The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological Department continuously monitors weather and climate over Indian region. The annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over India during 2023 was …
Attributes shallow smog to 2 factors: meteorological and local pollution; adds that conditions likely to persist CITY BEAUTIFUL is seeing smoggy conditions for the first time in the last few years, Chandigarh weather department said on Wednesday, attributing it to a combination of meteorological factors and pollution, and the condition …
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - The death toll from a typhoon and ensuing floods in Vietnam reached 61 on Monday and the government said some reservoirs were dangerously near capacity after persistent rain. Typhoon Damrey tore across central Vietnam at the weekend just days before the region is due to host …
The recent downpour in Bengaluru may have broken all the past records but that has done little to arrest the plummeting groundwater table in the city. Experts attribute this predicament to increasing concretization and failure to harvest rain water. The city received 166 cm of rain till November 4, a …
About one acre of Mt Kenya Forest was destroyed by a landslide, following heavy rains on Saturday night. Residents of Kangiri Village in Nyeri County on Sunday expressed fear that wildlife and livestock could be trapped in the mud. ELEPHANTS The area is a habitat for elephants and residents reported …
Flash floods caused by hours of torrential rain killed at least five people in Malaysia and military forces deployed on Sunday to help rescue thousands of displaced people in the northern state of Penang. About 3,000 people had been evacuated and housed in temporary shelters as nearly 80 percent of …
The National Drought Management Authority has warned of a possible La Niña between October and December. La Niña is a weather phenomenon that cools surface water over the central and eastern Pacific, inhibiting the formation of rain clouds and leading to below-average rainfall in the Horn of Africa. The Meteorological …
BUJUMBURA Burundi (Xinhua) -- Over 229 houses and public infrastructures were damaged in heavy rains that hit Thursday morning in several localities in Nyanza-Lac district, in Makamba province, southern Burundi, local authorities said on Thursday. “Heavy rains mixed with violent wind this morning hit several villages in Nyanza-Lac. That disaster …
The 21st century will witness the collision of two powerful forces – burgeoning population growth, together with a changing climate. With population growth, water scarcity will proliferate to new areas across the globe. And with climate change, rainfall will become more fickle, with longer and deeper periods of droughts and …
A rain storm in Chavuma district in Northwestern province on Saturday left a trail of destruction at some government and private properties. Among these included Kalombo secondary school which had its roof blown off from one of its classroom blocks, while the roof at Chiyeke rural health center, a male …
Index insurance has a role to play in agricultural development and risk management, yet it faces operational and technical challenges to reach scale and sustainability. Data are a key challenge and were the focus of the project “Improving Agricultural Risk Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Remote Sensing for Index Insurance”. Limited …
Uíge — At least 140 families of Quixicongo neighborhood in the outskirts of Uíge city were made homeless by the last windy rain that hit the region on last Sunday. According to the Quixicongo's chieftain, Simão Estêvão, the rain destroyed over 15 houses, having added that it is progress the …
With Navi Mumbai receiving an average rainfall of 309 mm in the 24 hours till 2 pm on Wednesday, the civic body’s preparations for the Under-17 FIFA world cup, starting October 6, have been interrupted. Officials said this is probably the highest rainfall in Navi Mumbai in a day since …
KIGALI Rwanda (Xinhua) -- Heavy downpour that hit Ngoma district in eastern Rwanda on Monday has left 221 families homeless, Rwanda’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs said late Wednesday. The ministry said in a statement that victims had sought temporary shelter at their neighbors’ homes, adding that government …
Kampala — About 12,000 people in over 20 districts have been displaced by landslides, storms and floods following the second season rainfall in Uganda, according to the September Early Warning Bulletin released by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). The September Early Warning Bulletin indicates that about six people …
‘Less of an opportunity to clear the mind,’ is the verdict from Bidyadanga, where winter highs of 33C were replaced by 36C as records tumbled across the country It’s always hot in Bidyadanga but a few degrees can make a big difference in the remote Aboriginal community, about 190km south …
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will lift a shipping warning later on Thursday after Typhoon Talim veered away from the island and moved towards Japan but the capital, Taipei, and other cities can expect heavy rains from the storm, meteorologists said. Some flight cancellations could also still be expected as northern …
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Weather forecasts suggest soybean planting in key regions of Brazil may be delayed due to scarce rains following the end of the fallowing period in states like Paraná, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. The absence of rains over the next 10 days in these …
The average water level of dams across the Western Cape is 35.2%‚ a significant drop from the levels measured in 2016. In the corresponding period last year‚ dam levels were at 61% after the winter rainfall. Anton Bredell‚ Western Cape local government‚ environmental affairs and development planning MEC‚ said the …
Drought and the predicted long-term drier trend in the Western Cape could have a serious effect on the growing of deciduous fruit crops, says deciduous fruit industry body Hortgro. The Western Cape’s drought threatens to decimate the province’s once thriving agricultural sector. Concerns have been raised that it will lead …
After showing signs of improvement in the past one week, flood situation in Assam worsened on Sunday because of heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh. About 71,819 people in five districts are affected by flood while 28,600 in three districts had been hit by the deluge. Sonitpur and Nagaon were added …
