Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled “CSE report finds dangerous increase in ozone pollution across urban India” appearing in Down to Earth dated 06.08.2024. The Principal Bench of the NGT heard the matter on March 21, 2025. In the original application, registered suo …
In disappointing news, India is expected to receive below normal monsoon rainfall of 93 per cent, according to the met department forecast which predicted a reduction of two per cent from the one made initially. "The monsoon season rainfall for the country as a whole between June and September is …
Just a few hours of exposure to it can trigger serious health problems, especially among those who are already suffering from respiratory and asthmatic problems As the intense heat wave conditions continue unabated, Delhi has witnessed significant ozone build-up this summer. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study based …
An El Nino weather pattern may be established by August as Australia remains on alert for the event that brings drought to the Asia-Pacific region and heavier-than-usual rains to South America. The alert indicates at least a 70 percent chance of an El Nino developing in 2014, the Bureau of …
Fast action under the Montreal Protocol can limit growth of HFCs, prevent 100 to 200 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions by 2050, and avoid up to 0.5°C of warming by 2100. The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report concludes that climate change is unequivocal, significantly caused by human activities, occurring faster and …
MADURAI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert to the State agriculture department asking it to be prepare a contingency plan to face any eventuality triggered by the El Nino effect (Spanish for boy) this year. Tamil Nadu faces a threat from El Nino, a weather pattern that …
Wheat-growing regions in Australia are set for a drier winter amid a looming El Nino event, which can bring below-average rain to the country’s east and south. The odds for below-average rainfall is more than 60 percent from June to August in parts of southern Western Australia, most of South …
As June inches closer, mercury is soaring across the country. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a statement that heat wave conditions would prevail at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal and at isolated places over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and southwest Madhya Pradesh. Maximum temperature is expected to go …
A strong El Nino has been predicted for this year, which governments are warning could result in reduced rainfall and drought. But new research studies claim there is no “one-to-one relationship” between El Nino and deficient or excess monsoon years. El Nino is a band of inconsistent or unusual warm …
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology's (IITM) first experimental real-time monsoon forecast for this year predicts delayed monsoon advancement over the country . Scientists said that consequently , the first spell of rainfall will be inadequate and scantier than normal. The scientists said a low pressure system over the Arabian …
Australia remains on El Nino watch on expectations the weather pattern that brings drought to the Asia-Pacific region and heavier-than-usual rains to South America will probably develop by August. The alert indicates at least a 70 percent chance of an El Nino developing this year, the Bureau of Meteorology said …
California doesn't have much chance for rain in the next five months, and its best opportunity to break the drought there may hinge on the emergence of an El Nino in the Pacific Ocean this year, US forecasters said Thursday. The entire state is suffering some form of drought, as …
El Nino events can have a significant impact on the yields of certain major food crops, a study has shown. Researchers say the climatic phenomenon, which triggers changes in temperature and rainfall, can reduce maize yields by more than 4%. El Nino episodes are caused by changes in the sea …
More, water levels in the reservoirs of southern India are below the 10-year average at 8.28 billion cubic metres As doubts mount over the impact of El Niño on the southwest monsoon season in 2014, India's preparedness to face a low rainfall situation seems to have improved in the past …
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the primary cause of ozone depletion, and they also contribute to global climate change. With the global phaseout of CFCs and the coming phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), the substitute hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are increasingly used. While CFCs were originally used mainly in applications such as spray cans and …
Weather experts have said there is a “strong possibility” of the emergence of ‘El Nino,’ impacting this year’s monsoon in India. ‘El Nino’ is a phenomenon in which the warmer ocean currents along the Pacific coast of South America, above normal, divert the flow of moist winds from the Indian …
May 12, Colombo: Meeting of the South Asia Network of Ozone Officers will be held from May 27 -30 at the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The meeting is organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) in collaboration with the National Ozone …
Change in Southern Ocean winds helps explain why Antarctica is bucking the global warming trend Droughts across southern Australia are to continue increasing as the Roaring Forties get stronger and closer to Antarctica, a study has found. It also explains why Antarctica is bucking the global warming trend. Australian National …
Rain deficiency could also impact food inflation, affect lakhs of jobs, says industry body About five per cent deficit rains due to possible El Niño factor could have a bearing on economic growth by 1.75 per cent in the 2014-15 financial year, affecting hundred of thousands of unskilled jobs, an …
The chances have increased over the past month that the much-feared El Nino weather phenomenon, which can wreak havoc on global crops, will strike this year, the federal U.S. forecaster said Thursday. In its monthly report, the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, said neutral …
The Australian weather bureau on Tuesday declared an El Nino alert, saying there was at least a 70% chance of occurrence of the weather pattern that’s also linked to weak monsoons in India, with some climate models predicting it could set in as early as July. There’s consensus among international …
