Eye on the storm
Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …
Future shock
As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-…
Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?
Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates
‘Overall monsoon forecast not useful to farmers’
Farmers need short-term rainfall forecasts and agricultural extension services to tide over difficult weather conditions
IMD to provide block-level weather forecasts by 2019
100 blocks will be covered by the end of this year and the remaining will be covered by 2019
As El Nino probability increases, uncertainty looms over Indian monsoon
Earlier this month, IMD predicted a normal monsoon based on a low probability of El Nino occurrence
To predict monsoon in India accurately, scientists launch £8-million project
In a first ever, scientists from the UK and India will study both oceanic and atmospheric measurements for accurate prediction of monsoon in India
El Niño not solely responsible for poor monsoon
This season, parts of India witnessed one of the driest monsoon spells
Make India a ‘weather-ready’ nation
A proposal has been sent to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, detailing the areas of concern in India’s weather forecasting system and …
Raining troubles
Little-understood western disturbances have been blamed for most of the freak weather events in India in the past decade. With 50 per cent of its …
Stalled monsoon to make little progress before June 25
In spite of unfavourable conditions, IMD expects a major progress of the monsoon in Central India
India likely to witness more extreme weather events
Seasonal rainfall in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has been historically high this year
IMD launches SMS service for weather alerts
Apart from common people who can register on IMD website for alerts, authorities at local level will be brought into the ambit too
No insurance against fraud
Private weather forecasting agencies are prone to fudging data in the absence of a regulatory authority
Monsoon may be less than normal, 60 per cent chance of El Nino, says IMD
Official forecast suggests average rainfall from June to September for country as a whole is likely to be 95 per cent of long period average …
Why we need to study day-to-day weather
While the link between summer monsoon and agriculture has been thoroughly researched, there is absence of deliberation over the impact of rains …
This time, it’s Andhra Pradesh
State braces for severe cyclonic storm as Hudhud is expected to hit between Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam
Potential help
Agromet advisory still in its infancy in India but set to be implemented on a larger scale
'Village level forecast will take time'
What prevents Indian scientists from making weather forecasts for farmers? Sailesh Naik, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tells …
Forecasting failure
Met department has not learnt lessons from the Uttarakhand tragedy. It remains ill-equipped
Cyclone Nilofar: Gujarat initiates precautionary measures
Fishing community is being issued warnings by the state; port authorities are keeping a close watch
Signal, interrupted
By allowing high-rises around an advanced weather radar in Mumbai, IMD sets a bad example for the rest of the country
The weather mart
Met department is not the only one predicting weather in India. Forecasts are now sold by businesses to businesses
@110 km/hr
Planners are yet to recognize the Sunderbans is increasingly vulnerable to rising sea level and intense cyclones. Despite the early warning, it …
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