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 …
Khartoum - An outbreak of water-borne disease has killed at least 19 people and sickened scores more in Sudan's rain-ravaged states of Blue Nile and Kasala, a minister said Monday. Since June, heavy rain and flooding have hit several states of Sudan, killing at least 100 people, destroying thousands of …
Samoa has been hit by a hail storm so rare that it was believed to be a hoax by many of the island’s inhabitants. The tropical nation of Samoa lies in the Pacific Ocean, where the average temperature at this time of year is 29C. But on Friday evening an …
MYSURU: The Yuva Dasara subcommittee has decided to conduct Yuva Sambhrama and Yuva Dasara with water conservation as the theme, in the backdrop of scanty rainfall received this year. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday at Varthabhavan, deputy special officer of Yuva Dasara subcommittee SP Ravi D Channanannavar, said, "As …
Londoners face a one in five probability of queuing in the street at standpipes for their water for days or weeks during a sweltering summer in the coming 25 years, owing to drought brought about by climate change and a lack of water infrastructure, new data suggests. As the UK …
Monsoon rains in India, the world's second-biggest producer of rice and sugar, could be lighter than average this year in the absence of the La Nina weather pattern, two senior officials at the state-run weather department said on Wednesday. Rainfall in September could be up to 15 percent less than …
Maize is grown by millions of smallholder farmers in South Asia (SA) under diverse environments. The crop is grown in different seasons in a year with varying exposure to weather extremes, including high temperatures at critical growth stages which are expected to increase with climate change. This study assesses the …
Landslides have large negative economic and societal impacts, including loss of life and damage to infrastructure. Slope stability assessment is a vital tool for landslide risk management, but high levels of uncertainty often challenge its usefulness. Uncertainties are associated with the numerical model used to assess slope stability and its …
On Aug. 10, it started raining in Louisiana and didn’t stop for seven days. In that time, as much as 30 inches of water fell from the sky — around 7.1 trillion gallons, which is three times what fell during Hurricane Katrina. Thirteen people died in the resulting flood. Rescuers …
At least nine people died and two people were missing from a small town near Guatemala City on Wednesday after intense rains the night before caused a mudslide, emergency workers said. Around 50 people were affected and various homes were damaged in Santa Isabel II, a town 30 kilometers (19 …
At least four people died in widespread flash floods caused by heavy rains which lashed Greece overnight, the country's fire brigade said on Wednesday. Three of the victims, all elderly, died at separate locations in the Messinia province, in the southern Peloponnese peninsula. A fourth was found dead later Wednesday. …
As the globe continues to spin toward a future with higher temperatures, crop yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices. Establishing new strategies is particularly difficult for sorghum farmers in West Africa where seed varieties and fertilizer are scarce, while drought and …
Sun, sea and sand might be among Australia’s finest selling points but this combination comes at a cost, given the country is also the driest inhabited continent in the world. With a drop in average annual rainfall in recent years, ominous climate change projections and an ever-increasing population, the federal …
Nearly 400 trees fell in the city in just two months of monsoon this year. An internal report by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) gardens department said that 234 trees had fallen in June, while 147 trees fell in July—a total of 381. While some of the trees stood on land …
JAIPUR: The south-west monsoon has been fruitful for the state so far as Rajasthan has got 49.14% more rainfall compared to 2015. Except for Sriganganagar, which is the only district getting deficit rainfall, all the districts have got either excess or more than average rainfall. As per the data available …
Four persons were killed and five others critically injured when lightning struck on Tuesday afternoon in Central Assam’s Morigaon district. The lightning struck a group of fishermen who were fishing at Danduwa Beel (natural water body) in Morigaon district killing four of them on the spot. The deceased were identified …
South Africa's recovery from its worst drought in over century could be stalled as anticipated rain relief from a La Nina weather system remains uncertain, the South African Weather Service said on Monday. An earlier prediction of a moderate La Nina, which is associated with higher rainfall, for the spring/summer …
For a couple of days there has been no rain in Kaliabor and scorching heat has been making the life of people miserable. Due to unbearable heat caused by blazing sun and dearth of rain, the number of children going to school has also decreased. Although it has been raining …
JAIPUR: Life is limping back to normal at many flood-affected districts in Rajasthan as water has started receding . However, at many places heavy rainfall continued on Thursday. Jaipur Met office said that south west monsoon will start to withdraw from the first week of September. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall continued …
The La Nina phenomena, which gives a boost to Southwest Monsoon and was expected to give a good rainfall in September, has been delayed, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said, even as it stuck to its initial forecast of "above normal" rainfall this season. IMD Director General K J …
BALASORE: THE flash floods triggered by heavy rain in Jharkhand last week has submerged thousands of hectares of agriculture land in northern parts of Balasore district, ruining paddy and vegetable crops. Even as the flood water has receded, standing paddy crops and vegetable fields were damaged in Baliapal and Bhogarai …
