Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
Monsoons
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Tackling erosion yet to become a reality
DIBRUGARH, May 9: Monsoon every year brings reminders of the proximity of the Brahmaputra to Dibrugarh. Large chunks of land disappear under water, rousing fears about the fate of the town. Erosion has become a reality for the people of the area since the 1950s.
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Prepare for a wayward monsoon
If the rain gods play truant, the much-awaited decline in food inflation is unlikely to happen N Chandra Mohan / May 8, 2010, 1:05 IST
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Monsoon seems to be running on time, says weatherman
Current trends show India does look set for a timely onset of the crucial southwest monsoons on its shores this year, the country
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PWD removes mud deposited in Bicholim river
The PWD on Thursday began removing the mud, which was deposited in the Bicholim River, where the construction of a bridge is in progress. It may be recalled that PWD, while undertaking the construction work of the parallel bridge on Bicholim River, had deposited heaps of mud near one of the main pillars of the bridge, due to which the entire flow of water from Bicholim River had been blocked.
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Monsoon mission
The Union government proposes to have a National Mission on Monsoon in the hope that a concerted effort will improve monsoon prediction. The dry bed of the Korampallam tank, used for irrigation in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu in October 2009.
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Under the weather
Given IMD?s past record on forecasts, the latest one could also go wrong Surinder Sud / New Delhi May 6, 2010, 0:03 IST
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Climatology of the Eastern Arabian Sea during the last glacial cycle reconstructed from paired measurement of foraminiferal
Paired measurements of Mg/Ca and ?18O of Globigerenoides sacculifer from an Eastern Arabian Sea (EAS) sediment core indicate that sea-surface temperature (SST) varied within 2
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Govt unprepared for early monsoon
The weather department's forecast of early monsoons in the national Capital this year has raised the concerns of the Delhi Government.
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National Mission on Monsoon proposed
Considering the importance of the southwest monsoon for the country, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has proposed National Mission on Monsoon to develop most representative and advanced dynamic model framework for India for forecasting monsoon rainfall and its variability in various space and time scales.
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Water shortages biggest barrier to increasing food production
Arguments over which type of farming will best meet growing food demands are ignoring the most critical factor - water availability - say analysts from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).