This joint WFP and Action Against Hunger publication presents the impacts of El Niño in LAC, highlighting the emergency response and resilience activities taken to mitigate the effect of climate shocks in the region. The publication underscores the significance of adequate anticipation, preparedness, and response to climate emergencies in LAC. …
The El Nino continues to strengthen in the Pacific, exceeding by at least one measure the monster event of 1997-98, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. All the key regions of the equatorial Pacific used to monitor El Ninos have recorded sea-surface temperatures of 1 degree above average for 10 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of monsoon on agriculture, 21/07/2015. India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its 2nd stage Long Range Forecast for 2015 South-West Monsoon released on 2nd June, 2015 has predicted the season rainfall for the country as a whole is likely to be 88 + 4% …
India is among top three Asian nations after the Philippines and China where large number of people have been displaced due to disasters as 19.3 million people were displaced globally last year alone, according to the latest estimates released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Latest figures from IDMC …
Spatially extensive and persistent drought episodes have repeatedly influenced human history, including the 'Strange Parallels' drought event in monsoon Asia during the mid-18th century. Here we explore the dynamics of sustained monsoon failure using observed and tree-ring reconstructed drought patterns and a 1300-year pre-industrial community earth system model control run. …
The death toll from natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms and heatwaves rose sharply worldwide in the first six months of 2015, the world's largest reinsurance company Munich Re said on Tuesday. However, the economic cost of such events dropped to $35 billion from $42 billion, Munich Re said in …
Nagpur: Only negligible rainfall has been recorded across Vidarbha in the first fortnight of July. This has led to five out of 11 districts of the region, and the region as a whole, becoming rainfall deficient. Shortage of rains has left farmers worried about the seeds sowed recently for the …
It hasn't washed away the fears of deficit rainfall, but the monsoon's satisfactory performance so far has sharply reduced the possibility of a second consecutive drought in the country this year. In a drought year, average nationwide rainfall is at least 10 per cent below normal. As of now, almost …
The sensitivity of mosquito vector and dengue virus biology to diurnal temperature variability has been established, but this study is the first analyzing these relations with dengue occurrence. We show that Dhaka’s tropical hot monsoon climate and small variation in daily temperature enhance dengue transmission one month later. Large-scale climatic …
Is July the most critical month for the South-West monsoon? Probably yes, as by this time the monsoon has covered most parts of the country and the land-based monsoon trough is well established across the plains of north-west India. A detailed study by K Srikanth who blogs at Chennaiyil Oru …
After a dry two-week spell, monsoon is expected to deliver above-normal rainfall by the end of the week, but the longer-term situation remains shaky as the drought-inducing El Nino phenomenon continues to be strong and tropical cyclones have upset the pattern of trade winds in the equatorial region. However, the …
Circling thousands of feet above Tasmania's farmland in a light aircraft, Christina Nebel prepares to release tiny chemical particles as part of a cloud-seeding scheme estimated to have helped boost rainfall on the Australian island by over 10 percent. The program is one of a handful globally riding a wave …
A massive coral bleaching event currently ravaging coral reefs across the globe could destroy thousands of square kilometres of coral cover forever, US government scientists have said. In figures exclusively released to the Guardian, scientists from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) said about 12% of the world’s …
BHUBANESWAR: As rains have petered out from many parts of the country, Director-General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Dr L S Rathore on Monday said an active Pacific region may have contributed to a weakened monsoon. “With a large number of systems forming over the Pacific zone, it can have …
Coral reefs are essential to ocean health, but dangerous coral bleaching is occurring more often and more widely due to warmer water, scientists report Abnormally warm ocean temperatures are creating conditions that threaten to kill coral in the equatorial Pacific, north Pacific and western Atlantic oceans, the National Oceanic and …
The El Nino climate pattern building in the Pacific is on track to be one of the strongest on record, with recent cyclones likely to intensify the event, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Sea-surface temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific in June recorded the second largest anomalies on record for …
Peru has declared a 60-day state of emergency in towns in 14 regions to brace for possible damage from the climate pattern El Nino in the rainy season, state media reported Sunday. Peru has forecast a "moderate to strong" El Nino in the winter season and has not ruled out …
PUNE: After satisfactory downpour in most parts of the country in June, the monsoon has taken an extended break and may not return in full vigour till July 25, says a range forecast released by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). The June 30 forecast, however, predicts some rainfall …
It's a great time to be a weather watcher if extremes or unusual events get your pulse running. Australia entered July with little if any natural snow on its alpine peaks although Thursday's cold front helped bring some relief to the struggling ski resorts. Further fronts may bring much-needed reinforcements …
Even as India Meteorological Department predicted deficient rainfall in July, Skymet, a private weather agency, today stuck to its forecast of "normal" monsoon in the month. Even as India Meteorological Department predicted deficient rainfall in July, Skymet, a private weather agency, today stuck to its forecast of “normal” monsoon in …
Australia's drought-hit regions are expanding in the lower Murray-Darling Basin as key climate influences in the Indian and Pacific oceans tilt towards drier conditions. While June brought bumper rains to western parts of NSW, "a substantial area" of south-eastern South Australia and western Victoria has posted record-low rainfall over the …
