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 …
THE final draft of the national Climate Change Policy, which aims to provide the framework for the introduction of climate protection measures, is expected to be ready by the end of this month. The draft policy was compiled following consultations with stakeholders in the climate sector and consultant tasked with …
CHANGSHA - More than 16,000 people were evacuated as rainstorms lashed parts of central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. Heavy rain began to hit northwestern Hunan on Saturday, affecting more than 120,000 people as of 3 p.m. Sunday, with roads destroyed and power supply cut in some …
The monsoon dried up early over north India this year and Delhiites are already facing the consequences. With rains gone, the air quality in the capital started deteriorating sharply and has been in the 'poor' zone since August 28 — almost a month ahead of the normal trend. The early …
The powerful El Nino continues to intensify in the Pacific and is now the strongest since the record-breaking 1997-98 event, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Weekly surface readings in a closely watched Pacific equatorial zone known as Nino3.4 exceeded 2 degrees at the end of August for the first time …
Interannual variation of Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) is linked to El Niño-Southern oscillation (ENSO) as well as the Equatorial Indian Ocean oscillation (EQUINOO) with the link with the seasonal value of the ENSO index being stronger than that with the EQUINOO index. We show that the variation of a …
In the end, the Madden Julian Oscillation and Indian Ocean Dipole failed to cancel out the warming of the Pacific — a situation the Met Office had predicted as early as in April, giving govts time to prepare. In June, a rain-bearing weather phenomenon called Madden Julian Oscillation, or MJO, …
Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) occur in combined sewer systems when sewage and stormwater runoff are released into water bodies, potentially contaminating water sources. CSOs are often caused by heavy precipitation and are expected to increase with increasing extreme precipitation associated with climate change. Original Source
The most populous regions of Australia can expect another year of above-average fire risk as the long-term decline in cool season rainfall combines with the strengthening El Nino in the Pacific. A swath of land stretching from south-eastern South Australia to the north of Rockhampton in Queensland, and the south-western …
Nairobi/Washington — Widespread acute malnutrition persists across Somalia and large numbers of people will be acutely food insecure through December 2015, following below average cereal harvests in crop dependent areas; poor rainfall in some pastoral and agropastoral areas; trade disruption in some southern urban areas due to insurgent activities; and …
Four thousand villagers of 35 villages in Darrang district have been severally affected by the fresh wave of flood caused by the incessant rains which also caused a breach of 70 feet of the embankment of River Saktola at Janaramchowka which has inundated 10 villages. The rising water of rivers …
August ended with a higher-than-anticipated rainfall deficit of 22% and with top India Meteorological Department officials saying the monsoon could start withdrawing in the next few days, the chances of a second successive drought year in the country appear high. IMD said the all India weighted average rainfall in August …
Zambia’s small-scale farmers, who produce more than 90 percent of the country’s staple corn crop, should consider buying weather insurance as the possibility of a second straight year of low rainfall looms, according to Cargill Inc. “From the reports we’re receiving at the moment, we can possibly expect another dry …
At least 13 per cent of the divisions had excess rainfall, 51 per cent had normal and The country may still be pinning its hopes on some rainfall in September, but the El Nino is going to negate that possibility, say Met officials. The present El Nino is the strongest …
The first half of the season recorded mixed rainfall, with June recording 116 per cent of LPA and July 83 per cent, which was deficient. The last 114 years have witnessed 53 instances of deficient rainfall in the country, as per the data collated by the Met department. The data …
Tropical Storm Erika weakened slightly on Thursday as it dumped torrential rain on islands in the Eastern Caribbean and appeared to be headed for the U.S. East Coast early next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Erika could reach hurricane status near Florida's east coast by Monday morning, the …
The number of hungry Ethiopians needing food aid has risen sharply this year to 4.5 million due to poor rains and the El Nino weather phenomenon, the UN has said. With rains poorer than predicted, "food insecurity increased and malnutrition rose as a result," the UN Office for the Coordination …
But the poor monsoon has not stoked food inflation As the season enters its final phase, the forecast of a below-normal monsoon made by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has come true with the rainfall deficit standing exactly at the 12 per cent it has predicted. Private forecaster Skymet, which …
KOLHAPUR: With less than 50% rainfall in the current monsoon season so far, experts foresee further depletion of groundwater levels. Though, Kolhapur district gets more than 1,700mm rainfall every year, its major source of water for drinking and irrigation purposes is wells and bore wells. If the rainfall remains inadequate, …
Hundreds of residents south of Sydney have been force to flee their homes because of rising floodwaters. Nearly 70 people have been rescued from floodwaters since the severe weather first lashed Sydney's southern suburbs on Monday. More than 1400 calls for help were made to the State Emergency Service (SES). …
The number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million from earlier estimates, according to United Nations agencies. After failed rains, some 4.5m people are now projected to require assistance, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …
