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 …
Following unseasonably heavy pre-monsoon rains, Pakistan continues to be adversely affected by severe weather events. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Agency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, heavy rains hit Ursoon village in south-west Chitral district on the evening of 2 July. The resulting flash flood washed away a mosque, an army …
DEHRADUN: International Road Federation (IRF), a Geneva based global body consisting of 90 countries working for better and safer roads worldwide which also has deparment of Road Tranport and Highways, CPWD and NHAI as members, has expressed deep concern at repeated loss of life, landslides, areas being cut off and …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday that the cloudburst-like incidents in Uttarakhand are increasing due to climate change. The relief and rescue operation is going on at war footing in the villages of Uttarakhand following heavy rains and cloud burst. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response …
A torrential downpour this afternoon brought back the misery of water-logging and artificial flood to many localities in the city. The shower, which started just after 3 pm and lasted almost an hour, resulted in flooding in Jorabat, Panjabari, Sarumataria, Down Town, RG Barua road, Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar, VIP …
Indiscriminate blasting of mountains to build roads or other infrastructure has rendered the fragile areas of the state more susceptible to landslides and floods, say experts and scientists. According to the director of the Geological Survey of India, the institute had submitted a report regarding the treatment of vulnerable sites …
The Amazon Basin has experienced more variable climate over the last decade, with a severe and widespread drought in 2005 causing large basin-wide losses of biomass. A drought of similar climatological magnitude occurred again in 2010; however, there has been no basin-wide ground-based evaluation of effects on vegetation. We examine …
China's meteorological authority on Thursday evening issued an orange alert, the second highest of the four-tier warning system, for storms across southern and eastern regions. It is the first time that the National Meteorological Center has issued an orange alert for rainstorms this year. In June, storms in the south …
Gurgaon: Four earthen dams, constructed in the foothills of Aravalis to recharge depleting groundwater table and tackle waterlogging, have started paying dividends by filling a good amount of water a few days after pre-monsoon showers hit Gurgaon and the neighbouring areas, according to the forest department. The earthen dams have …
उत्तराखंड में गुरुवार रात से हो रही बारिश और बादल फटने से जानमाल का भारी नुकसान हुआ है। चमोली और पिथौरागढ़ जिलों में बादल फटने से कम से कम 30 लोगों की मौत हो गई है। नदियों में आए उफान से कई लोग, मकान और जानवर बह गए हैं। ऋषिकेश-बद्रीनाथ …
The publication consolidates a synthetic analysis on La Niña and its potential impacts on agriculture and food security, specifically in the regions that are now dealing with the consequences of El Niño. It provides early action recommendations in the agriculture sector to either reap the beneficial outcomes of La Niña, …
Imrat Namdev and her younger sister Pushpa Namdev were neighbors in Chhatarpur district, in the drought-hit Indian region of Bundelkhand. Both relied on the same well for water and, according to police, frequently quarreled over how much the other was using. In May, during one fight over water, Pushpa, 42, …
Thousands of people in southern Guatemala are suffering from a prolonged drought after years of below-average rainfall. The drought has now resulted in hundreds of thousands of people being left hungry. The situation is particularly bad in the "dry corridor", a region in the south of the country which extends …
Set up in June 2010, Somaiya Vidyavihar’s Rs 10 lakh-rainwater harvesting project consists of 10-12 harvesting pits, distributed throughout the campus Many colleges are taking steps to deal with the perennial water shortage plaguing the city. Among many others, colleges such as Somaiya Vidyavihar, Vivekananda Education Society and Ruparel College …
Pre-monsoon showers may have given Delhiites the much-needed relief from heat and humidity, but they have also revived the fear of a spike in dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases, which are linked to stagnant water. The city has already recorded 28 cases of the vector-borne disease till June 25. This …
While Kashmir valley reels under prevalent heat wave Srinagar recorded the hottest day of this season on Sunday. According to state meteorological department a maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in Srinagar on Sunday which is the highest temperature so far and a low of 20.8 degrees Celsius. …
The water shortage in northern Israel is the worst in 100 years, according to new data from the Water Authority. The data show that the water level in the Sea of Galilee will probably drop below its red warning line (about 700 feet, or 213 meters, below sea level) in …
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — A new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has urged the Caribbean to boost efforts to prepare for increased drought, stating that climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of droughts in the region. The report says countries in …
Two people were slightly injured and about 80 buildings damaged Thursday in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima, while evacuation orders or advisories were issued to some 703,000 people in five prefectures in northern Kyushu in southwestern Japan as torrential rain hit those areas. The Japan Meteorological Agency also warned …
More than 25% excess rainfall over normal on Wednesday has pulled down the overall deficiency in the quantum of monsoon rainfall to only 18% from 25% reported a week ago. With monsoon rains expected to advance further into parts of northern and western regions in the next couple of days, …
Guwahati: Assam was hit by a second wave of floods on Tuesday, a week after the south-west monsoon arrived in the northeast on June 14. More than 9,000 people have been affected till Wednesday, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said. The affected districts are Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Karbi Anglong …
