Artificial intelligence can create better climate change models
AI techniques like machine learning and neural networks can resolve more dynamic convective cloud systems that trigger rainfall, other weather …
Triple whammy: 3 weather systems to cause intense precipitation across India from December 1
Low pressure areas over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and western disturbance over Afghanistan likely to induce rain, snow
How normal were the rains? IMD chief wants to study more factors to know
With climate change causing changes in annual precipitation and ocean temperature levels, these parameters need to be included in …
Cyclone Fani has been difficult to predict, but it’s not the first one
Cyclones Gaja, Titli and Ockhi had also intensified very quickly and taken weather forecasters and scientists by surprise
'Warmer future can lead to heavier hailstorms'
UK researcher Amulya Chevuturi talks to DTE about how hailstorms occur and how they could intensify with rising temperatures
Extreme rainfall acidifies land in India's northeastern states
The vicious cycle of frequent heavy rain events degrading land, which again cause more floods and hence further degrade land, cripples …
We have never seen anything like this before: dust storm victims in Rajasthan, UP
Although the local administration had generated alerts about the dust storm, the intensity and scale was unexpected and unprecedented
Climate crisis in North East India: Villages parched as springs dry up
From Bhalukpong on border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to Morgung village in West Kameng district, at least 10 major mountain springs have …
Dear Mr Javadekar, here is why climate change is behind extreme weather events in India
Many extreme weather events can be attributed to climate change with a greater degree of certainty, but in India attribution science is still in …
Cyclone Gaja: 11 people killed, 82,000 evacuated
Nagapattinam has borne the brunt of the damage caused by the cyclone which made landfall at 2am
Cylone Gaja to make landfall further south: IMD
The forecasted track of the cyclone would now take it between the towns of Cuddalore and Pamban
Winds beneath the storms
A confluence of global, regional and local variables is leading to the development of massive storms
'Andhra Pradesh lightning strikes were not record breaking'
Down To Earth interviews Earth Networks, a global organisation which helps track lightning strikes through a network of sensors placed around the …
Hurricanes of the future might have increased potential for catastrophic events
Climate science predicts a definite increase in the frequency of hurricanes, their intensity and duration due to warming of the ocean surfaces
Climate crisis in North East India: Assam’s Golaghat hasn’t had normal monsoon in 30 years
Overall rainfall and rainy days in Assam’s Golaghat district have decreased, but heavy rainfall days have increased
What caused 41,000 lightning strikes across India on April 16?
Lightning strikes kill more people in India than any other extreme weather event but they go largely unnoticed
Did you know Indian and West African monsoons are linked?
A report by an IISc scientist says that El Nino oscillates between both regions and affects the intensity of their rainfall
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Why is India’s weather becoming more difficult to predict?
With two more Western Disturbances forecasted by IMD for March 2 and March 7, the winter might still stay for a while
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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
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पुरानी मान्यता के अनुसार, जिस साल आम के पेड़ों पर अच्छा बौर आता है, उस साल अप्रत्याशित बारिश और तापमान के बढ़ने की आशंका ...
Cyclone Amphan may intensify by May 18: US forecast body
The India Meteorological Department did not give any fresh updates on the development of cyclone
Odisha’s vulnerable coast: Chilika fishers robbed of livelihood since Cyclone Fani opened new mouths
The delicate salinity gradient of the lake disrupted; locals claim Odisha government’s Chilika Development Authority (CDA) not …
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धरती की जलवायु और इसके पारिस्थितिक तंत्र को समझने के लिए वैज्ञानिक “टिपिंग प्वाइंट” की पड़ताल कर रहे हैं। वे जानना चाहते हैं कि ...