La Nina may return in September but temperatures to stay above normal: WMOThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) predicts a potential return of La Nina from September 2025, influencing global weather patterns...
02 Sep, 2025, 11.03 AM IST
Climate change intensifies India’s heatwave crisis as El Nino looms, experts sayIndia is facing an early, intense summer with prolonged heatwaves, as the IMD predicts, following its warmest February since 1901. The cool...
09 Mar, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
Climate change more robust now, La Nina may not be effective in warmer future : ScientistsClimate change is getting stronger, and La Nina might not cool future temperatures. India saw its warmest February since 1901 and predicts ...
09 Mar, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
US Winter Forecast 2024-2025: Will La Niña shape New York's snowy outlook?As New York prepares for the winter of 2024-2025, La Niña conditions are expected to play a key role in shaping the season’s weather. The C...
16 Oct, 2024, 07.21 PM IST
What looming La Nina means for global temperaturesEl Nino, the natural weather phenomenon that contributed to 2023 being the hottest year on record, has recently subsided, paving the way fo...
03 Jun, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
River interlinking projects in India may aggravate water stress: StudyIndia's river interlinking projects, aimed at addressing droughts and floods, may worsen water stress and disrupt monsoon patterns, accordi...
27 Sep, 2023, 05.26 PM IST
El Niños cause trillions in lost economic growth, study showsThe paper was published recently in the journal Science by Dartmouth Earth system scientists Christopher Callahan and Justin Mankin.
19 May, 2023, 09.30 AM IST
El Nino: Know what it is and how it impacts the global weather patternsEl Nino, a natural climate cycle with warm ocean surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, has a significant impact on global weather...
18 May, 2023, 09.19 PM IST
Uncommon readiness for normal monsoonIt’s significant that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast “normal” rains during the upcoming monsoon season, with precip...
19 Apr, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
Global warming never stopped in last hundred years: Study"Our study suggests that future climate conditions will likely rely on competition between multidecadal cooling and global warming if the m...
14 Nov, 2018, 02.35 PM IST
Chinese cave 'graffiti' tells story of climate changeAccording to the inscriptions in Dayu Cave, residents would come to the cave both to get water and to pray for rain in times of drought.
14 Aug, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
Sea surface temperatures to predict rainfallA team from IITM and IISER, Pune used historical meteorological data and modern modelling techniques to predict monsoon pattern.
26 Jul, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
El Nino may cause weak monsoon & high prices; poses serious challenge to Modi governmentMonsoon shortfall is currently around 42%. Land temperatures are high, there is little sign of rain, and planting of key crops has been del...
22 Jun, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
IMD: India may witness below normal monsoon; 60% chance of El NinoProbability of a normal monsoon is 35%, while that of a below normal monsoon is 33%, the department said.
24 Apr, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
- Coming week holds encouraging conditions for monsoon along west coast
A cyclonic circulation off the west coast that has already seen monsoon through Konkan is likely to intensify into a low pressure system.
07 Jun, 2011, 06.03 AM IST
- 'Nothing compares to a Nobel'
Raman Ramakrishnan, 33, a professional musician who plays the cello, is quite like his father and Nobel prize winner for chemistry, Venkatr...
05 Nov, 2009, 11.50 AM IST