the Jagraon Municipal Council is yet to carry out fogging. As per norms, fogging should be carried out before the onset of the rainy season to kill mosquitoes and other insects spreading diseases like malaria and dengue. The local municipal council has …
The Asian monsoon plays a major role in the variability of seasonal temperature and precipitation and the sub-seasonal statistics of these and other climate variables. Due to its considerable impact on the quality and quantity of agricultural output, there is an essential need for greater understanding of the historical risk …
Monsoon withdrawal delayed over Central India Climate change, particularly the increase in temperatures, over the last decade has impact on the monsoon with increased rains over Central India, Elena Surovyatkina, a scientist with Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research of Germany, said here on Tuesday. At a workshop on ‘Monsoon …
The authors in this paper present a factual and a brief review of the extreme weather events that occurred in India during the last 100 years (1991-2004). The socio-economic impacts of the extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, cyclones, hail storm, thunderstorm, heat and cold waves have been increasing …
The first spells of monsoon in the city have accompanied the deadly dengue fever. Six cases of dengue were confirmed in the city. While three patients were admitted in the Wockhardt Hospital at Mumbai Central last week, three more visited the out patient department (OPD) ward of the hospital and …
In operational meteorology, forecasting heavy rainfall (HRF) events has been a long‐standing challenge in India. This is especially true in certain regions where the physical geography lends itself to the creation of such HRF events. Northeast India (NEI) is one such region within the Asian monsoon zone, which receive very …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The rain havoc during this South West Monsoon in Kerala with incessant heavy rains, flash floods and debris flows, has claimed 21 lives and left 591 houses fully damaged. Now, the next spell of heavy rains gear up in parts of Kerala and Lakshadweep till June 15, State Emergency …
Extreme climate events such as aridity, drought, flood, cyclone and stormy rainfall are expected to leave an impact on human society. They are also expected to generate widespread response to adapt and mitigate the sufferings associated with these extremes. Societal and cultural responses to prolonged drought include population dislocation, cultural …
Desert dust over the Indian region during pre-monsoon season is known to strengthen monsoon circulation, by modulating rainfall through the elevated heat pump (EHP) mechanism. In this context, an insight into long term trends of dust loading over this region is of signifcant importance in understanding monsoon variability. In this …
Rainfall variations in the Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand were studied for a period of six years from 2008 to 2013. The rainfall data were obtained through a dense network of rain gauges installed by India Meteorological Department (IMD), New Delhi, are spreaded over seven districts of Uttarakhand, combined with the data …
The paper addresses on the devastating episode (17-18 June 2013) at Kedarnath (Uttrakhand, India). The disaster caused huge loss of lives and physical/material wealth. To understand this catastrophic event, rainfall/convective data and associated climate meteorological parameters are investigated to understand the causes of disaster. The cause of disaster seems to …
Bicholim: Directorate General for Mines Safety and Goa State Pollution Control Board have inspected all 88 mines for monsoon preparedness, Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) said. In its report to the state government, the directorate general for mines safety has stated that all measures required to be taken till …
MUMBAI: The monsoon cannot come a moment too soon for Maharashtra. A whopping 71% of the state's 353 talukas reported a drop of more than a metre in the ground water level by March this year compared to a 5-year average. By now, two months later, the water level is …
This study details the capabilities of the IITM Earth System Model version 2 (IITM‐ESMv2), developed at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India, for investigating long‐term climate variability and change with special focus on the South Asian monsoon. Original Source
NAINITAL: Uttarakhand may well be heading towards a repeat of 2016 when around 4,500 hectares of forests were destroyed in jungle blazes. Already this year, over 2000 hectares of the state’s forests have burnt down and there is still a month left for the onset of monsoons. Incidentally, climatic conditions …
