Global warming link to intense rains in India's Himalayas: ScientistsScientists have attributed the increasing intensity of torrential rains in India's Himalayas to a clash of weather systems caused by global...
25 Aug, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
What caused devastating rains in Himachal Pradesh?As the state is reeling under the monsoon fury, there are emerging concerns that such rains could become a common phenomenon in the years t...
18 Aug, 2023, 07.40 PM IST
El Nino, La Nina impact on monsoon strongest in north, least in central India: StudyThe El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern's impact on monsoon rain over north India has become much stronger recently, while ...
09 Aug, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3The center of Cyclone Mocha made landfall Sunday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state near Sittwe township wind speeds up to 209 kpm (130 m...
15 May, 2023, 04.35 PM IST
India monsoon death toll climbs to 159, dozens still missingThe country's western coast has been inundated by torrential rains since Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department warning of furt...
25 Jul, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
How to protect Mumbai from future cyclonesMumbai’s infrastructure that monitors weather systems also failed when called upon the most. The western coast has five doppler radars to t...
23 May, 2021, 06.45 AM IST
Warming of Arabian Sea raising cyclone frequencyBack in November 1940, when cyclones didn't have names, the Arabian Sea threw an unprecedented, untimely night-long tantrum that cost the c...
18 May, 2021, 10.31 AM IST
Tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea: Why are they increasing?This is the first time since the start of satellite records in 1980 in India that there have been four consecutive years of pre-monsoon cyc...
17 May, 2021, 07.14 PM IST
West coast of India may get heavy rainfall; forecasts PIKIndian meteorologists say that the Indian and other global forecast models, which take more factors into consideration, unlike PIK team, wh...
11 May, 2020, 08.35 PM IST
7-fold surge in Indians at risk due to sea levelBy 2050, 36 million Indians may be at affected by flooding and inundation due to sea level rise by 2050, according to a new study published...
31 Oct, 2019, 01.46 PM IST
Extreme weather events the new normal? Experts discussWith people across the globe dealing with the humanitarian and economic fallout of unusually heavy rains this year, are extreme weather eve...
30 Aug, 2017, 06.33 PM IST
2015 to be India’s hottest year ever, says IMDThe countrywide mean temperature in November this year was 1.25 degrees C above normal, the highest-ever for the month.
04 Dec, 2015, 11.23 AM IST
2015 to be India’s hottest year ever, says IMDThis year is not only in line to be the hottest on record globally but also in India. The country has lived through its hottest September, ...
04 Dec, 2015, 01.11 AM IST
Rapid warming of Indian Ocean weakening the monsoon, may impact agriculture and financial sectors: Indian Institute of Tropical MeteorologyThe weakening trend in summer rainfall during 1901-2012 was also observed over the centraleast and northern regions of India.
17 Jun, 2015, 03.32 AM IST
Indian Ocean warming has weakened monsoon in parts of IndiaRapid warming of the Indian Ocean in the past century has led to a significant decrease in summer monsoon rainfall over some regions of Ind...
16 Jun, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
Warming of Indian Ocean may weaken monsoon: StudyGlobal ocean surface warming has long-term effects on the climate since it persists for a longer time compared with land temperatures.
03 Oct, 2014, 10.27 AM IST
- Warming of Indian Ocean may weaken monsoon: Study
A recently published study says the Indian Ocean has been warming consistently for over a century and at a faster rate than any other regio...
03 Oct, 2014, 05.04 AM IST