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 Department of Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing (DEERS) has completed the study on the satellite based rapid assessment on floods in Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with the national remote sensing centre, ISRO, Hyderabad. The report presented to the government by Director DEERS, Suresh Chugh, says that Jammu and …
Rains drench most places in Goa; winds with speeds of 45-50 kmph likely along coast, max and min temperatures below normal in north Goa; fishermen told not to venture into seas PANJIM: The cyclone Nilofar, which is set to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours …
Climate change likely to impact rainfall patterns leading to higher uncertainty and difficulties in management of both water scarcity and flood events. Temporal trends of rainfall and its variability of Karnal district, representing fresh groundwater zones of Haryana, were analysed by non-parametric zones of Mann-Kendall (MK) test and Sen's slope …
Peanuts have moved north, tuna has moved east, wine has moved south. But sooner or later, Australia is going to run out of places to shift agricultural production to avoid the harsh effects of climate change. Australia's flagship scientific body told the Reuters Global Climate Change Summit on Wednesday that …
There may be a new way to predict disasters. Scientists have developed a new technique that builds upon a mathematical comparison that can be used for any time series data and could be applied to extreme events in all sorts of complex systems. When it comes to extreme events, there's …
Indian tea producer Harrisons Malayalam Ltd expects revenue to fall by a tenth this fiscal year due to lower prices and also reduced output as a result of erratic rainfall caused by climate change, its chief executive said. The company's tea production is expected to fall about 3 percent in …
“It is imperative to assess sea level rise, storm surge and cyclones” A devastated Vishakapatnam has brought home the need for coastal cities to be climate resilient in terms of extreme events with respect to preparation and infrastructure. Recent studies indicate that there is a long way to go in …
Cyclone Hudhud created the feeling of winter as heavy rains lashed eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh accompanied by strong winds. Gorakhpur, Allahabad witnessed gutsy winds along with very heavy rains while the state capital saw a downpour all through Monday night and Tuesday morning. The good news is that the …
Unexpected rain occurred in many places in the state on Monday evening as an effect of cyclone Hudhud, which hit the eastern coast of the country earlier. The rain brought some respite from the prolonged heat conditions. According to Jaipur Met office, scattered rain will occur at many places in …
The Southern parts of Chhattisgarh continued to witness heavy rains, accompanied by gusty winds, for the second day on Monday morning due to the impact of the cyclonic storm Hudhud that continues to batter the coastal Andhra Pradesh. Even the state capital, Raipur, has been witnessing incessant rains since late …
Nellore: Much to the relief of officials and general public, there is hardly any impact because of Hudhud cyclone in SPSR Nellore district. Except for rough sea and partly cloudy sky, the climate was as usual in Nellore on Sunday. A sea surge of 20 metres was witnessed at Kottakoduru …
The 2013 Uttarakhand floods were most probably a consequence of “human-induced” climate change, a new report by the American Meteorological Society has suggested. The extraordinary rainfall in Uttarakhand in June last year has found a place in a list of 16 extreme weather events that the report says were most …
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Unlike Phailin, which had hit the Odisha coast last year on October 13 and also brought major climatic aberration following heavy rainfall in Bihar and Jharkhand, cyclone Hudhud is unlikely to have any major impact in Bihar and Jharkhand. However, Met office (Patna) scientist R K Giri said on Thursday …
Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a super typhoon powering north toward the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swathe of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain. Vongfong, which at one point rivaled last year's devastating typhoon Haiyan in strength, …
The weather department has warned of extensive damage in the coastal areas of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, including possible disruption of power and communication lines, due to the approaching “severe cyclonic storm”, named ‘Hudhud’, scheduled to hit eastern coast on October 12. Wind speeds of up to 150 km per …
VISAKHAPATNAM: The low pressure system in Bay of Bengal, which appeared as a deep depression on Tuesday, is expected to surface as a cyclonic storm, Hudhud, on Wednesday (October 8). The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the system would cross Andaman and Nicobar islands by Wednesday forenoon …
VISAKHAPATNAM: A cyclonic storm is brewing in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to hit the Odisha coast by October 12, Met officials said. The cyclone is likely to be named Hudhud, after an Afro-Eurasian bird, by Oman, whose turn it is to name the next cyclone. According to …
New Zealand scientists have analysed the climate models in extreme weather events in 2013 which reduced the country's economy by $1.3 billion. According to the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research scientist Sam Dean, human activity played a significant role in New Zealand's prolonged drought. With the help of …
