Monsoon 2022: Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal stare at deficit rainfall
Rainfall will be termed normal but India will experience less rainfall during southwest monsoon than it used to a decade ago
‘The West African monsoon always had the potential of impacting the Indian monsoon’
The realisation of the Great Green Wall project in the Sahel may strengthen the West African monsoon significantly, which may have a cascade …
Delayed monsoon withdrawal: Why that should bother us
Data from recent years has shown that the seasonal gap between the southwest and northeast monsoons may be decreasing
Just 6 of Odisha’s 30 districts have received normal rains this monsoon: Report
Farmers in many parts of Odisha are facing heavy losses due to the failure of the southwest monsoon
How this year’s ‘monsoon with a difference’ is impacting farmers in Bengal
Farmers in several districts of Bengal engaged in cultivating paddy, vegetables, sesame and groundnut have incurred heavy losses due to this year&…
Monsoon 2021: Skewed withdrawal again; do we blame climate change?
The southwest monsoon season may withdraw later than normal in 2021, an event that would happen for 11th year in a row
Monsoon update: Northeastern states report deficit rainfall
Three weeks into the monsoon, 72% meteorological divisions have had normal and above normal rainfall
Did you know this monsoon was the first on a new calendar? Here’s why we needed one
Knowing exact dates of monsoon’s onset, progress and withdrawal is critical for farmers growing kharif crops, given the season is …
‘Monsoon withdrawal will be sooner this year’
Down To Earth speaks to climate scientist Elena Surovyatkina, who said the overall south west monsoon over India had shrunk in 2020
Flash droughts hit nearly 15% rice, maize areas in 1951-2018 monsoons: Study
At least 39 flash droughts occurred in 1951-2018; 82% occurred during the monsoon season, the study found
How a low pressure in the Arabian Sea can affect the monsoon
While the IMD has said the low pressure area will create favourable conditions for the monsoon’s advance, others are more skeptical
IMD predicts normal monsoon for 2020
India Meteorological Department predicts intensity of monsoon rain could be between 96-104% of the long period average
Scientists evaluate ups and downs in 2019 summer monsoon
Weakening of El Niño and favourable Equatorial Indian Ocean Oscillation led to increase of monsoon rains, says an IISc professor
All we know about this year’s monsoon
Researchers and experts have been talking about monsoon, its impact on agriculture and how cities are not prepared to handle the rains much …
Face it, the monsoon has been delayed this year
The possible onset of the southwest monsoon is now June 6; only after the next 48 hours will the final date for the season be announced
This monsoon is different
It is one of the few years where a monsoon is entering at a time when half of India’s districts are facing drought; some are facing the …
Piecing the monsoon puzzle
As scientists understand the monsoon triggers better, they find new drivers for the complex phenomenon
Will India’s farmers face another scanty monsoon this year?
Private weather forecaster Skymet Weather predicts ‘below normal’ monsoon on the heels of major international weather agencies …
Poor northeast monsoon spells trouble for rabi season
Deficit post-monsoon rains India saw last year to ensure less moisture in the air and in turn serve as the first jolt to farmers
At the fag end of a distressing monsoon, comes El Niño
The phenomenon may disturb September rains and India may end up with a deficit monsoon year as 40% of the country already faces drought
Monsoon 2018: Destructive yes, distributive no
While floods during monsoon killed 1,310 people and affected 7.5 million, 40% Indian districts still face drought
How to fight water scarcity this monsoon
Though the monsoon is behaving erratically, drought-prone districts are still water rich
In the shadow of El Niño fear: an already weak monsoon may suffer another jolt
There is a probability of El Niño developing between July and September, which are the peak monsoon months in India
Summer agony in monsoon season: heat wave persists in several states
Strong westerly winds are flowing in from north India in the absence of monsoon current, thus, increasing both minimum and maximum teperatures
Monsoon's progress will be stalled till the end of June, but IMD portrays a rosy picture
More than 90 per cent of IMD’s forecast for the next two days is about strong advancement of monsoon; in the coming week, it has …