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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California banking on El Nino to break severe drought
California doesn't have much chance for rain in the next five months, and its best opportunity to break the drought there may hinge on the emergence of an El Nino in the Pacific Ocean this year, US forecasters
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El Nino's threat to major food crop yields
El Nino events can have a significant impact on the yields of certain major food crops, a study has shown. Researchers say the climatic phenomenon, which triggers changes in temperature and rainfall,
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India needs to do a lot more to effectively deal with El Niño fallout
More, water levels in the reservoirs of southern India are below the 10-year average at 8.28 billion cubic metres As doubts mount over the impact of El Niño on the southwest monsoon season in 2014, India's preparedness to face a low rainfall situation seems to have improved in the past four-five years. However, there are many gaps to be plugged.
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El Nino-drought link still unclear, says water expert
Weather experts have said there is a “strong possibility” of the emergence of ‘El Nino,’ impacting this year’s monsoon in India. ‘El Nino’ is a phenomenon in which the warmer ocean currents along the Pacific
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Network meeting of South Asia ozone officers to be held in Sri Lanka from May 27 -30
May 12, Colombo: Meeting of the South Asia Network of Ozone Officers will be held from May 27 -30 at the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The meeting is organized by the United Nations Environment
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Roaring Forties' shift south means more droughts for southern Australia
Change in Southern Ocean winds helps explain why Antarctica is bucking the global warming trend Droughts across southern Australia are to continue increasing as the Roaring Forties get stronger and
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Growth of climate change commitments from HFC banks and emissions
<p>Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the primary cause of ozone depletion, and they also contribute to global climate change. With the global phaseout of CFCs and the coming phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons
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El Niño may impact growth by 1.75%: Assocham
Rain deficiency could also impact food inflation, affect lakhs of jobs, says industry body About five per cent deficit rains due to possible El Niño factor could have a bearing on economic growth by 1.75 per cent in the 2014-15 financial year, affecting hundred of thousands of unskilled jobs, an Assocham report said.
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El Nino chances exceed 65 pct this summer -U.S. weather forecaster
The chances have increased over the past month that the much-feared El Nino weather phenomenon, which can wreak havoc on global crops, will strike this year, the federal U.S. forecaster said Thursday.
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Oz agency declares El Nino alert, says it could hit in July
The Australian weather bureau on Tuesday declared an El Nino alert, saying there was at least a 70% chance of occurrence of the weather pattern that’s also linked to weak monsoons in India, with some climate