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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Monsoon has arrived, but Nashik is still thirsty
Mumbai: While the monsoon has arrived, Nashik district has been left completely dry. With only a few drizzles last week, a shadow of a drought-like situation looms over the city. The district administration has already started gearing up for the water shortage.
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Flood water washes away Matmora dyke
A red alert was sounded in Lakhimpur district as the 100-metre stretch of the state-of-the art Matmora embankment, which was constructed using the geo-fabric technology at a cost of Rs 140 crore, was washed away by the gushing water of the Brahmaputra yesterday, reports PTI.
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Dams close to dead storage level
Raju Gavali, Belgaum, DH News Service: The fear of drought looms large over Belgaum district, where all the major rivers have dried up, and water in reservoirs is approaching dead storage, sooner than expected.
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Reservoirs parched as rains fail
Shyam Sundar Vattam, Mysore, DH News Service: A grim situation lies ahead in terms of crops and power, if the rains continue to play truant.
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Drought-hit Manipur farmers seek help
Poor farmers across Manipur have sought help from the State Government in view of the drought-like situation in the State following poor monsoon rainfall. Most of the paddy fields in the State have gone dry due to scarcity of water. The effort to fill in by pumping water from the nearby water sources like river could not be implemented owing to the poor economic condition of the farmers.
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Climate's smoky spectre
With their focus on greenhouse gases, atmospheric scientists have largely overlooked lowly soot particles. But black carbon is now a hot topic among researchers and politicians. Jeff Tollefson investigates.
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The monsoon is here
The monsoon is a wind current in Southern Asia, blowing north east during the summer and southwest monsoon during the winter. During the summer, the monsoon brings heavy rains to southern Asia and Africa, while in the winter it causes the drier seasons. The lives of many people in these areas have developed around these seasonal changes.
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Monsoon arrives in Delhi finally
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: The much-awaited south-west monsoon has finally arrived in Delhi, bringing the temperature down sharply on Tuesday, June 30, much to the delight of the Capital
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Monsoon to hit Jammu region in 24 hours
Showers bring down temperature The prayers of the residents of the Jammu region were answered by the rain God, as the much-awaited rain last night brought some relief to them. The residents had been reeling under intense heat wave for the past few weeks.
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Rainfall to decrease, say weather bureau officials
MUMBAI: Even though the city's skies are overcast and heavy with dark clouds threatening to explode, weather bureau officials said Mumbaikars shouldn't expect heavy showers over the next two days. "There will be few spells of rain or thunder-showers in parts of the city and suburbs,'' said the MET forecast. Weather bureau officials, however, said there was no sign of a "good'' downpour.