Ozone and UV bulletin
The stratosphere ozone layer is slowly recovering and the recovery will be complete in most parts of the atmosphere in the coming decades, according to the latest bulletin by the World Meteorological Organization
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer
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El Nino caused rainfall deficit, says expert
PANJIM: Despite receiving some respite from the dry spell the State has witnessed since Friday, Goa’s rainfall deficit is still 25 percent. While the normal rainfall is 2788.33 mm, the State has so far
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India's fading monsoon reveals wider Asian connections
It increasingly appears that weather systems over Asia are interlinked and feeling the effects of El Nino, global warming and local air pollution G B S N P Varma Despite intense floods in some
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With monsoon deficit at 14%, agriculture ministry, IMD issue sowing advisory
With several regions facing severe deficit in the monsoon, an agriculture ministry advisory has asked farmers to grow contingency crops such as short-duration pulses and millets and prepare the soil for
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South to get early monsoon showers as southwest monsoon withdraws early from western India
This year's early withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from western India could lead to an early onset of the northeast monsoon over southern states. Spread over October till December, this retreating monsoon
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Australia Raises Wheat Crop Outlook as Rain Defies El Nino
Australia increased its wheat production estimate after El Nino-defying rain in winter boosted the outlook for yields in key growing regions. Output may total 25.3 million metric tons in 2015-16 from
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UK weather: unsettled summer gives way to hot spell... for a week
Britons may not have had much to smile about weather-wise recently – having endured the coldest summer for three years – but things are set to change with a week of sunshine and warm temperatures before
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Study Says Moisture can Affect Upper Atmospheric Winds
BENGALURU: Variations in atmospheric moisture can influence winds blowing in the higher reaches of the atmosphere, according to a study by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers. Winds circulating
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El Nino or not, it all boils down to rainwater for Rajasthan's farmers
Rarely have farmers in Rajasthan felt more frustrated during a monsoon than they have felt in the 2015 season. “Statistics say West Rajasthan has received surplus rain but its spread has been restricted
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El Nino strongest since super event of 1997-98 and intensifying, BoM says
The powerful El Nino continues to intensify in the Pacific and is now the strongest since the record-breaking 1997-98 event, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Weekly surface readings in a closely watched
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India's monsoon rains seen falling short of previous forecast
India's monsoon rains are likely to be below the prior forecast of 88 percent of the long-term average, the weather office chief said, which could make it the driest year since 2009 and worsen rural distress