Humans have a hand in weakening Asian monsoons in the last 80 years
Researchers studied tree rings from the Loess Plateau in China to conclude that increasing aerosol levels due to emissions are responsible
How will global warming affect El Niño in the 21st Century?
With available data not sufficient, it is imperative that models be held to very stringent standards on their performance of El Niño …
Why does Mumbai sink almost every monsoon?
Mumbai comes to a standstill every time it receives heavy rainfall for consecutive days. Why is the city not prepared to deal with such …
Is the monsoon here? The winds say not yet
India Meteorological department has announced the onset of monsoon, but crucial wind conditions essential to back it are missing
Rain-bearing low cloud cover decreased significantly in last 50 years: study
The study also shows a decline in the number of rainy days in monsoon season
Earth's rain belts may shift farther north, claims study
A redistribution of the Earth’s water belts could affect water availability for many across the world
Despite increasing probability of El Nino, IMD confident of good monsoon
Met department has also predicted a fairly uniform geographical distribution of monsoon
IMD to provide block-level weather forecasts by 2019
100 blocks will be covered by the end of this year and the remaining will be covered by 2019
Derailment of climate action will be catastrophic for India
With major GHG emitter backing off, any action to combat climate change will be insufficient, and that's not good news for India
Off to another bad start
A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a …
It is not a drought
As they say, drought is a disaster one can see coming. Deficit monsoon creates situations for a drought. But it is not deficit monsoon, rather …
Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on schedule despite early onset in Andaman Islands: IMD
According to IMD, monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala on May 30, just a day ahead of the normal monsoon onset