Retreating monsoon rains a global phenomenon, can help study climate change

Eight regions across the world experience post-summer rainfall like India, says study

Why have Punjab & Haryana farmers started clearing fields so early in 2023?

Usually, stubble clearance in these two states starts around mid-October and peaks around Diwali; but this time, extreme rains in September …

Dengue: Heavy rains during July 2023 led to outbreaks across India

Down To Earth analysis suggests climate factors to have contributed to vector-borne disease outbreaks 

70 फीसदी से अधिक जिलों में सूखे की स्थिति, फसल की उपज हो सकती है प्रभावित  

माधवन के अनुसार देश में चेरापूंजी जैसे गीले क्षेत्रों म…

Over 70% of India reporting drought-like conditions

Skewed temporal-spatial rainfall distribution, prolonged monsoonal breaks driving factors, say experts

DTE Analysis: Siberia witnesses over 150% rise in air pollution

Estimates suggest emissions due to fires may turn atmospheric carbon sink Siberian taiga forests into source of carbon

यहां जानिए क्या 2023 एक सूखा वर्ष होगा?

डेटा के विश्लेषण से कोई सुसंगत पैटर्न नहीं पता चलता है, फ…

2023 a drought year? September will need at least 92% of normal rainfall

IMD forecasts ‘normal’ rainfall; expert says below-normal rainfall over western, southern, south central and northern parts of India …

Monsoon 2023: Central India to remain dry during September

Intraseasonal weather patterns absent in first fortnight of September, indicating high likelihood of rainfall deficit across the country

Third-longest monsoonal break in this century has ended

Core monsoon saw suppressed rainfall, trough to shift again towards the Himalayan foothills early next week  

More dry days ahead? Monsoon on continuous break for past 11 days

The longest consecutive break spell was reported in 1972 when the core monsoon zone did not receive any rainfall for 17 days at a stretch

चावल की उपज पर मंडरा रहा खतरा, अगस्त की बारिश करेगी फैसला

फिलहाल मानसून ब्रेक पर है। इससे हिमालय की तलहटी और पूर्�…

Paddy production will depend on August rainfall in core monsoon zone area

With the monsoon currently on a break, what does it mean for paddy production this Kharif season?

It’s make or break for rice production in monsoon 2023

NOAA forecasts break in monsoon in August; rains key for paddy farming in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh

Monsoon 2023: Two weather phenomena to decide fate of agriculture in Indo-Gangetic belt

Agriculture in dry regions to suffer if rainfall deficit continues; Indian Ocean Dipole and El Nino huge factors

मानसून की विसंगति: उत्तर और उत्तरपश्चिम में भारी वर्षा, दक्षिण प्रायद्वीप में सूखा

जुलाई, 2023 के पहले दस दिन में उत्तरी क्षेत्र में 8 और 9 जुलाई…

Warming Bay: An ongoing heatwave in India’s eastern sea is causing extreme rain in its northwest, say experts

A warmer Bay of Bengal is likely playing a role in increasing faster timescale depressions and reducing slower timescale depressions  

Chasing monsoon 2023: India may see normal July rainfall, says analysis

An analysis of forecast data based on three climate models suggests the country will have a normal monsoon in July — 3 millimetres above …

World breached 1.5°C limit 279 times since 1940, shows DTE analysis of ECMWF data

While we are still some way from overstepping the 1.5°C mark, the June breach should ring alarm bells for a developing country like India

Chasing the monsoon: 81% of India rain-starved; here’s how it differs from last year

In 2022, 13 subdivisions had reported ‘large deficient’ rainfall compared to 18 this year

El Nino 2023: Warming this year last seen in 2009; may cause global marine devastation; here’s how

The end of La Nina means the ocean is not taking up heat which will escape to the atmosphere; oceans retaining heat will kill marine life

Southwest monsoon progresses after stalling for 12 days

Experts Down To Earth spoke to suspect the stalling is connected with Typhoon Mawar, which has rapidly intensified in the Pacific Ocean

12 दिनों के ठहराव के बाद आखिरकार आगे बढ़ा मॉनसून, क्यों आया था यह ठहराव?

डाउन टू अर्थ ने इस बारे में जलवायु विशेषज्ञों से बात की ह…

Excess rainfall in these Indian protected areas offers no relief from wildfires

Over 50% of fire occurrences were reported from 9 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, shows DTE analysis

मॉनसून 2023: भारत में औसत से कम होगी बारिश, उत्तराखंड और मध्यप्रदेश होंगे सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित

आशंका है कि उत्तराखंड में औसत से 100 मिलीमीटर तक कम बारिश ह…