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 …
It’s hard to imagine the tropical Pacific lacking for water. But the small island states in the Western Pacific are in the midst of a life-threatening drought caused by El Niño with no end in sight. The Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau have all declared states …
It seems like the largest continent on Earth is running out of water as a new study has revealed that economic and population growth on top of climate change could put a big swath of Asia at a "high risk of severe water stress" by the year 2050. The study …
Authorities are reminding the people to further exercise caution against extreme heat, expecting the Philippines to experience this April twin onslaught of the dry season’s peak and the prevailing drought-driving El Nino phenomenon’s brunt. “We must prepare for such simultaneous occurrence,” said senior weather specialist Analiza Solis from the state-run …
Noida: Farmers in Greater Noida have claimed that close to 50% of their crops have been destroyed by the recent spate of rains and hailstorm. The loss of almost half of their wheat crop could lead to massive financial losses for the rest of the year. Farmers have sent a …
At least five people were killed and 65 houses destroyed following last week's downpour in different parts of the country, according to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs. The five victims died after a mine caved in in Muhanga District,while the properties destroyed include 56 houses and 12 …
When drought strikes, Thailand turns to its Royal Rainmakers -- an airborne team which seeds the clouds over the kingdom. The country is the grip of its worst drought for decades, with 22 of its 76 provinces affected. So the Thai Department of Royal Rainmaking is sending up its planes …
Last year, AAP government had announced a compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre to farmers who faced losses due to crop damage caused by rain. Following unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday ordered Divisional Commissioner A Anbarasu to assess the damage to …
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide last year rose by the biggest margin since records began, according to a US federal science agency. Fossil fuel burning and a strong El Niño weather pattern pushed CO2 levels 3.05 parts per million (ppm) on a year earlier to 402.6 ppm, as measured at …
The Serbian government declared a state of emergency on Thursday amid fears of widespread flooding that could force thousands to leave their homes following days of heavy rain that is expected to continue overnight. Authorities evacuated some 120 people in southwestern Serbia earlier this week after rivers overflowed their banks, …
ABU DHABI // The UAE was battered by fierce winds, torrential rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday morning. The skies darkened as the storm hit Abu Dhabi at about 11.30am, blowing down trees and lampposts and causing severe flooding. Dramatic videos of the storm and its aftermath quickly spread on social …
Heavy rains and high winds from a storm system moving north from Mexico flooded parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, leaving at least one person dead, officials said on Wednesday. A 30-year-old man drowned on Tuesday night from attempting to drive his sports utility vehicle across a flooded area …
NEW DELHI: Weekend showers in the capital have broken adry spell that lasted five-anda-half months, bringing relief not only from unusually warm weather but also providing a break from dangerously high pollution levels. Since Saturday, Delhi recorded more than double the rain seen in the city since September 20, 2015. …
The unseasonal light to moderate rain, along with strong winds and hail, damaged wheat crop in Hisar and neighbouring districts. The crop was at an advanced stage, farmers said, adding the damage was around 40 per cent. The extent of damage in the late sown variety, however, would be lower, …
Hailstorm and strong winds in many parts of the state have flattened the wheat crop. Farmers have demanded a special girdawari and adequate compensation from the state government. Ranjit Singh, a marginal farmer from Gurusar village in Gidderbaha sub-division, said that the wheat crop flattened at this stage would not …
The heaviest rains and hottest temperatures in two decades have battered Peru over the past week as weather linked to El Nino caused flooding and landslides that blocked the country's central highway and forced scores from their homes. At least five people have died in weather related accidents since Monday, …
International weather agencies see a normal to surplus monsoon for most parts of India this year, as if in response to a wish expressed in the Economic Survey 2015-16. In its early forecasts for the season, the Busan, South Korea-based Asia Pacific Climate Centre is quite bullish on a surplus …
The Indian government is set to unveil its budget on Monday as it faces pressure to boost growth while also appealing to the country's poor. Having overtaken China as the world's fastest-growing economy, India is seen as a bright spot in the global economy. But it has been hit by …
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) affects the tropospheric concentrations of many trace gases. Here we investigate the ENSO influence on mercury concentrations measured in the upper troposphere during Civil Aircraft for the Regular Investigation of the atmosphere Based on an Instrumented Container flights and at ground at Cape Point, South …
Data from 50 water basins shows rise in water level, poor monsoon last year a spoilsport. Hyderabad: Mission Kakatiya, the TS initiative to revive tanks, is showing a positive impact on groundwater in local areas, according to data collected by the state. The groundwater department collected data at 50 water …
Erratic climatic conditions have posed challenges to the economic viability of farming in Himachal Pradesh forcing a large section of farmers to leave the profession. As a consequence, a significant portion of farm land has been abandoned leading to land degradation. A recent study conducted by The Energy and Resources …
