Cyclone Ashobaa slows monsoon progress in India

El Nino is expected to cause further disruptions to rainfall patterns this year

El Nino-fuelled Northeast monsoon caused the deluge in south Tamil Nadu: Experts

Extreme rainfall in south Tamil Nadu during the Northeast monsoon is much more common than in the Southwest monsoon season, according to studies

Temperatures in northern Africa likely to rise between February and April despite La Nina

Eastern and southern regions of the continent may be wetter than usual  

El Niño won’t threaten this monsoon: IMD

While IMD says the climatic phenomenon will be ineffective, other forecasters disagree

The great Indian monsoon and its friends

A look at the association between the southwest monsoon and its companions

The heat is on

Monsoon prediction model

Monsoon 2023: August, September to be drier than normal for most of India, predicts IMD

Rainfall deficit in a third of the districts in the country, may worsen due to El Nino

July 2015 is Earth’s hottest month ever recorded

Ocean surfaces across the world also experienced record warmth

The ill effects

Warming climate spawns disease epidemics

Lethal messenger

El Niño brings deadly disease to South America

A large, large catchment

Pacific and the Atlantic oceans: key controllers of monsoons

IMD forecasts deficient monsoon for 2015, drought fears grow

Monsoon expected over Kerala by June 5, late by at least a week

Bleached to death

As ocean waters get warmer, coral reefs look even paler this year

Warmer days Down Under

Ocean's surface temperature may help predict monsoon

Over 80% people felt climate change-induced heat in July 2023

Temperature records set on all continents in July, including areas in winter

Is the global warming ‘hiatus’ over?

There are many ongoing signs that the planet is heating up, even “on fire.”

El Niño to disrupt rainfall, reduce crop harvests in Africa, East Asia: scientists

Extensive loss of beans, potatoes and maize are expected in parts of Kenya

Countdown to monsoon arrival starts

Will the southwest monsoon arrive on time over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? 

Australian Met agency predicts 70 per cent chance of El Nino by June

With this prediction, expectations of a good monsoon season for South Asia may be hit

Indonesian forest fire rages on; refuses to die down

The fire has been fuelled by peat deposits, according to reports

El Nino may hit monsoon this year

Deficit in monsoon, if triggered by El Nino, will severely impact India’s economy

A victim of bad publicity?

El Nino, Indian monsoons may be linked