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A stock trader’s guide to navigating rare ‘Super El Niño’As fears over the Iran conflict ease, investors are turning their attention to climate risk, with a potential “Super El Niño” emerging as a...
Each El Nino is unique, says WMO's climate prediction chiefEl Nino conditions are set to emerge by August, bringing extreme weather. This natural phenomenon will cause droughts in regions like West ...
A ₹3 lakh crore rain check? India’s monsoon now comes with a Hormuz fine printIndia’s fertiliser supply chain is under strain as the West Asia conflict disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route ...
China enters its flood season; heavy rain expected in the southChina has entered its flood season with heavy rains forecast for the south. Some northern areas and major river basins will experience belo...
More showers in next 48 hours as Himachal reels under monsoon furyHimachal Pradesh is grappling with severe monsoon impact, reporting 359 blocked roads, including a national highway, and widespread disrupt...
Monsoon havoc in Himachal: 164 dead, 200 roads blocked; rain-related deaths 90, road accidents claim 74 livesHeavy monsoon rains caused havoc in Himachal Pradesh. Many roads are blocked. Power and water supplies are disrupted. Sadly, many people di...
Pakistan: Indus River swells in Punjab's Kalabagh as monsoon rains trigger floodingHeavy monsoon rains and glacial melting have caused medium-level flooding at Kalabagh and killed at least 63 people in Punjab, Pakistan, Da...
Monsoon havoc claims 34 lives, causes Rs 7,119 lakh loss in Himachal: State Disaster Management AuthorityHimachal Pradesh has been severely impacted by the monsoon season, resulting in 34 fatalities and widespread destruction. The State Emergen...
Himachal Pradesh: Kullu-Mandi highway blocked due to landslideThe Kullu-Mandi National Highway in Himachal Pradesh, India, was blocked due to a landslide caused by heavy rains. The road has been closed...
Climate change fingerprints all over monsoon this year, say expertsBarring the cumulative rainfall over the country, this year's monsoon has been anything but normal and experts point to climate change as t...
2038 dead due to floods, landslides, lightning since April 1: MHA dataOver 2,000 people lost their lives in India due to floods, landslides, and lightning strikes this monsoon season, according to the data col...
Extreme weather events killed over 400 people in country during June-Aug, 1/3 deaths in Maharashtra: IMD dataAccording to a study published this year by senior meteorologists, including M Rajeevan, the former secretary of the Ministry of Earth Scie...
Welcome to more useful monsoon forecastsThe projection is that rainfall during the southwest monsoon 2021 for the country as a whole is ‘likely to be’ 101% of the long period aver...
2018 sixth-warmest year in India, says IMDIMD said annual mean surface air temperature (averaged over the country) during the year was 0.41 degree Celsius above (1981-2010) average....
Landslide blocks Mumbai-Pune Express HighwayThe catchment areas of four city dams- Varasgaon, Panshet, Pavna and Khadakwasla registered good rainfall, the weather office said.
Hailstorm hits MizoramHundreds of tin-roofed houses were damaged in different parts of the state, the officials said, adding, there were no reports of human casu...
Uttarakhand speaker pegs death toll at 10,000; Sushil Kumar Shinde says 900Two weeks after flashfloods and landslides devastated Uttarakhand, there was no clarity on the death toll.
- Monsoon dhamaka awaits Maoists in Chhattisgarh
The monsoon will bring no respite for Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, who have been at the receiving end of sustained counter-operations by the ...
- Foreign shippers seek level-playing field in Indian waters
Foreign shipowners have asked the Directorate General of Shipping for a level-playing field and a "rethink" on its latest order banning ove...
- DG Shipping bans old foreign ships from India waters
Maritime regulator the Directorate General of Shipping has banned foreign cargo vessels over 25 years and gas carriers over 30 years from s...