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North Indian states facing rain deficitThe situation is still manageable as most parts of north India received adequate rainfall in June, except in western UP where it has been o...
Record harvest likely as southwest monsoon makes swift progressThe rains have now covered most parts of southern, western and central India either before or on time. The northern and eastern states rema...
IMD sticks to June 5 onset on monsoonThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) is standing by its earlier prediction of a delayed onset of the southwest monsoon in Kerala on Ju...
Brace for more extreme weather events: ExpertsIndia should brace for more extreme weather events as the adverse impact of global warming is increasing, as seen by the recent cyclone, wh...
Brace for a scorching summer, says the Meteorological DepartmentTemperatures are likely to be 0.5-1.0 degree Celsius above normal in many parts of the country from March, the weather office said. The mon...
Arctic cold blast impacting north India’s winter: MetThe polar vortex is a counterclockwise-spinning rapid current of air that prevents the frigid Arctic weather from escaping into other regio...
Summer to be hotter than normal across north India, predicts IMDWhile north India is likely to see the highest temperature deviations, IMD’s outlook says the average seasonal temperatures over most subdi...
Monsoon arrives in Kerala, North East simultaneouslyMonsoon's early push into the northeast, where the rain system normally arrives a few days after its onset over Kerala, is being aided by c...
Country gets first normal rains in 3 yearsOf the 36 meteorological subdivisions, monsoon was excess or normal in 27 and deficient in nine. However, 201 districts (36%) recorded defi...
Monsoon appears to be going into a break: IMDDownpours exceeding 115mm could hit some areas, posing a threat of floods and landslides, particularly over the weekend, Met officials warn...
El Nino may give way to better monsoon in 2016Although it is early days yet for predictions about how the monsoon would fare in 2016, the outlook as of now appears far better than the p...
Now, IMD predicts 50% chance of El Nino this yearWhile it is early days yet for El Nino forecasts for this year's summer to be high on reliability , the Pacific Ocean has continued to warm...
- ‘50-50 chance of El Nino this year’
Early indications do not look too good for the monsoon this year, with the US and Australian meteorological agencies predicting 50-50 chanc...
IMD predicts 7% rain deficit, north India to bear the burdenMeteorologists say weak monsoon years are especially hard for northwest India, including J&K, HP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and UP.
- Forecast updates strengthen El Nino fears
Latest updates from two global weather prediction agencies have added to the spectre of a developing El Nino, raising fears of a possible w...
- India likely to see normal monsoon in 2011: Officials
India's south-west monsoon is likely to be normal for the second straight year in 2011, weather officials said on Monday, raising hopes of ...
- Monsoon may not withdraw this week: climate centre head
India's monsoon may not start withdrawing this week, a top forecaster said on Tuesday, raising the risk of floods in some areas and further...