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
Cyclones
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West Bengal faces flood threat
<p> Despite a brief respite from heavy rain in Kolkata on Tuesday, the threat of floods loomed large over south Bengal even as some of the low-lying areas remained inundated and train services continued to be disrupted.</p>
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Tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and extreme sea-level projections along the east coast of India in a future climate scenario
<p> The simulations from the regional climate model, PRECIS (Providing REgional Climates for Impacts Studies), were analysed for the occurrence of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal
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Abiotic disturbances and their influence on forest health
<p> Abiotic disturbances, disturbances caused by non living factors, are a natural and integral part of forest ecosystems that have major impacts, positive and negative. They influence forest structure, composition
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India ranks 2nd in natural disasters in Asia
<p> CHENNAI: India occupies the second position in Asia where the most number of natural disasters occur, according to a senior UN expert. “Sixty percent of India’s landmass is susceptible
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Over six lakh trees to be cut for Posco project
Over six lakh trees and some 1,800 betel vines will have to be sacrificed to set up Posco’s Rs 52,000-crore mega steel project in Orissa’s coastal Jagatsinghpur district. The trees to make way for the
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Disaster management in India
<p><span id="itro1">This new report by the Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs has detailed information on various types of disasters, institutional framework and policy guidelines in
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Changes have reduced food security to doles scheme: NAC members
The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council may not have officially commented on the government's draft Food Security Bill
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Dozens injured as Typhoon Ma-On lashes Japan
Dozens of people were injured and more than 100 flights cancelled as strong Typhoon Ma-On lashed southern Japan Wednesday with torrential downpours and gale-force winds, meteorologists and reports said. Packing gusts of up to 180 kilometres (112 miles) per hour, the storm made landfall over southwestern Shikoku late Tuesday, bringing up to 120 centimetres (48 inches) of rain since Sunday, the J
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Worst Heatwave In Years Grips Midwest, Moving East
An oppressive and potentially deadly summertime mix of sizzling temperatures and high humidity baked a large swath of the country again on Sunday, pushing afternoon heat indexes in dozens of cities to dangerous levels. Forecasters warned the heatwave would persist through much of the coming week and cautioned residents in more than three dozen states to take extra precautions. The National W