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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Good rain recharges groundwater table in Nizamabad
Many defunct borwells start functioning now. NIZAMABAD: Following the frequent rains, groundwater table has increased in Nizamabad district. In the wake of the above normal rainfall in the district
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Flood alert in Jammu as heavy rain lashes northern States
Tawi continues to flow above the danger mark; Vaishnodevi and Amarnath yatras remain suspended; Bihar death toll 95; 35 die in Assam A flood alert has been sounded in Jammu where heavy rain left three
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3 killed, 6 injured as rains wreak havoc in Jammu
Two State Forest Corporation (SFC) labourers were among three persons killed and six others were injured on Sunday in three separate cases of house collapse triggered by the overnight heavy rainfall across
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Landslides in Arunachal district
Itanagar: Landslides triggered by torrential rainfall in the past couple of days washed away eight residential buildings in Tawang district, bordering China on Friday night. Though no casualty was reported,
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Improved crop productivity for Africa’s drylands
More than 200 million people living in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa make their living from agriculture. Most are exposed to weather shocks, especially drought, that can decimate their incomes,
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Heavy rains flood city areas
AHMEDABAD: Heavy rains lashed western parts of the city on Thursday. Though maximum temperature was higher than the past two days, it was two degrees below normal for this day of the year, and came
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Agriculture in 115 Indian districts most at risk from climate change
As floods ravage eastern and northern India, agriculture in 115 districts across 15 states is "highly vulnerable" to climate change, according to a study published in the Indian Academy of Science journal
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Heavy rainfall not associated with warming: IIT Bombay study
The results are contrary to the general notion that global warming or increased summer temperature is responsible for extreme summer monsoon rainfall events. A study carried out by researchers at IIT
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Bihar floods: Toll mounts to 61, over 31 lakh affected
Farm produce on 1.61 lakh hectares of land has been damaged so far as per a survey. With one fresh death reported from Gopalganj, the toll in Bihar floods on Wednesday increased to 61 with many areas
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Mum-Goa NH Bridge Caves In, 22 Missing
2 Buses, Many Vehicles Plunge Into River At least 22 people were feared to have drowned after a nearly 90-year-old bridge on the Mumbai-Goa highway collapsed during a torrential downpour in the region