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
Rainfall
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Experts reiterate Pune prone to urban flooding
In May 2015, pre-monsoon downpour of 102.6mm — an 87-year-old all-time record for maximum rainfall in a day in the month — threw rail and road traffic out of gear besides causing heavy waterlogging. "Above-normal"
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Mumbai rains: Govt hospitals flooded, patients face infection risk
“The water flows from Parel village towards our hospital. Water collected in ward 4 and 4A. Critical patients were transferred to other floors,” he said, adding the hospital has decided to provide shelter
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Mumbai rains: Highest 12-hour rainfall since 2005
“The circulation of low pressure area from south west Madhya Pradesh moving westward is likely to intensify into a depression and that is likely to give heavy rainfall in Madhya Maharashtra,” said KS Hosalikar,
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Ethiopia's coffee industry threatened by climate change
Global warming is affecting the lives of an estimated 15 million Ethiopian farmers, who heavily rely on the coffee industry for their livelihood. Ethiopia is Africa's largest coffee producer and ranks
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Two climate extremes: flooded cities, dry rural areas
A new study carried out by engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney and published this month (August) in Nature Scientific Reports, analysed real-world effects of river flows and
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How climate change is a 'death sentence' in Afghanistan's highlands
The central highlands of Afghanistan are a world away from the congested chaos of the country’s cities. Hills roll across colossal, uninhabited spaces fringed by snow-flecked mountains, set against blistering
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Attappady farmers rue climate change
KOCHI: For farmers across the state, this is the time which can bring them a small profit margin. This year's rains have proved adequate for farmers in most of Kerala except Wayanad and Attapady in Palakkad
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Flood impact: Many tenants move out of low-lying areas in Koramangala
Rents have dipped in the last 10 days in the area, say real estate agents As Bengaluru continues to receive rain, residents of the areas that faced much of the wrath of the downpour earlier this month
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Does choice of drought index influence estimates of drought-induced cereal losses in India?
Drought events have critical impacts on agricultural production yet there is little consensus on how these should be measured and defined. This has implications for drought research and policy, which tends
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Water levels at key reservoirs lower than benchmarks
According to data released on Thursday by the Central Water Commission, the average water table in these reservoirs has been less than last year's level as well as the average of last 10 years during this