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
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
Understanding the underlying dynamics of the Indian summer monsoon (ISM) extremes such as severe droughts is key to improving seasonal prediction of the ISM rainfall. A large number of ISM droughts over
Scaling down its earlier forecast of a
The environment ministry has targeted to phase out Ozone depleting HCFC by 2030, according to the Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase out Management Plan. The plan will be implemented in 2013 in harmony with the Montreal Protocol in which Sri Lanka is a member country.
One hundred and twenty two Information and Study Centers on the country's weather condition such as rains, floods and changes of water levels of reservoirs and rivers, will be established covering all districts, Irrigation and Water Resources Management Ministry sources said. Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the new system will commence in October. Information on weather for better ma
Overnight rain in many parts of northern India helped bring the temperatures down on Wednesday.
The monsoon has officially arrived in the city. And the first shower of this season has already claimed a life and injured one. Khayyum, 45, died and Prakash Babar, 56, was injured after a portion of a single-storey building collapsed at Homi Modi street in Fort on Sunday evening.
With climate change a real concern, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has found that, since 1980, temperatures have been increasing in Punjab and Haryana while there is a decrease in rainfall in both states.
Hourly rainfall data recorded at 72 Self Recording Raingauge Stations (SRRG) for the period 1969–2006 are utilized to study the characteristic features of hourly rainfall and diurnal variations of rainfall
Efforts to limit climate change generally focus on reducing carbon dioxide emissions caused by burning fossil fuels. However, another byproduct of fossil fuel combustion is black carbon, a major component
Efforts to limit climate change generally focus on reducing carbon dioxide emissions caused by burning fossil fuels. However, another byproduct of fossil fuel combustion is black carbon, a major component