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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Firms told to adopt cyclone prone areas
<p>Visakhapatnam, June 15: The district administration has asked public and private sector undertakings to take part in the em-ergency response system at the time of natural calamities.<br />
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Jalayagnam first dam hit by Laila, litigation
June 13: The Kandula Obula Reddy Gundlakamma project, the first completed major irrigation project under Jalayagnam in the state, is still not providing water after 19 months of its inauguration.
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Cyclone shelters to become communication hubs
BHUBANESWAR: Cyclone shelters along the Orissa coast are all set for a makeover. Besides providing shelter to the community in times of natural calamities, these centres are proposed to be converted into full-blown communication hubs.
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Leaders step up resilient cities campaign
Mayors and local government leaders from more than 100 cities of India and seven countries of South Asia gathered in the Capital on Tuesday to attend the launch of a global campaign of
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Phet effect: Flood-like situation in Jaisalmer
FLOOD-LIKE situation prevails in the droughtprone Jaislamer district of Rajasthan as torrential rains hit the region badly. The entire western Rajasthan is badly affected by the spell of heavy rains due to Phet and upper cyclonic circulation. Jaisalmer received over 12 cm rains followed by Jodhpur and Barmer which received 3 cm and 2 cm respectively.
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Warming makes islands grow, not shrink, says study
Wellington: New research has cast doubt on warnings that rising sea levels caused by climate change are slowly inundating low-lying Pacific islands. Scientists have studied 27 low-lying Pacific islands, comparing aerial photos from 60 years ago with modern satellite images, according to an article published in the New Scientist.
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Phet relief: Cyclone in Pak brings rain to Capital
As heavy rains and winds lashed the port city of Karachi on Sunday, with Cyclone Phet swirling along Pakistan
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Cyclone Phet: over 7,500 people of Thatta evacuated: DCO
HYDERABAD (June 05 2010): The District Administrator/DCO Thatta Manzoor Ali Shaikh has said that as many as 35 relief camps have been established while more than 7500 people have been evacuated from 4 vulnerable talukas lying along the coastal belt of the district. Talking to media officials in Thatta, Shaikh said that out of 9 talukas of Thatta district, 6 talukas were situated along the coast
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Monsoon to tail Cyclone Phet
Rain Resurgence Around June 10 After Storm Fury Subsides New Delhi: The full onset of monsoon, currently stalled by Cyclone Phet, is expected to take place around June 10-12 with the formation of favourable weather conditions in the Arabian Sea. The signs of plentiful rain should ease worries of North Block mandarins anxiously scanning the skies for news that will cheer up the economy.
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Phet fear eases in Saurashtra, Kutch
Rajkot: On the second consecutive day since the Gujarat coast was warned of an approaching cyclonic system, people and administration across Saurashtra and Kutch were on standby. However, the fear had subsided among locals substantially as after the stormy wind and heavy rain in parts of Saurashtra and Kutch region on Wednesday, there was none reported on Thursday.