El Nino may hit monsoon this year
Deficit in monsoon, if triggered by El Nino, will severely impact India’s economy
El Nino: Will 2014 be a drought year for India?
Monsoon 2023: Skewed rainfall distribution drowning north, northwestern India while peninsular south remains dry
Deficit rainfall in 15 subdivisions in the eastern and southern peninsula as of July 10
How did monsoon 2023 progress and perform in June
Arrived late, covered entire country in 22 days rather than normal duration of 38 days
Mid-monsoon update: Officially normal, but 185 districts are deficit in rainfall
Crop acreage has picked up as July rainfall dips by nearly 10 per cent
Global warming, Cyclone Biparjoy worked in tandem to bring monsoon to Mumbai and Delhi on same date
Incident last happened 62 years ago in 1961, confirmed IMD
Southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala, aided by Cyclone Nisarga: IMD
The cyclone will bring heavy rains to interior areas of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Lightning kills 83 people in Bihar
Many of the victims were farmers, who were sowing paddy in their fields
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
How accurate long-range forecasts of monsoon onset can be climate adaptation tool for farmers
Study looks into farmers’ behaviour based on forecast information, insurance in 250 Telangana villages
Aerosols increase drought severity over the Indian subcontinent
El Niño weakens the monsoon by transporting aerosols from lower altitudes in East Asian region up and into the higher altitudes, finds a …
Water storage in major reservoirs less than average of last 10 years
Overall storage position in India’s 150 major reservoirs is less than the corresponding period of last year
Monsoon to arrive on time in A&N islands; weakening El Niño may increase rainfall
As neutral conditions are restored after a strong El Niño event, hopes for a better monsoon increase
Is India ready: CSE finds worrying signs of heat stress
Summer 2022 was 2nd-hottest since 2010; now monsoon leaving it behind
Monsoon withdraws, but several states still under drought
The situation in these parched regions may get worse in coming months with no more rainfall
Monsoon update: Northeastern states report deficit rainfall
Three weeks into the monsoon, 72% meteorological divisions have had normal and above normal rainfall
Take note: there is 44% probability of below-normal monsoon this year
Although IMD predicts normal rain in 2018, there is 44 per cent probability of deficient or below normal monsoon
Dengue: Heavy rains during July 2023 led to outbreaks across India
Down To Earth analysis suggests climate factors to have contributed to vector-borne disease outbreaks
Monsoon arrives three days early
Thunderstorms and negative Indian Ocean Dipole indices could affect its distribution and progress
Rain record: Odisha gets more than double, Bihar may soon be drought-hit
While 22 districts in Odisha see 200 per cent more rainfall than normal, Bihar’s 22 districts get less than 50 per cent
Climate emergency: It is time to prepare for severe floods that will hit South Asia
Models show that for a 3°C rise in mean temperature, number of people annually affected in South Asia can more than triple, disrupting lives …
Cropping frequency decline due to climate change may impact food security: Study
Irrigation effectively offsets the projected production loss, but irrigated areas have to be expanded by over 5%
March-April heatwave impacted agriculture in 9 Indian states: ICAR report
Heatwaves resulted in poor vegetative and retarded growth, pest infestation like fall army and whitefly attacks and viral infections in crops and …
Why the new ‘normal’ for rainfall calculation may be problematic for India‘s farmers
The value for ‘normal’ rainfall decreased by 12 millimetres, according to India Meteorological Department’s new standards
Monsoon 2022: Expect a delay, first 2 months may be dry
The slow progress may lead to water scarcity, food insecurity and humid heat, especially for north-west India