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 Department continuously monitors weather and climate over Indian region. The annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over India during 2023 was …
More rain, thundershowers likely in several states in North India In deep waters: This here is the scene on a flooded road in Mathura after heavy rain lashed the city on Friday. SHIMLA: Heavy rain in many areas of Himachal and snow at higher reaches for the past two days …
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% …
Bringing down the temperature, heavy rains lashed the city for the second day on Thursday, affecting vehicular movement and inundating several low-lying areas. The city recorded the highest rainfall for a day in September in the last 24 hours, the Met department said. The city received 61.8 mm of rainfall …
Army helicopters have been pressed into emergency service and over 5,000 people have been evacuated as the Saurashtra region in Gujarat continued to be lashed by heavy rains. Lakhtar in Surendranagar district has recorded over 35 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours paralysing all life. At least 20 …
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. Sky became completely overcast in the State capital on Wednesday evening and City experienced showers in the evening which gave respite to …
The low pressure-induced torrential rains across the State have further brightened the prospects of a bumper kharif crop for the second consecutive year The low pressure-induced torrential rains across the State have further brightened the prospects of a bumper kharif crop for the second consecutive year. Prior to the current …
Choppy sea today nearly swallowed many villages while heavy rains battered the coastal belt amidst squally wind conditions as the deep depression over Bay of Bengal made its landfall near Chandbali on Tuesday night. Hundreds of villagers were evacuated while thousands were marooned by the surging tidal waves in Jagatsinghpur, …
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 …
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 …
Climate models suggest that extreme precipitation events will become more common in an anthropogenically warmed climate. However, observational limitations have hindered a direct evaluation of model-projected changes in extreme precipitation. We used satellite observations and model simulations to examine the response of tropical precipitation events to naturally driven changes in …
Storms lashed Britain on Friday, flooding houses and causing transport chaos in Wales and southwest England. Forecasters said there was more heavy rain to come and said there could be more flooding as the storms moved north. The Taff river in south Wales burst its banks and the government's Environment …
Heavy rains with gusty winds and hailstrom lashed the city on Friday, raising water level at Leh Nullah up to 13 feet and caused power outages with low-lying parts of the city getting inundated. District administration, Civil Defence Department and Rescue 1122 remained on high alert to deal with any …
California's state government is forming a "water bank" to buy water for local water agencies at risk of shortages next year should a current drought persist, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday. Schwarzenegger in June declared the most populous US state to officially be in drought and declared nine counties in …
Despite Surplus Showers, The Much-Hyped Rainwater Harvesting System Fails To Make Any Headway In City TIMES NEWS NETWORK Lucknow: Despite a heavy monsoon this year, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has failed to reap its benefits. All plans of the authority on the installation of rain water harvesting (RWH) plants …
Drought swept Bundelkhand desperately needs a drinking water secured future. It can only happen when government and communities converge their experiences and efforts seamlessly. This report focuses on the consecutive five years of drought in the Bundelkhand region of India, and the resultant impact on drinking water availability. Documenting the …
This study provides insights on ground water market in minor rain fed tank irrigation milieu and also examines the conjunctive use with focus on water productivity and groundwater extraction in tank irrigation system. The study was taken up in three minor irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu state. All are rain …
