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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Major tipping points in the earths climate system and consequences for the insurance sector
This report reviews the
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A harvest of water
Long at the mercy of the monsoons, some Indian farmers are sculpting hillsides to capture runoff, enriching their land and lives.
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Water-starved suburbs pray for heavy downpour as woes pile up
Greeshma Gopal Giri | ENS MERE spattering, brief spells will not suffice for certain parts of Ambattur Municipality this year; the prayers are for heavy rain. Delayed monsoon has led to wells drying up and groundwater level getting depleted. Water scarcity is particularly acute in the localities in and around Mogappair East and West.
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Northeast monsoon rain is set to arrive in Tamil Nadu
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: The much-awaited northeast monsoon, the usual date of onset of which is October 20, is likely to break over Tamil Nadu in a day or two.
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AP, victim of climate change
Oct. 22: Even as India and other countries quibble about how to handle climate change and who should cut what percentage of carbon emissions, the damaging effects of global warming are being felt right in our own backyard.
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Monsoon withdraws from NE region
The Southwest Monsoon has withdrawn from the NE region. This was announced by the India Meteorology Department (IMD) yesterday.
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Monsoon misses its date with TN
Nalini Ravichandran | ENS NORTHEAST MONSOON SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED ON OCTOBER 20, BUT MET OFFICE SAYS IT IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS THE Northeast monsoon is not expected to hit Tamil Nadu on its usual date of October 20, but the Met office isn't pressing the panic button.
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Govt undertakes crop survey
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The state agriculture department has started a crop survey (annawari) to estimate loss of standing crop due to delay in monsoon and deficit rains in several pockets in the state.
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Warming woes: monsoon-style floods may hit UK
Britons should keep their umbrellas handy, for a new research says that UK may get more
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Impact of climate change on Indias monsoonal climate and development of high resolution climate change scenarios for India
This document contains the Presentation made by Krishna Kumar, IITM-Pune, to Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon. Minister of Environment and Forests, on 14 Oct. 2009 in New Delhi. The presentation is focused on the impact of climate change on India