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 …
BHOPAL: Floods have triggered an agrarian crisis in Madhya Pradesh and farmers of Vindhya, Bundelkhand and western MP areas worst-hit. However, the government's silence on compensation has been attributed to the poor financial health. For farmers of Bundelkhand, after three successive droughts, excessive rains have damaged crops in Chhattarpur, Tikamgarh, …
The lush forests and towering hills of the Western Ghats not only play an important role in capturing and storing rainwater, but are also crucial to the amount of rain falling in Bengaluru and other neighbouring areas. In the three months that the Southwest monsoon lashes the subcontinent, evaporation from …
Heavy rain drenched the Japanese capital on Monday as Typhoon Mindulle swept in, bringing floods that suspended train services and high winds that forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights. The category one typhoon, the weakest on a scale for storms, dumped more than 10 cm (4 inches) of rain …
“The Centre, the State and the DVC officials can sit together and take a decision on long-term measures” Union Power minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said there was no controversy between the Centre and States over release of water from the dams controlled by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) even as …
PATNA: It's called a cruel irony. Despite the major parts of its 12 districts being inundated by flood waters, Bihar still has 16% deficit rainfall this year. Revealing this here on Monday, CM Nitish Kumar said in the last 10 years Bihar received more than 1,000 mm rainfall in only …
El Gezira — Heavy rainfall continued to afflict various parts of El Gezira and North Kordofan over the weekend. Two people died in El Gezira on Saturday. "On Saturday, two people were killed when their houses collapsed during torrential rains in Wad Rawah," a listener reported to Radio Dabanga from …
Every monsoon, Natore in western Bangladesh is affected by rising water levels, rain and the floods making it difficult for students in local villages to attend school. Government-run schools become inaccessible, making it impossible to travel unless one owns a boat. Mohammad Likhon looks furious as he sits in class. …
A parliamentary panel has rejected Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi’s contention that there cannot be preparation for a disaster like the Chennai floods which “occurs once in 100 years.” The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in its report on ‘Disaster in Chennai caused by torrential rainfall and consequent flooding’, …
The widespread devastation in Madhya Pradesh following heavy rain can be traced to the loot of natural resources and ecocidal model of development, ‘Waterman’ Rajendra Singh said on Sunday. “The loot of natural resources that we have seen in past years have created conditions for such devastation,” said a statement …
THANE: The abundant rainfall this monsoon has not only given lake-city residents respite from the sweltering summer heat and water crisis, but has also given them a breath of fresh air with reduced pollution levels. The air pollution level, which is gauged by the levels of respirable suspended particulate matter …
The study, conducted by Prof T V Ramachandra, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc along with Uttam Kumar and Anandita Dasgupta, showed that the dense forest areas in the northern, central and southern Western Ghats have decreased by 2.84%, 4.38% and 5.77% respectively and agricultural or grasslands have increased by 2.23%, …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and other agencies to prepare a comprehensive report on whether government buildings, bridges and flyovers have installed rain water harvesting systems and if they are functional. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the counsel appearing for Delhi …
The state is staring at the worst drinking water crisis in 40 years, the government said on Wednesday. "The inflow into Krishnarajasagar (KSR) reservoir has been very low and this is the worst situation in the Cauvery basin in the last 40 years," said energy minister D K Shivakumar. "We …
Twenty-four of Australia’s rarest tortoises have been released outside their natural range because climate change has dried out their remaining habitat. The natural range of the critically endangered western swamp tortoise, Pseudemydura umbrina, has shrunk to two isolated wetlands in Perth’s ever-growing outer suburbs, and a herpetological expert, Dr Gerald …
DEHRADUN: With heavy rain and frequent landslides blocking more than 130 roads in various districts of Uttarakhand, patients from far-flung areas are struggling to reach hospitals. The state government seems helpless as reports trickle in of the sick and the dead. As many as five patients have lost their lives …
The forecasting of inundation levels during typhoons requires that multiple objectives be taken into account, including the forecasting capacity with regard to variations in water level throughout the entire weather event, the accuracy that can be attained in forecasting peak water levels, and the time at which peak water levels …
More than 10,000 people are in shelters and more than 20,000 people have been rescued across south Louisiana amid widespread flooding, Governor John Bel Edwards has said. Baton Rouge river center, a major events location, would be opened on Sunday to help care for the large numbers of evacuees, he …
Floods caused by monsoon rains have killed at least eight people and disrupted the lives of 400,000 across Myanmar, the government said, a year since the worst floods in decades left thousands homeless and inundated vast tracts of farmland. Weeks of torrential rains have flooded more than 400,000 acres of …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, present this One Hundred and Ninety Eighth Report on 'Disaster in Chennai caused by torrential rainfall and consequent flooding in the Country'. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) the apex body, which functions under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home …
Jaipur: Amid flood-like situation, Rajasthan government has beefed up its efforts for rescue operations. Army and NDRF teams have been deployed in Chittorgarh and Bhilwara districts while Indian Air Force choppers have been put on standby mode for evacuation. Two teams of national disaster response force (NDRF) and one column …
