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 …
Heavy rain lashed several parts of Himachal disrupting normal life while cloudburst caused heavy damage in Ani of Kullu district. Flash floods at Bharernallah village in Ani late last night washed away illegal structures raised by people along the nullah and a cowshed and a bridge were also swept by …
An observational analysis of the catastrophic rainstorm during 4–6 September 2014 over Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) presented in this study shows that the event was unprecedented in terms of the 24, 48 and 72 h accumulated rainfall. The 24 h accumulated rainfall exceeded the previously determined one-day severe rainstorm limits …
More than 40 houses were completely damaged while as many were filled with debris and mudslides due to floods in this district in Ladakh region. An official spokesman said Deputy Commissioner Leh Saugat Biswas today visited Nubra valley to assess the damage caused by heavy rains and mudslides over the …
While regions such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Karnataka saw heavy rainfall activities during the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and private weather forecaster Skymet on Sunday said monsoon activity will pick up pace across the country in the next few days. “Heavy rainfall would …
Chhattisgarh government had decided to implement the national agriculture insurance policy and cover seven crops for the current Kharif season. According to state government spokesperson, the crops to be covered under the national agriculture insurance scheme include paddy, Makka, Soyabean, Groundnut, Arhar pulses, Udad and Moong. The state cabinet had …
BACOLOD CITY: More than 2,000 people in Negros Occidental were affected by heavy rains and floods brought by Typhoon Hanna, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) said in its report on Thursday. However, there was no reported evacuation, the report added. Provincial Health Officer Ernell Tumimbang, who concurrently …
Exceptionally warm water moving from the western Pacific Ocean towards South America has caused El Niño to get even stronger in recent weeks. In fact, scientists claim conditions in the Pacific are now as intense as they were in the summer of 1997, when a massive El Niño was brewing. …
Seasonal showers declined 6% from the long-period average up to August 6 For the first time since the current monsoon season started in June, the country’s water storage has dropped from both the level a year before and the normal benchmark average, thanks to a slowdown in monsoon rains since …
CM Mamata Banerjee demands adequate funds from the Centre for post-flood work The flood situation in West Bengal showed further improvement today on account of little or no rainfall since yesterday and a reduced quantity of water discharge from barrages upstream, even as the death toll rose to 85. Two …
So far, the state government has issued aid to the tune of Rs 1.24 crore towards 41 deaths of a total 72 reported cases. More than Rs 1,317 crore has been doled out in cash. With three villages in Banaskantha district almost washed out and over 80,000 animals dead, the …
A climate change expert has warned of the unpredictability of El Nino and its adverse impact on monsoon and agricultural operations, as well as the potential of hotter summers. Ancha Srinivasan, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Asian Development Bank, explained the seemingly moderate El Nino can gain strength and has potential …
Investors in soft commodities are used to being slaves to the weather’s twists and turns. With prices now in a depression and the El Niño weather pattern looming, the forecast looks more unsettled than normal. The possibility that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this year, coupled with …
Lrr — One hundred and seventy-eight people were displaced as heavy currents of water swept away 10 households in the Kiang West District of the Lower River Region. The deluge that happened on Saturday lasted for several hours and affected the villages of Sankandi, Kulikunda and Jamari. It also washed …
Super Typhoon Soudelor, the most powerful storm so far this year, is generating waves of close to 15 metres as it barrels towards Taiwan. Sustained winds were last calculated at 130 knots (241km/h), with gusts reaching 160 knots (296km/h), according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre. "This super typhoon was …
The water-starved city seems to have benefitted a little bit from the intermittent but heavy rains during the last two weeks of July. There has been a marginal increase in the groundwater table, according to Chennai Metrowater. July was one of the wettest months of the decade as the city …
CM demands central funds, seeks appointment with PM Narendra Modi Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday declared 12 districts in Bengal as flood-hit and demanded adequate funds from the Centre for post-flood work, even as the death toll mounted to 83. Mamata held the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) responsible for …
1784 wild animals including lions have died recently due to excessive rains and floods in the country, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar informed Lok Sabha in a written reply. "1,784 animal have died which includes ten Asiatic Lion, 87 Spotted Dear, 1670 Blue Bull, nine Black Buck, six wild Boar, one …
The El Nino weather phenomenon, which has often disrupted rainfall in India, is further strengthening and likely to persist into early 2016, the Australia Bureau of Meteorology said in an update on Tuesday. However, meteorologists are hopeful of the emergence of a rain-boosting phenomenon - a positive Indian Ocean Dipole …
The LPA for the country as a whole for the second half of the monsoon is 43.5 cm The India Meteorology Department (IMD) stuck to its South-West monsoon forecast at 88 per cent of the 50-year long period average (LPA) of 89 cm. This has raised El Nino concerns from …
Rains may remain weak over the rest of the monsoon season, the India Meteorological Department warned on Monday, predicting an all India rainfall deficit of 16% for the months of August and September. Issuing its forecast for monsoon's second half, IMD stuck to its earlier prediction of 90% rainfall in …
