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Surinder Sud / New Delhi June 28, 2010, 1:33 IST Notwithstanding the unabated optimism of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) about normal monsoon this year, the progress of the south-west monsoon has been sluggish and patchy. Not only is the total rainfall 11 per cent below normal but the advance …
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast that the monsoon, which has remained stationary for the past one week, is expected to advance northwards again. Conditions were becoming favourable for the system to advance and cover Bihar, some more parts of Madhya Pradesh and some parts …
Running late by almost ten days, the monsoon is likely to revive in the next 24 to 48 hours, bringing an increase in rainfall activity over most of peninsular India and on the western coast. Northern India, including Uttar Pradesh, parts of northern Bihar and Delhi, would however, have to …
Chennai/New Delhi: A string of earthquakes jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over a 12-hour period on Sunday. The tremors were also felt in southern and eastern India. There was some panic but no casualties or property damage anywhere, officials said. By Sunday evening, life returned to normal in the …
NEW DELHI: There could be some good development on the monsoon front soon. According to the India Meteorological Department, monsoon activity in the peninsular region, which had remained subdued for the past several days, could revive in the next two days. IMD Director General Ajit Tyagi told journalists that there …
Nano on road, Phet at sea Phet Threat Could Get Real By Friday Ahmedabad: Alarm bells rang through Gujarat as Cyclone Phet intensified to very severe cyclonic storm kicking up strong winds, thunderstorm and rainfall across the state, in a dramatic switch from the sweltering heat. Phet could possibly hit …
STATISTICAL PROOF: From 1995 to 2009, the model predicted a mean of 13.7 named storms of which a mean of 7.8 were hurricanes. In reality, the average during this period was 13.8 named storms with a mean of 7.9 hurricanes. Florida State University scientists who have developed a unique computer …
P. Sunderarajan With the cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea becoming increasingly strong, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a fresh alert for the coastal areas of Gujarat. In a bulletin on Wednesday evening, the department warned that from Friday onwards, sea conditions over north Arabian Sea and …
2 Die In Storm-Hit Rajkot, Dramatic Change In Ahmedabad Weather Ahmedabad/Rajkot: Gales blowing at a speed of 55 kmph and thunderstorm claimed two lives and injured seven in Rajkot district on Tuesday night, even as met department issued an alert for a cyclone storm, christened Phet, that may hit the …
NEW DELHI: The deep depression over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a cyclonic storm. But it remains stationary 1,100 km west-south-west off Mumbai, 1,030 km off Naliya in the Kutch region of Gujarat and 1,100 km south-south-west off Karachi. According to the India Meteorological Department, the current environmental and …
A low pressure area that formed over Arabian Sea Monday has intensified into a cyclone heading towards Gujarat in the next three days and may bring heavy rains along the west coast, officials at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said.
The much-awaited southwest monsoon finally hit the Kerala coast on Monday. Over the next few days, the coastal areas are likely to experience more rainfall than the interior parts of peninsular India due to a storm developing in the Arabian sea. Monsoon had been lingering after reaching the Sri Lanka …
Kakinada, May 31: The general public of East Godavari will shortly heave a sigh of relief from the scorching heat, as their eagerly-awaited seasonal monsoon rains are likely to reach the district in five to six days. Met officials term it as an early monsoon, which was delayed for more …
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: The stage is finally set for the onset of the monsoon over Kerala. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said conditions were favourable for the onset in the next three to four days. A senior IMD official told TheHindu that the department was optimistic of …
The cyclonic storm Laila reached Andhra Pradesh coastline on Thursday and showed definite signs of weakening but weather scientists said its behaviour over the next two days would be extremely crucial, especially from the point of view of its impact on the monsoon. The cyclone is most likely to move …
Cyclone Laila, which is currently just off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, could delay the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala, Ajit Tyagi, Director General of the India Meteorological Department, said today.
