Here comes the monsoon: Expect slow progress, decreased rainfall in first 15 days of June, say experts
Monsoonal rains in the national capital are to begin only by July 12 — 12 days later than the normal date of June 30
Monsoon: Steep fall in India’s new average rainfall
India’s new rainfall normal figure of 868.6 mm is less than 880.6 mm, as the southwest monsoon is currently passing through a ‘dry …
‘The West African monsoon always had the potential of impacting the Indian monsoon’
The realisation of the Great Green Wall project in the Sahel may strengthen the West African monsoon significantly, which may have a cascade …
Delayed monsoon withdrawal: Why that should bother us
Data from recent years has shown that the seasonal gap between the southwest and northeast monsoons may be decreasing
Just 6 of Odisha’s 30 districts have received normal rains this monsoon: Report
Farmers in many parts of Odisha are facing heavy losses due to the failure of the southwest monsoon
How this year’s ‘monsoon with a difference’ is impacting farmers in Bengal
Farmers in several districts of Bengal engaged in cultivating paddy, vegetables, sesame and groundnut have incurred heavy losses due to this year&…
Monsoon 2021: Skewed withdrawal again; do we blame climate change?
The southwest monsoon season may withdraw later than normal in 2021, an event that would happen for 11th year in a row
Will India’s farmers face another scanty monsoon this year?
Private weather forecaster Skymet Weather predicts ‘below normal’ monsoon on the heels of major international weather agencies …
Poor northeast monsoon spells trouble for rabi season
Deficit post-monsoon rains India saw last year to ensure less moisture in the air and in turn serve as the first jolt to farmers
Monsoon watch: The 2019 season has the sure-shot imprint of climate change
The monsoon has played truant this year, with many areas now under floods, which were facing drought earlier
All we know about this year’s monsoon
Researchers and experts have been talking about monsoon, its impact on agriculture and how cities are not prepared to handle the rains much …
Face it, the monsoon has been delayed this year
The possible onset of the southwest monsoon is now June 6; only after the next 48 hours will the final date for the season be announced
This monsoon is different
It is one of the few years where a monsoon is entering at a time when half of India’s districts are facing drought; some are facing the …
Piecing the monsoon puzzle
As scientists understand the monsoon triggers better, they find new drivers for the complex phenomenon
Monsoon update: Northeastern states report deficit rainfall
Three weeks into the monsoon, 72% meteorological divisions have had normal and above normal rainfall
South Asia’s monsoon rains will intensify due to increase in CO2: Study
This is in line with climate model predictions that rising CO2 and higher global temperatures will lead to stronger monsoon seasons
Normal monsoons becoming rarer despite forecasts to the contrary
A prime example of the rarity of normal monsoons is seen in India’s North East where the monsoon rainfall during 18 of the last 19 years …
WATCH: How cyclones influence monsoon arrival
An early monsoon over Kerala is not indicative of the impact over rest of the country; monsoon rains may arrive over central India …
Monsoon reaches Bay of Bengal; Kerala onset on May 31: IMD
The intense cyclonic activities over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea might influence the monsoon system
Monsoon 2023: Tempers high in Karnataka’s Mandya as state releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Local farmers protest decision; poor monsoon in the state has already diminished river water levels
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
A poor pre-monsoon: 88 Indian districts have not received any rains, drought-like situation in 12 states
Experts say the absence of pre-monsoon rains damages vegetable crops and affects the preparations for kharif crops
Monsoon coming sooner to India, courtesy cyclones Asani and Karim
The cyclones will likely act as a counter mechanism to global warming, which has been often pushing back the monsoon in the country during recent …
First pre-monsoon cyclone may intensify by May 6, says IMD
But the cyclone may also become a cause for concern for the onset of the south west monsoon season over the Bay of Bengal and the Indian mainland,…
Monsoon 2023: Withdrawal delayed again, may happen well into October
Even then monsoon rainfall would end up below normal; overall deficit of 7% in India at present