Acid comment touches minister on the raw
British environment minister John Gummer is smarting from being called a shitbag by his Norwegian counterpart.
Rain drain
By leaching essential nutrients from top soil, acid rain threatens forests in more ways than previously thought
Excess March rainfall: What it means for COVID-19 outbreak
The country recorded 77 per cent more rain than normal between March 1 and March 19, 2020
Extreme weather in North East: Floods in some districts, others stay dry
While some districts such as Assam’s Dhemaji and Dibrugarh received excess rainfall, others in Manipur and Mizoram are reeling under …
Tropical forests losing capacity to cycle carbon and water, finds new tracking system
Between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of humid tropical forests have been cleared since the early 1990s
Two depressions in September, an anomaly in this already erratic monsoon
There have been only three instances in the last 30 years where two depressions had been recorded in the Bay of Bengal in September
Monsoon plays truant in food bowl of India; rainfall deficit increases
So far, rainfall in the Indo-Gangetic plain has remained deficient, with last week recording largely deficient rain
This year, monsoon has been anything but normal
There is a problem with IMD’s long-range forecasts and how we understand and classify our monsoons
Monsoon data's departure from reality
Latest rainfall data shows 18 per cent monsoon deficit, which Met officials consider to be in the 'normal' range. But does this data really …
What will happen to India in a 1.5°C warmer world?
Average global temperature could breach the 1.5°C mark in less than 2 decades, found an IPCC report
Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs
The current storage has reached 82% of its capacity, against 76% and 67% August 18 and August 11, respectively
What happens when a raindrop hits a puddle?
Dispersion is the ability of waves of different wavelengths to each move at their own individual speeds
Here is a panoramic view of the growing threat to agriculture in India
This map shows the increasing desertification of India’s soil, which is a reason to worry right now with Rabi season fast approaching and …
We are nearing mid-July, but 14 states, UTs still have huge rain deficit
These states and UTs, mostly in north and east India, reported a deficit between 27 per cent and 74 per cent till July 10
Hailstorms, unseasonal rains damaged 4.76 lakh hectares of crop in February
Around 300,000 hectares of crops like jowar, gram, wheat and horticulture crops like orange, grapes, bananas and vegetables were damaged in …
Water levels in India’s major reservoirs deficient by 40 per cent
The 91 water reservoirs in the country have a total storage capacity of 157.799 billion cubic metres, which is about 62 per cent of India’s …
Australia shivers as winter ends; spring to be wet due to negative Indian Ocean Dipole, La Nina
The Bureau of Meteorology recently stated that its three-month climate outlook was of above average rainfall for much of Australia, particularly …
Over 70% of India reporting drought-like conditions
Skewed temporal-spatial rainfall distribution, prolonged monsoonal breaks driving factors, say experts
Significant increase in rainfall in north, central Africa: Study
Almost all regions of the continent, except the south and east, showed a significant increase in annual rainfall from 1983 to 2020
What’s the record for how long it’s ever rained without stopping?
Rainfall is “measurable” if it adds up to 0.01 inch (0.25 millimeters) or more
41% probability of below-normal monsoon, says IMD's second stage forecast
During the first stage long-range forecast issued, IMD had predicted 44% probability of below-normal monsoon
All sugar factories in Maharashtra close before season, production drops 20%
Extreme weather events lead to drop in poor yield, sugar prices will climb, warn experts
Auckland floods: Kerala woman travelling to New Zealand narrates her experience of being stranded at Malaysia airport
Many desperately need their luggage off the plane for medicines, sanitary napkins and clothes
The dictum on desertification: UNCCD CoP14 presents an opportunity
Land is at the core of fighting climate change that is sure to hurt all sections eventually
This June may be second-most rain deficient in 7 years
This comes when the country has already been experiencing an extended dry spell since the end of last year’s monsoon season