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 …
Flash floods washed away a newly constructed bridge across the Izek River in Tamenglong district of Manipur on Wednesday morning, following torrential rain that hit Manipur and neighbouring states on Tuesday night. The Bailey bridge, constructed at a cost of Rs.40 lakh, was yet to be formally inaugurated. The washing …
Hopes faded on Thursday for the survival of about 150 people trapped under the mud and rubble of two landslides in Sri Lanka, as heavy rain hampered rescue operations and the death toll from the disaster rose to 41. Days of torrential rains have forced more than 300,000 people from …
Heavy rain in Dima Hasao has affected normal life in the hill district of Assam causing landslides at several places, including its headquarters in Haflong, official sources said. Due to incessant rain and landslips since Monday, Haflong was completely cut off as land and train services were cancelled between several …
The southwest monsoon is likely to set over Kerala on June 7, says IMD The onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala is likely to be delayed from the normal date of June 1, the weather office said, the first negative signal since it forecast above-normal rainfall this season after …
Monsoons are the dominant seasonal mode of climate variability in the tropics and are critically important conveyors of atmospheric moisture and energy at a global scale. Predicting monsoons, which have profound impacts on regions that are collectively home to more than 70 per cent of Earth’s population, is a challenge …
One hundred twenty-one villages in parched Saurashtra, north Gujarat and Kutch region were today declared as 'partially scarcity-hit' due to acute shortage of water owing to deficient rainfall in last monsoon, the state government said. With the latest addition, the total number of such affected villages across Gujarat stands at …
Debris-flows not only cause a great loss of property, but also kill and injure people every rainy season in the mountainous regions of China. In order to reduce hazard and risk, several methods of assessing rainfall thresholds have been provided at present, based on statistical models. However, the limited rainfall …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Vohra Sadikbhai Rajakbhai & Others Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 10/05/2016 regarding destruction of plantations of the farmers by the release of 60,000 cusecs of water from Mazum dam that has been built over river Mazum in …
Aided by widespread rainfall since Tuesday, forest fires which ravaged thousands of hectares of green cover in Uttarakhand were doused completely on Thursday with no reports of fresh blaze from anywhere in the state. Meanwhile, the administration claimed it was fully prepared to deal with fresh fires in case they …
Palakkad records 40.8 degrees Celsius Heatwave conditions continued in parts of the State on Wednesday but some respite is expected with rain or thundershowers forecast in the next four days. Palakkad, which has been bearing the brunt of the soaring temperature for the past one week, today recorded a maximum …
Study finds that spurt in coal use in Asian countries could weaken monsoon systems Rapid increase of coal use in fast-growing Asian countries such as India and China may weaken monsoon systems and reduce the amount of rainfall in future, a new MIT study has found. Coal burning, despite recent …
Some 42 per cent of the Philippines is experiencing drought or dry spells brought on by El Ni'o. The La Ni'a phenomenon is expected to follow later this year, bringing excessive rainfall. This bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects the current situation and details available at this …
FARM incomes in Zimbabwe are expected to decline by as much as 38 percent by 2050, as temperatures soar 3,4 percent in what would be an unprecedented catastrophe for agriculture, according to a new study. The study by Science Direct shows the extent of damage that climate change will have …
Barack Obama has declared the severe drought in the Marshall Islands a disaster, opening the way for emergency US funding for the Pacific island nation. The disaster declaration, which follows a request from Marshallese president Hilda Heine on 1 April, will allow Fema to provide emergency relief to the archipelago, …
Unseasonably warm weather across Australia, which is set to continue through the coming month, might be putting a spring in people’s step but is a clear sign of dangerous climate change, according climate scientists and meteorologists. Australia and the rest of the world have been reeling from a string of …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Damage to Crop Due to Heavy Rains and Drought, 29/04/2016. During March 2016, western disturbances led to hailstorm/unseasonal rains and high velocity winds in various parts of the country causing damage to crops. As per reports, an area of 6.02 lakh hectare was damaged/affected …
In this study, the effects of cattle grazing intensity on soil nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes were examined in the Hulunber meadow steppe of north-eastern China. Six stocking-rate treatments (0, 0.23, 0.34, 0.46, 0.69, and 0.92 AU ha−1) with three replicates were established, and observations were conducted from 2010 to 2014. …
Estimating the exposure of agriculture to climate variability and change can help us understand key vulnerabilities and improve adaptive capacity, which is vital to secure and increase world food production to feed its growing population. A number of indices to estimate exposure are available in literature. However, testing or validating …
Over 2,000 houses and other facilities with roofs of tin and corrugated sheets were damaged in the thunderstorms and torrential rains that hit many parts of Manipur on Tuesday, residents said. There are also reports of minor damages to structures in some states in the northeastern region. "More than 450 …
The Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5) Experiment was carried out in the environs of Manaus, Brazil, in the central region of the Amazon basin for 2 years from 1 January 2014 through 31 December 2015. The experiment focused on the complex interactions among vegetation, atmospheric chemistry, …
