Annual climate summary 2022
The annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over India during 2022 was +0.51°C above the long-term average (1981-2010 period). The year 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record since nationwide
Monsoons
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Beating the drought
How some villages stayed afloat even as neighbouring lands parched
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Romancing the rains
A BBC Radio 3 programme on the Indian monsoon
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Eyewash
Did global warming intensify the Southwest Asian monsoon?
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The politics of empty words
The new buzzword in the climate research circles is vulnerability and adaptation. Just like most of the climate discussion the words have become so dense, that their meaning is lost on most, except
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Quantifying the risk of extreme seasonal precipitation events in a changing climate
Increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide will almost certainly lead to changes in global mean climate. But because - by defnition-extreme events are rare, it is significantly more difficult to quantify the risk of extremes.
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Aerosols, climate, and the hydrological cycle
Human activities are releasing tiny particles (aerosols) into the atmosphere. These human-made aerosols enhance scattering and absorption of solar radiation. They also produce brighter clouds that are
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Dangerous opening
Road through the Gir sanctuary opens up Pandora s box
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Cyclones, doubts and monsoon
An early monsoon breaks a few myths
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Drought and El Ni o
Are periods of drought in India linked to cyclical weather patterns
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Reduction of tropical cloudiness by soot
Measurements and models show that enhanced aerosol concentrations can augment cloud albedo not only by increasing total droplet cross-sectional area, but also by reducing precipitation and thereby increasing