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 …
Biswanath Chariali, July 15: In Biswanath subdivision, 13 villages have been inundated by the new wave of flash flood on Wednesday. Due to the overnight heavy rainfall in the subdivision and nearby hilly areas of Arunachal Pradesh, flash flood occurred in these villages under three development blocks- Sakomotha, Baghmari and …
ITANAGAR, July 15: Three people of a family died when a massive landslide buried their dwelling at Seppa in East Kameng district early this morning. According to an official report received from the district administration, the landslide took place due to heavy downpour at Type-IV Colony of Seppa in the …
Greenland, one of the largest ice sheets in the world, is melting. In fact, it is melting ahead of schedule as the world warms. Scientists are working hard to deepen their understanding of this ice sheet’s behavior so that we can predict how fast and how much of the ice …
The rise in farmer suicides has aggravated the distress in Karnataka’s agrarian sector. Over 50 farmers have allegedly committed suicide since the beginning of June across the State. Pushed into financial crisis due to a combination of factors such as poor realisation for their produce, delayed payments and crop failures …
Nagpur: Only negligible rainfall has been recorded across Vidarbha in the first fortnight of July. This has led to five out of 11 districts of the region, and the region as a whole, becoming rainfall deficient. Shortage of rains has left farmers worried about the seeds sowed recently for the …
No fewer than 1000 villages were affected by rain storm in Kuta area of Shiroro local government area of Niger State while properties worth N500million were also destroyed. Inspecting the villages affected by the storm yesterday the senator representing Niger East senatorial district, Senator David Umaru called for the urgent …
Paris: Scientists presented rare evidence today linking climate change to a specific weather disaster: flooding that killed more than 170 people in Russia in 2012. Increasingly, global warming is invoked by climate campaigners when the world is hit by a new drought, tropical storm or heatwave. But scientists are generally …
Competing forecasts have injected a new dimension to the hazardous business of monsoon prediction this year, with private weather agency Skymet taking a completely different view of how rains would perform in what are the most crucial four months of the year for India's economy. While the country's official agency, …
Thousands of acres of agricultural land in around 100 villages in the district were submerged as the Sirhind choe overflowed in view of the heavy rain in the region. A survey of the district revealed that several fields were submerged in knee-deep water as drains passing through the district were …
It hasn't washed away the fears of deficit rainfall, but the monsoon's satisfactory performance so far has sharply reduced the possibility of a second consecutive drought in the country this year. In a drought year, average nationwide rainfall is at least 10 per cent below normal. As of now, almost …
Mule path, bridge washed away; 600 residents awaiting food supply The Bara Bhangal valley of Kangra district has been cut off from rest of the world following a bridge collapse on Hanny Khud. Portions of the mule path leading to the valley has disappeared following heavy rain and flash floods …
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) will come up with a digitised and updated database of landslide-prone zones for West Bengal's Darjeeling hills where recent landslides claimed around 40 lives, a GSI official said on Saturday. In the aftermath of the Darjeeling landslides that struck the region earlier this month, …
At least 11 persons were killed after incessant rain lashed north India on Sunday, triggering landslides and damaging houses in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Several rivers are flowing close to the danger mark. While seven persons were killed in house collapse in Uttar Pradesh, three …
Several roads were found damaged after the weeklong rain resulted in constant waterlogging across the city.Traffic police said they discovered that bitumen had got washed off after the stagnant water receded. A list of stretches affected has been prepared by them and would be submitted to the civic bodies. Police …
Dengue is known in India since 1940s, but the disease is very limited in its spread. Dengue is becoming rampant in many states of southern India. As of now, no specific treatments (therapies) or vaccines are available against the disease. The people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, where the dengue …
The sensitivity of mosquito vector and dengue virus biology to diurnal temperature variability has been established, but this study is the first analyzing these relations with dengue occurrence. We show that Dhaka’s tropical hot monsoon climate and small variation in daily temperature enhance dengue transmission one month later. Large-scale climatic …
Is July the most critical month for the South-West monsoon? Probably yes, as by this time the monsoon has covered most parts of the country and the land-based monsoon trough is well established across the plains of north-west India. A detailed study by K Srikanth who blogs at Chennaiyil Oru …
After a dry two-week spell, monsoon is expected to deliver above-normal rainfall by the end of the week, but the longer-term situation remains shaky as the drought-inducing El Nino phenomenon continues to be strong and tropical cyclones have upset the pattern of trade winds in the equatorial region. However, the …
Circling thousands of feet above Tasmania's farmland in a light aircraft, Christina Nebel prepares to release tiny chemical particles as part of a cloud-seeding scheme estimated to have helped boost rainfall on the Australian island by over 10 percent. The program is one of a handful globally riding a wave …
BHUBANESWAR: As rains have petered out from many parts of the country, Director-General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Dr L S Rathore on Monday said an active Pacific region may have contributed to a weakened monsoon. “With a large number of systems forming over the Pacific zone, it can have …
