Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
The aim of this study was to determine response patterns and mechanisms of soil respiration to precipitation increases in subtropical regions.
With the monsoon continuing to elude many parts of India, the central government has asked the governments of Maharashtra and Karnataka to implement contingency plans in the wake of low rainfall, and is monitoring the situation in Rajasthan and the Saurashtra region in Gujarat. As of today, the southwest monsoon has been 20-30 per cent below normal. In Karnataka, it has been 40-50 per cent less. In its weekly update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the rains would improve from the middle of next week in the western, northern and central parts but go down in eastern India.
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam, which had shown signs of improvement last week, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday following heavy rainfall in some parts of the state in the past 48 hours. Official sources said over 75 villages in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts have been inundated afresh due to flash floods since Tuesday. Over 70,000 people have been affected afresh by the rising water levels in the two districts, where dykes in Brahmaputra and Jiadhol rivers have broken down at some places.
Contrary to the immediate demand of declaring drought in Manipur, the Manipur Government has decided to provide urea at subsidised rates besides monitoring the rainfall pattern and its status. Though there
Officials Reduce Outflow As Water Level Dips Chandigarh: With the water level in Bhakra and Pong reservoirs at “worrisome” low levels, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has reduced water release
Worried about the low water levels in the lakes, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering cloud seeding in catchment areas in next month as an option. However, a similar experiment carried
Both Jammu, Kashmir regions record 40% less rain so far; farm activities hit Jammu: The delayed and weak monsoon has caused a sense of despair among farmers across the state, particularly in kandi belts.
Torrential rain last week affected more than 2 million people in several southern Chinese provinces, according to local authorities. More than 13,000 residents in a southwestern Chinese prefecture have
Torrential rain has ravaged south and central China's provincial areas since July 11, leaving 30 dead and another four missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Tuesday. Natural disasters -- strong
Flood victims in Japan began a full-scale clean-up operation Monday after record rainfall forced hundreds of thousands to flee and left at least 32 dead or missing in northern Kyushu. Residents together