Deforestation leads to weakening of summer monsoon, says study
The study found a decrease in rainfall due to large-scale conversion of savannah to cropland
The cloud
Beyond the romance, clouds are an enduring scientific mystery that must be unravelled
Heavy rains in north India; rivers swell to dangerous levels
Heavy rainfall is expected in eastern Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and across the north-eastern states in the coming days
‘Human influence behind warmer and bigger Indo-Pacific warm pool'
A new study shows that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions have led to the warming of the Indo-Pacific warm pool which can cause changes in …
Stalled monsoon to make little progress before June 25
In spite of unfavourable conditions, IMD expects a major progress of the monsoon in Central India
Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods
In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …
Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?
Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates
Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?
Only 21% live storage left in country's 91 reservoirs, reveals CWC report
Thirteen reservoirs have less than 20 per cent storage with respect to last year
It is not a drought but a cumulative outcome of decades of policy sins
It is not deficit monsoon, rather the lack of policies and mechanisms to drought-proof susceptible areas that turn the situation into a crisis
India to see hotter than normal summer in 2016: IMD
The outlook has also warned of an increased probability of heat waves across the country during the summer as the prevailing El Nino weakens
No insurance against fraud
Private weather forecasting agencies are prone to fudging data in the absence of a regulatory authority