Wildfire burn scars can intensify and even trigger thunderstorms, leading to catastrophic flooding. Here’s how
Lack of vegetation, reduced soil moisture and lower surface albedo contribute to the potential for burn scars to fuel thunderstorms
Unmasking aerosols
Forget health impacts, tiny particles floating in the air are altering regional climates and affecting monsoon patterns and agricultural yield. …
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 …
Deluge here, drought there: India’s rainfall conundrum continues
Excessive rainfall has led to to floods in 256 districts across 13 states; on the other hand a large part of India is under drought-…
Monsoon 2023: Withdrawal delayed again, may happen well into October
Even then monsoon rainfall would end up below normal; overall deficit of 7% in India at present
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
India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed
The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others
Chasing monsoon 2023: India may see normal July rainfall, says analysis
An analysis of forecast data based on three climate models suggests the country will have a normal monsoon in July — 3 millimetres above …
October rainfall: Should the monsoon period in India be redefined?
IMD stops recording monsoon data after September 30, classifies October showers as ‘post-monsoon rainfall’
A poor pre-monsoon: 88 Indian districts have not received any rains, drought-like situation in 12 states
Experts say the absence of pre-monsoon rains damages vegetable crops and affects the preparations for kharif crops
Third-longest monsoonal break in this century has ended
Core monsoon saw suppressed rainfall, trough to shift again towards the Himalayan foothills early next week
Monsoons can go for a toss. What will that mean to us?
Peninsular India will get more rain while central, north India will be dry; the lives of 300 million west Africans will also be impacted
Normal monsoons becoming rarer despite forecasts to the contrary
A prime example of the rarity of normal monsoons is seen in India’s North East where the monsoon rainfall during 18 of the last 19 years …
Chasing the monsoon: 81% of India rain-starved; here’s how it differs from last year
In 2022, 13 subdivisions had reported ‘large deficient’ rainfall compared to 18 this year
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
Southwest Monsoon 2020: Good rains now bring bad news
Excess rainfall in central India is the new normal as India grows warmer. This can also make locust attacks a perennial problem
IMD predicts ‘normal’ northeast monsoon, but details on rainfall categories sparse
Northeast monsoon is crucial for several southern states which receive about 30 per cent of their annual rainfall during this season
An erratic monsoon with late surge
The 2016 monsoon season produced 97% of normal rainfall, but the number does not reveal how inconsistent the rainfall has been
Bihar farmers upbeat after monsoon reaches state on time in a decade
Bihar’s farmers are heavily dependent on monsoon rain for kharif crops, mainly paddy, a water-intensive crop
India witnessing second-lowest pre-monsoon rainfall since 1954
According IMD, India received 99 mm rainfall between March and May — with a deficit of 23 per cent
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
Tamil Nadu receives heavy rain as northeast monsoon arrives
The cyclonic circulation, developed over Bay of Bengal, is likely to persist and bring an intense spell of rain until the end of the week
Many Indian districts saw half of seasonal rainfall in 24 hours
Districts in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh witnessed heavy and erratic rainfall on June 25 and 26
Recurring rains in October call for change in monsoon definition
In the first 10 days of October, 10 states received large excess rainfall while eight had excess rainfall