The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people and a major increase in international remittances. The report highlights that international migration remains a driver of human development and economic growth, highlighted …
Australia's agricultural sector can expect above-average rains in the western part of the country over the next three months, while some southeastern regions could be unseasonably dry, according to the nation's Bureau of Meteorology. The outlook reflects the much warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean, and an El …
Addis Ababa — The European Union (EU) has teamed up with African governments to fund local climate research centres and help the continent prepare for natural disasters. Funding for climate monitoring and data collection is on offer as part of an €88 million (US$95 million) pot over the next five …
Global temperature records continued to tumble in June, as the strengthening El Nino in the Pacific combined with background warming from climate change. Land and sea-surface temperatures last month and for the first half of 2015 were the warmest in 136 years of records, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
Better forecasting is on the horizon thanks to the Bureau of Meteorology's new supercomputer. Tailored weather forecasting, including more detailed snapshots by suburb, is a step closer after the Bureau of Meteorology announced a $77 million supercomputer would arrive next year. To be housed in a "secret site" in Melbourne, …
A device called 'Smart Citizen', that tracks elements of weather such as the amount of carbon dioxiode, nitrogen oxide, sound levels and humidity will soon be selling in Namibia. The device will cost N$2 000, courtesy of Fablab Namibia. The device is made in Barcelona, Spain. In an interview with …
Expressing concern over changes reported in rainfall patterns in recent years, the farmers' wing of CPI(M) today demanded Centre to embrace environment protection measures so that peasants across the country do not suffer due to erratic climatic conditions. All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) demanded that the BJP-led NDA Government use …
Competing forecasts have injected a new dimension to the hazardous business of monsoon prediction this year, with private weather agency Skymet taking a completely different view of how rains would perform in what are the most crucial four months of the year for India's economy. While the country's official agency, …
ABU DHABI // Masdar Institute scientists have come up with an accurate system to predict extreme weather. The “hydro-climate” model has also shown that the UAE’s weather has been getting hotter and drier, particularly in Abu Dhabi. Data collected shows climate extremes in the UAE, such as long periods without …
The world’s first geostationary weather satellite capable of taking images in full color began regular operation Tuesday, with scientists hopeful it will help forecast typhoon movements and heavy rainfall. Japan’s Himawari-8, placed in a geostationary orbit about 36,000 km above the equator, can shoot 16 different kinds of images. Its …
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 …
Improving environmental adaptation in crops is essential for food security under global change, but phenotyping adaptive traits remains a major bottleneck. If associations between single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) alleles and environment of origin in crop landraces reflect adaptation, then these could be used to predict phenotypic variation for adaptive traits. We …
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 …
Spell of sweltering weather expected to last several days as temperatures hit 40C and UN urges countries to develop better warning systems European countries including France, Spain, Italy and Britain have issued weather alerts and the United Nations has urged countries to create better warning systems as a heatwave sweeping …
Flash flooding triggered by torrential rains has killed 71 people in Gujarat, as annual monsoon season hits the country. Track the latest updates as floods threaten and disrupt normal life in - Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Mumbai in Maharashtra, Assam, Meghalaya and even as Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are on …
This new WMO publication provides a consolidated road map for future weather research to foster the science needed to make society less vulnerable to high-impact weather. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released a publication that provides a consolidated roadmap for future weather research in order to foster the science …
The worst drought in five years is creeping across the Caribbean. From Puerto Rico to Cuba to St Lucia, crops are withering, reservoirs are drying up and cattle are dying while forecasters worry that the situation could only grow worse in the coming months. Thanks to El Niño, a warming …
Women tribal farmers are helming many community managed automatic weather stations at various agro-ecological zones here that could be game changers for the region in providing timely and accurate forecasts and ensuring food and nutrition security. Of the seven automatic weather stations in the hill ranges here, four are run …
The agriculture ministry has tied up with leading cellular operators to send decision-critical information to farmers through SMS Farmers staying near India Meteorological Department’s 146 weather stations spread across the country would henceforth get instant alerts on possible extreme weather conditions on their mobile phones. Through the special service titled …
Bad news is good news; media revel in news of crisis and catastrophe. No news is bad news; some space has to be filled with news if anyone is going to look at accompanying views and ads. But if there is no news, pseudo-news can be invented, also known as …
However, autumn yields may not fare so well due to the uncertain conditions brought about by El Nino, the warming of the sea’s surface in the Pacific Ocean. The weather pattern can cause uncertainties the agricultural sector could do without. El Nino will continue to strengthen this summer and will …
