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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Spate of neglect
Fluctuations in water level hampered rescue. At times it dropped too low for boats to ply, at times boats were trapped by submerged trees The authorities knew of the impending disaster The Kosi breach was not something the Bihar and Union governments were unaware of. Official sources reveal that both governments may have
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Floods and landslides kill over two dozen people in far west
Floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rainfall in the last two days have killed over two dozen people in far-western districts.
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Analysis of variability and trends of extreme rainfall events over India using 104 years of gridded daily rainfall data
In this study, using 104 years (1901–2004) of high resolution daily gridded rainfall data, variability and long-term trends of extreme rainfall events over central India have been examined. Frequency of extreme rainfall events shows significant inter-annual and inter-decadal variations in addition to a statistically significant long term trend of 6% per decade. Detailed analysis shows that inter-annual, inter-decadal and long-term trends of extreme rainfall events are modulated by the SST variations over the tropical Indian Ocean. The present study supports the hypothesis that the increasing trend of extreme rainfall events in the last five decades could be associated with the increasing trend of sea surface temperatures and surface latent heat flux over the tropical Indian Ocean. In the global warming scenario, the coherent relationship between Indian Ocean SST and extreme rainfall events suggests an increase in the risk of major floods over central India.
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City records highest rains in September
Bringing down the temperature, heavy rains lashed the city for the second day on Thursday, affecting vehicular movement and inundating several low-lying areas.
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Monsoon active again in MP
Monsoon is loaded with showers in its tail as date of withdrawal of monsoon from is coming closer and now monsoon has again become active in the State.
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No water woes in city till June-end
Mumbai, September 17 Six lakes have reached their maximum levels After irregular monsoon with long period of dry-spells, the six lakes that supply drinking water to the city have finally reached their maximum level. With both Upper Vaitarna and Bhatsa overflowing on Tuesday night, the levels have now reached the total annual supply of 13.20 million liters and will suffice Mumbaikars
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Monsoon, sans rain
Rainfall decreased over two-thirds of India, says study Conventional thinking has it that India with global warming will receive more rainfall. But that need not necessarily be so. Annual rainfall, especially during winter and monsoon, has decreased in over 68 per cent of the country, claims a recent study by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (iitm), Pune. Scientists attribute the
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Changing wet season
More rainfall in summer, post monsoon 46 per cent of the country showed a decreasing trend in winter rainfall 74.7 per cent of the country showed a decline in monsoon 73.3 per cent of the country showed increase in rainfall in summer 54.4 per cent of the country showed increase in post monsoon rainfall
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Science & Technology - Briefs
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Sowing over, focus shifts to price trends and production
MONSOON WATCH Surinder Sud / New Delhi September 12, 2008, 3:16 IST Monsoon is yet to retreat even 11 days after the scheduled withdrawal date of September 1. But sowing for most kharif crops has been completed and farmers have shifted their focus to production and price trends of various crops. From this viewpoint, the emerging scenario of cotton, oilseeds, pulses and maize is fairly clear. For the rest, data on sowing is still awaited. However, weather conditions for the remaining part of the kharif season and the build-up of pests and diseases still need to be watched.