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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U.S. weather forecaster still sees 70 percent chance of summer El Nino
The U.S. weather forecaster maintained its outlook for the El Nino weather phenomenon in its monthly update on Thursday, pegging the chances of the weather pattern striking during the Northern Hemisphere
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Strong contributions of local background climate to urban heat islands
The urban heat island (UHI), a common phenomenon in which surface temperatures are higher in urban areas than in surrounding rural areas, represents one of the most significant human-induced changes to
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Quantification of dissolved iron sources to the North Atlantic Ocean
Dissolved iron is an essential micronutrient for marine phytoplankton, and its availability controls patterns of primary productivity and carbon cycling throughout the oceans. The relative importance of
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Japan sees lower chance of El Nino this summer, high chance in autumn
Japan's weather bureau said on Thursday that the possibility of an El Nino pattern forming this summer is lower than previously forecast, but it sees a high chance in autumn. The Japan Meteorological
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Erode farmers dread El Nino phenomenon affecting monsoon pattern
Having suffered setbacks for years due to inadequacy of water for cultivation, farmers in the district now dread indications of El Nino weather phenomenon affecting the South-West monsoon pattern. This
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The millennium development goals report 2014
Fourteen years ago, the Millennium Declaration articulated a bold vision and established concrete targets for improving the existence of many and for saving the lives of those threatened by disease and
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Could this year’s El Niño be like the 2009 one?
With the classical El Niño, the tropical eastern Pacific near the South American coast becomes warmer than usual while the western side of the ocean cools. This year, the monsoon has got off to an unpropitious
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Monsoon showers in Kashmir, rainfall deficit may contract
The monsoon has advanced rapidly and reached Kashmir after stagnating since June15, and is poised to cover the remaining parts of northern India in two days, raising hopes that the season's rainfall deficit
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Experts stress need to study change in rainfall pattern
With the monsoon playing truant this year due to various factors, Kerala might face serious problems on the agriculture, environmental and health fronts, say experts. The factors include El Nino, an abnormal
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Highest altitude climate monitoring station installed at K2 base camp
Pakistan's first-ever highest altitude meteorological climate station has been installed at the K2 base camp which has started giving real-time data, said Munir Ahmed, the communication consultant with