An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding
Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach
India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed
The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others
Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances
Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …
Southwest Monsoon 2020: Good rains now bring bad news
Excess rainfall in central India is the new normal as India grows warmer. This can also make locust attacks a perennial problem
Kaziranga braces to curb human-wildlife conflict ahead of monsoon
Water levels rise inside the park every year, prompting animals to move highlands in areas of heavy settlements
Heavy monsoon may put Dharamshala evicted families at risk
The families — who have lived for decades in the city’s Charan Khad settlement — were evicted by the local municipal body four …
COVID-19, floods: Bihar stares at twin challenge with onset of monsoon
Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar held a meeting with top officials on June 10 to review preparedness measures
Monsoon 2020: Rains advance over Peninsular India from June 1-7
India received 70% more rains during this week than it usually does at this time
Full reservoirs as monsoon sets in: Why India should watch out for floods
Current live storage available in 123 reservoirs was 170 per cent of the same corresponding period of last year. This does not bode well for …
Locust attack: Farmers may delay monsoon crops as the crisis lingers
India will have a second attack of locusts from Africa hitting by next month as COVID-19 lockdown delays export of pesticides to Kenya
Odisha gears up to face Amphan, second pre-monsoon cyclone in 2 yrs
Round-the-clock control room to monitor developments open at Odisha’s Disaster Management Authority office
Northeast Monsoon gets good start due to low pressure system in Arabian Sea
The system has brought heavy rainfall to Kerala and north Karnataka, with more rain predicted
Monsoon withdraws, but several states still under drought
The situation in these parched regions may get worse in coming months with no more rainfall
Drought watch: Is there any monsoon effect?
A deficit in July rainfall has been associated with six of India’s worst droughts between 1877 and 2005
Monsoon is on, but reservoir levels stay down
Rainfall deficit dropped to 21 per cent till July 7, 2019; 91 reservoirs witness 17 per cent deficit
A monsoon after two droughts
In a year of severe drought, India witnessed one of its worst floods
Low pre-monsoon showers, dry spell behind heatwaves in Bihar: Scientists
Patna has recorded the maximum temperature of 45.8 degree Celsius — the highest in the last 53 years
India witnessing second-lowest pre-monsoon rainfall since 1954
According IMD, India received 99 mm rainfall between March and May — with a deficit of 23 per cent
Will Indian cities again drown this monsoon?
Even moderate rainfall can lead to major flooding in well-planned urban areas despite the presence of storm water drainage system
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
El Nino can be behind monsoon delay: Experts
There’s a 70 per cent probability of a below normal southwest season this time, says Skymet Weather
Northeast monsoon goes weak all over, except the south
This poor show will impact the Rabi crops when farmers are already suffering from one of the worst agrarian crisis
Northeast Monsoon has a slow start
Most regions, including coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Kerala, southern Karnataka and Tamil Nadu recorded rainfall deficit from …
Two depressions in September, an anomaly in this already erratic monsoon
There have been only three instances in the last 30 years where two depressions had been recorded in the Bay of Bengal in September
Not one dam in Kerala was inspected before monsoon, reveals RTI
The state received 42% above normal rainfall but the Central Water Commission didn’t have any information of the criticality of dams