The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
With temperatures remaining above normal since November, this winter could well be the warmest ever recorded not only in North India, but across the country. India Meteorological Department (IMD) director general Laxman Singh Rathore said Januray too saw above normal temperatures and the trend is likely to continue in February. …
Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while plains experienced intermittent rains as cold continued its grip over parts of north India, with Leh shivering at a low of minus-9.5 degree Celsius. Fresh snowfall in parts of the higher reaches of Kashmir, including at Peer Ki …
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded hottest December in last 114 years in 2015 despite several parts of the country experiencing cold wave conditions in that month. The period from September to December last year was also the hottest since 1901, the year when IMD started recording data, officials said. …
Minimum temperatures expected to remain above normal into the New Year as well The last day of the warmest year ever recorded, and perhaps also the “rockiest” given the number of quakes that rattled the region, did not disappoint. Missing the bite of a conventional December day, the last day …
MUMBAI: The city may not ring in the New Year on a very good note as the air you breathe in the next few days is expected to be heavily polluted. According to a forecast by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Mumbai's air quality …
Dense fog was also reported at the Indira Gandhi Airport Wednesday morning, with visibility dropping to 100 metres between 5.30 am and 9 am. Delhi recorded the highest levels of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and PM 10 Wednesday, with the National Air Quality Index (AQI) peaking this year, according to …
AHMEDABAD: There has been no respite from the icy chills as cold wave prevailed across the state again on Sunday and minimum temperatures continued to plummet at various places. Ahmedabad, third coldest city in the state, shivered under piercing cold as night temperature plummeted to 8 degrees, four degrees below …
KANPUR: People of the industrial city received shivering all night long on Sunday as the minimum temperature dipped to just 0.8 degrees. For the first time in the season mercury had gone below one degree celsius. Infact, it was for the first time in December month since 1971 that the …
Meteorological data analysis forecasts more intense flood and drought cycles in the State by 2050 The mean temperature in Assam has increased at the rate of 0.01 degree Celsius per year, analysis of climate data by the India Meteorological Department has revealed. There is also an increase in seasonal temperature …
NEW DELHI: Overcast skies and a distinct layer of smog marked another highly polluted day in Delhi which saw further increase in the level of suspended particulate matter, with the average reading of PM 2.5 touching 204 microgram per cubic metre, keeping the air quality 'very poor'. The air quality …
Hyderabad: Climate change is as much a local worry as it is global. Over the years minimum and maximum temperatures have been rising in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This year Hyderabad and other parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are yet to experience the expected drop in temperatures for winter. …
The woes of the residents of the Capital persist as the air quality of the city continued to deteriorate oscillating between the categories of poor and very poor. According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) there will be a high development of fog, which on coming in contact with pollutants will …
MUMBAI: On Thursday morning, humidity levels in the city peaked, hitting 98% in south Mumbai and 80% in the suburbs. Peaked moisture levels have high potential to hold pollutants, say experts. According to the India Meteorological Department, the humidity in south Mumbai was almost 22% above normal. This dropped to …
NEW DELHI: If you live in Delhi, pray for rains. Air pollution levels in the national capital, already the world's most polluted city in terms of air quality, has deteriorated and will worsen as smoggy days are around the corner, say scientists who also call for strict emission norms and …
CHENNAI: Within a couple of hours of receipt of memorandum on the losses caused by heavy rains in Tamil Nadu from Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated Rs 939.63 crore for dealing with the situation arising from the floods. The PM’s office said that a …
HYDERABAD: More than 50 per cent additional rainfall than forecasted across Rayalaseema and rest of South India over the past two weeks, have got the scientific community worried about major climate changes occurring in the region. While the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted 12 percent above normal rainfall in …
The residents of the national capital continue to grapple with high level of particulate matters in air with pockets of the city recording “very unhealthy” level of pollution which holds out medical hazards for elderly and children. While PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter than can penetrate deep into the lungs) …
The warmth of winter months has increased significantly over the past 100 years. Data of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the past 114 years revealed that the increase in temperature had been more in the winter months than those of summer. The highest rise in maximum temperature has been …
Will analyse weather data collected over the years for better predictions in drought-prone regions. With the state facing drought conditions following a rainfall deficiency of 40 per cent this monsoon, Maharashtra’s disaster management cell has proposed to set up a climate change study centre in Aurangabad in Marathwada, the region …
The 7.5-magnitude earthquake, which the Indian Meteorological Department described as great in intensity, had a marginal effect on the life and property in the Kashmir valley. While three persons, including two women, lost their life in the quake-related incidents across the state a handful of residential houses suffered minor damages. …
