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 …
Southwest monsoon rains this year are likely to be just below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its first official forecast on Thursday. The probability of emergence of El Nino phenomenon, the warming sea surface temperatures in the Pacific that can trigger drought in countries including India, during …
A day before India Meteorological Department (IMD) releases its official forecast for the southwest monsoon this year, a forum of weather experts on Wednesday said monsoon rains over broad areas of south Asia, including India, were likely to be below-normal, owing to the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon. …
India and its South Asian neighbours are expected to see below average to average rains this year, a forum of weather experts said on Wednesday, if the El Nino weather pattern gains strength during the four-month monsoon season. "There is a strong consensus about the possibility of evolution of an …
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a “below normal monsoon” prediction and forecast a 60 percent chance for an el Niño weather pattern during the 2014 southwest monsoon. Read IMD forecast , 24 April 2014.
Pune : Realising that predicting the southwest monsoon is not enough by itself, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is now pushing for agromet advisories so that a contingency plan can be put in place for various sectors, particularly agriculture. Dr LS Rathore, director general, IMD, said his department is in …
The fifth session of the SASCOF (SASCOF-5), convened to generate the climate outlook for the summer monsoon season of 2014, was held at Pune, India, from 22-23 April 2014 with the participation of eight South Asian countries. It was preceded by a capacity building training workshop on seasonal prediction for …
The Nu 7.12M project will respond to immediate climate change adaptation needs NAPA: The world’s largest climate change adaptation project will begin from this year in Bhutan. UNDP, Gross National Happiness commission and the national environment commission secretariat (NECS) signed the project document at the Tashichhodzong, Thimphu on Friday. The …
A majority of weather forecasting models indicate that an El Nino weather phenomenon may develop around the middle of the year, but it is too early to assess its likely strength, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday. El Nino, characterised by unusually warm surface temperatures in the central …
The chance of an El Nino weather event developing in 2014 now exceeds 70 percent, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday, raising the prospect of damaging floods and droughts across the globe. "It is now likely (estimated at a greater than 70 percent chance) that an El Niño will …
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday advanced a bill that would require U.S. government weather agencies to focus more on predicting storms and less on climate studies. The chamber passed the measure, HR 2413, on a voice vote. Prospects in the Democrat-controlled Senate are uncertain, although the House …
Yokahoma : In an authoritative report due out on Monday, a UN climate panel for the first time is connecting hotter global temperatures to hotter global tempers. Top scientists are saying that climate change will complicate and worsen existing global security problems, such as civil wars, strife between nations and …
Faced with increasing extreme weather events and changing traditional weather patterns due to climate change, the power sector has become disturbingly vulnerable, making climate risks assessment, building resilience in electricity infrastructure and the development of new business models, a priority. To help in this regard, the World Business Council for …
There is a greater possibility of an El Nino weather pattern emerging this summer, Japan's weather bureau said on Monday, after previously forecasting a 50% chance of the phenomenon that is often linked to heavy rainfall and droughts. El Nino — a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific — …
India's states will see more intense unpredictable freak weather in the coming days, warned climate change scientists, days after huge chunks of hail killed at least 10 people and wounded scores in Andhra Pradesh and hail storms this week destroyed cropland across Karnataka and Maharashtra. "The key word is these …
It’s impossible to prevent natural disasters completely but, their mitigation and adaptation are possible through accurate and timely forecasts Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said international cooperation for exchange of weather data and information is very essential for worldwide disaster management after urging the up-gradation of the traditional early …
The emergence of the El Nino weather phenomenon is likely to coincide with the monsoon season (June-September) this year, India Metrological Department’s (IMD) Regional Climate Centre in Pune said in its Seasonal Climate Outlook for South Asia (April-July) report. The weather bureau is likely to release its forecast for June-September …
Japan launched a rocket early Friday with a global precipitation monitoring satellite developed by US and Japanese agencies on board, authorities said. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the rocket, H-2A launch vehicle, was lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, reported Xinhua. The satellite, which is 6.5 …
US space agency NASA yesterday said it would launch a water-related satellite in collaboration with India’s ISRO. The NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation Synthetic Aperture Radar mission is a part of its plan to launch in the next seven years a series of satellite related to water and drought, the agency …
Weather radars are to be installed at different three places in the country to collect and disseminate reliable information about weather conditions at the local-level. Director General of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Rishiraj Sharma, said that modern radars are going to be installed in three important 'basin' areas …
A set of Guidelines on ‘Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience’ has been developed by Melanie Duncan at University College London in collaboration with a number of contributors. The guidelines are designed to encourage humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation (NGO) practitioners to think …
