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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Seasonal variation of secondary organic aerosol tracers in Central Tibetan Plateau
<p>Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) affects the earth’s radiation balance and global climate. High-elevation areas are sensitive to global climate change. However, at present, SOA origins and seasonal
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Namibia: Dark Days Loom for Farmers As Fears of El Niño Rise
Dark clouds are gathering on the horizon for Namibian farmers already grappling with a prolonged drought as forecasters predict 2015 could become the hottest year on record. In a worst-case scenario
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A monster is coming! Forecasters warn El Nino is getting stronger and could cause 'mayhem' but say it will bring relief to drought-stricken California
Exceptionally warm water moving from the western Pacific Ocean towards South America has caused El Niño to get even stronger in recent weeks. In fact, scientists claim conditions in the Pacific are now
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El Nino, its impact quite unpredictable: ADB expert
A climate change expert has warned of the unpredictability of El Nino and its adverse impact on monsoon and agricultural operations, as well as the potential of hotter summers. Ancha Srinivasan, Principal
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El Niño Tests How Soft Commodities Weather the Storm
Investors in soft commodities are used to being slaves to the weather’s twists and turns. With prices now in a depression and the El Niño weather pattern looming, the forecast looks more unsettled than
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Winter is not coming: how man-made climate change is wiping out seasonal temperature differences
Mankind may be responsible for something we long thought out of our control: the changing of the seasons, according to a new study by Chinese and Canadian scientists. For the first time, researchers
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Zimbabwe: Porous Borders Fuel Influx of Ozone-Depleting Substances
Government is currently struggling to control the ODS because of its porous borders. AN unprecedented influx of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) could see Zimbabwe miss the United Nations 2030 deadline
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El Niño strengthening, but rain-boosting IOD could offset impact: Australia Met Bureau
The El Nino weather phenomenon, which has often disrupted rainfall in India, is further strengthening and likely to persist into early 2016, the Australia Bureau of Meteorology said in an update on Tuesday.
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ADB environment expert predicts heat waves next summer
El Nino effect being witnessed could strengthen at the end of this year to adversely impact the rabi season and cause heat waves during next year’s summer in India, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) Climate
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Monsoon will remain weak in Aug-Sept: IMD
The LPA for the country as a whole for the second half of the monsoon is 43.5 cm The India Meteorology Department (IMD) stuck to its South-West monsoon forecast at 88 per cent of the 50-year long period