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 …
The first heavy rainfall in the metropolis of Lagos, which began on Monday, continued yesterday leaving in its wake flooding and traffic jam in some parts of the city. The rain, which started in the early hours of Monday, left knee-deep floods in some parts of Adeniji area in Lagos …
Days of heavy rain have left parts of South Africa under water. The flooding has been at its worst across northeastern parts of the country where one person is feared dead. The seasonal showers have been particularly heavy during the past week. Many parts getting daily rainfall totals of around …
The 2015-16 El Niño was the strongest since the record event of 1997-98 Less than a year after the world said goodbye to one of the strongest El Niños on record, forecasters are predicting the weather pattern may make a comeback. Climate models indicate the central Pacific Ocean will probably …
The Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development publishes the "Regions Adapt 2016" report. The report, developed with the collaboration of the Carbon Disclosure Project, contains an assessment of the risks arising from climate change and the adaptation actions that the 27 states and regions that make up this platform …
The year 2017 might prove to be a better than 2016 for Telangana, at least when it comes to the situation of underground water. A report released by Telangana groundwater department on Wednesday has showed that groundwater level at most places in the state was much better compared to December …
Heavy snowfall received in several parts of Himachal Pradesh threw normal life out of gear as roads were blocked and transmission lines were snapped forcing people to live without power and daily supply of milk, bread and newspapers. Mercury dropped sharply with Shimla and Bhuntar recording a low of 0.2 …
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, the city is expected to receive light rainfall on January 6 and 7. With the likelihood of rainfall and a dip in temperature over the weekend, the Capital may finally experience winter chill this season. The development will certainly bring cheer to …
Trend analysis of hydro-climatic variables provide useful information for effective planning, designing and management of water resources and agricultural production. Trends in observed stream flow at upstream and midstream gauging stations (GS), Wellawaya, Thanamalwila & rainfall and temperature in the Kirindi Oya river basin were assessed using the Mann-Kendall, Modified …
Among the extreme weather events hailstorm in recent past caused significant crop damage across the country. In 2014 and 2015 unseasonal rains and hailstorms during March and April damaged rabi crops as well as horticultural crops extensively in many parts of the country. In this paper, a detailed analysis of …
The National water resources are limited & unevenly distributed resulting in seasonal abundance, and even devastating floods in some areas, while large tracts in other regions are persistently drought affected. The above situations have been compounded with the apprehended Climate change which calls for data collection on large scale to …
The Mpwapwa Village Chairman, Mr Marekani Kayembe, told the ‘Sunday News’ that the downpour that lasted for three hours from 1:00 am on Friday wrecked havoc to the residents. Most of women and children sought refuge under their beds. He said a six-year minor boy has been injured after the …
Category 5 Super Typhoon Bopha, the world's worst storm of 2012, formed abnormally close to the Equator, and its landfall on Mindanao set the record proximity to the Equator for its category. Its torrential rains generated an enormous debris flow in the Mayo River watershed that swept away much of …
The failure of the monsoons in the state for the second consecutive year has, besides driving farmers into despair, plunged the major urban centres - including the capital city Bengaluru - into a major drinking water crisis. The water level at all 13 major reservoirs in Karnataka has plummeted to …
This fifth edition of explaining extreme events of the previous year (2015) from a climate perspective continues to provide evidence that climate change is altering some extreme event risk. Without exception, all the heat-related events studied in this year’s report were found to have been made more intense or likely …
CHENNAI: Krishna water reached Poondi reservoir on Saturday night giving some hope to water managers with water levels dropping to less than one tmcft. “Poondi reservoir is now getting 300 cusecs of water from Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh. The water flow would be increased to 500 cusecs. The water …
With only a month to go for the year to end, the rainfall that Chennai received remains grossly inadequate. However, the city’s water table has not witnessed much of a decline, so far, this year, according to Metrowater officials. From January, Chennai has recorded 81 cm of rainfall so far …
The rain water conservation projects will be launched in all panchayats in the district on December 8. The meeting of Nava Kerala mission task force assessed the preparations for water conservation projects here on Saturday. Collector S Venkatesapathy said that water conservation should be given due importance in the projects …
Several parts of the state are already facing severe drinking water scarcity which could worsen in the days to come. There is now an apprehension among weather experts that Karnataka is slipping into its worst-ever drought. A failed Northeast monsoon could result in aggravating the drought scene in the coming …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Storage in Major Reservoirs, 17/11/2016. Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors live storage status of 91 reservoirs of the country on weekly basis and issues weekly bulletin on every Thursday. A comparison of region wise available live storage of the reservoirs monitored by CWC …
Predictions of river flow dynamics provide vital information for many aspects of water management including water resource planning, climate adaptation, and flood and drought assessments. Many of the subjective choices that modellers make including model and criteria selection can have a significant impact on the magnitude and distribution of the …
