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 …
Why this weird weather? Why have western disturbances—the extra-tropical storms that originate in the Mediterranean and Atlantic seas—been lashing us again and again, with devastating impacts on agriculture? Is this normal? Or has weird weather become the new definition of normal?
A U.S. weather forecaster warned on Thursday the El Nino weather pattern that can cause droughts in Asia and heavy rain in the Americas will likely last into next year, longer than previously expected and potentially roiling crops and commodity prices. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the …
Effects of climate change on the worst case scenario of a storm surge induced by a super typhoon in the present climate are investigated through the case study of Typhoon Haiyan. We present the results of our investigation on super-typhoon Haiyan by using a super high resolution (1 km grid) …
BONN, Germany (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Group of Seven leaders agreed on Monday to provide insurance against climate hazards for up to 400 million more vulnerable people and back development of early warning systems, but did not outline a clear path for increasing climate aid up to 2020. Experts at …
Twelve Hector events, a storm developing in the northern Australia, are analyzed to the aim of identifying the main meteorological parameters involved in the convective development. Based on Crook's ideal study \citep{Crook} wind speed and direction, wind shear, water vapor, Convective Available Potential Energy and type of convection are the …
INDORE: Pre-monsoon activities have begun over the region and meteorological department has predicted monsoon to arrive by June 15. Weather scientists, however, said El Nino threat over India may result in 7% less than average rainfall in 30 years. "Pre-monsoon activities have begun due to moisture incursion from Arabian Sea. …
Farmers in Africa and East Asia are expected to suffer crop losses as extreme weather linked to the El Nino phenomenon alters rainfall patterns, scientists told a conference on climate change in Bonn on Wednesday. The rainy season has been delayed in several African nations, and it is difficult to …
PlanetiQ, a privately owned company, is beginning a key test intended to pave the way for the first commercial weather satellites. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company is among a handful of startups designing commercial weather satellite networks, similar to what companies like DigitalGlobe, Planet Labs and Google Inc’s Skybox Imaging are …
El Niños are well known for unleashing droughts, hotter-than-usual weather and paradoxically worse frosts in Australia, but they also drive remarkable - if temporary - changes to global sea levels. While the shifts under way are so far barely discernible along the Australian coast, pointers of the forces are more …
The southwest monsoon, the lifeline of millions of farmers is now expected to hit the Kerala coast only around June 5, almost four days behind the usual onset on June 1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had last month said the monsoon would arrive around May 30, two days ahead …
The monsoon's north-ward progress, after hitting the southern tip on time, will be delayed by about a week and central India will not get monsoon rains till June 20, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology said. "Onset of monsoon over Kerala is likely to take place around the normal onset …
Indian Southwest Monsoon is knocking in and most likely to hit Indian coast by 29th May (slightly earlier than normal date of June 1st). Normal Monsoon onset is the good sign for Indian Agriculture and economy. As good monsoon is the backbone to our Nation and play a pivotal role …
After standing still for five days over the Andamans, the southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday to cover the entire island chain and weather department said rains would hit Kerala by May-end. India Meteorological Department officials said they expect the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon to get activated in about …
There's good news on the monsoon front for farmers and policymakers. Rainfall is likely to be better than the gloomy forecasts of last month, particularly in June when farmers plant crops. Forecasters say parameters have changed significantly since last month when Met Department forecast deficient rainfall. Private forecaster Skymet has …
There is increasing concern that a weather event in the Pacific will bring bitter winter conditions to the UK and northern Europe. Australian meteorologists warned last week that Britain is set to be battered by fierce snowstorms and freezing temperatures that could affect food stocks as the first El Nino …
In a major relief to farmers, the crop insurance scheme for ginger, pea and tomato will be extended to more districts now. Crop insurance for ginger, which was restricted only to Sirmaur district, would be extended to Solan, Shimla and Bilsapur districts, while insurance on pea crop would be extended …
The government today said it has put in place a contingency plan for 580 districts to tackle any situation arising out of below-normal monsoon. As per the weather department forecast, monsoon would be below normal this year due to an impact of El Nino. Monsoon rains are expected to arrive …
For many of the past five years, Marthe Efoulan, a 42-year-old farmer in Meyomessala, in southern Cameroon, has been fooled into planting her crops too soon. Rain has come unusually early in February, and Efoulan - used to planting when the rain begins - puts in her maize crop. But …
Skymet still feels rain would be normal The dreaded El Nino weather phenomenon, which often does not have a positive impact on the southwest monsoon in India, has well and truly set. It could continue all through the four-month southwest monsoon that starts in June, forecasts done by a clutch …
Roughly a year ago, scientists poring over temperature readings of the Pacific from satellites and a depleted array of ocean buoys were so sure an El Nino was on the way, the debate was mostly how strong it would be. The event, though, failed to materialise largely because the winds …
