ENSO has affected various parts of India separately in recent decades, says new report; here is how

ENSO has had a greater impact on north India, lesser on central India and relatively constant impact on south India; one of the reasons cited by …

Here is why Cyclone Biporjoy intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm

Sea surface temperature, ocean heat content, upper air divergence and weak wind shear have helped Biporjoy intensify twice until now

Biporjoy: Very severe cyclone over central Arabian Sea advancing northwards as monsoon arrives in Kerala

The storm system is moving towards Karachi and Gujarat, according to weather forecast model

Cyclone Vayu to strike Gujarat coast in 48 hours

The cyclonic storm will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and cause heavy rainfall when it strikes Saurashtra and Kutch

Is a land cyclone brewing over West Bengal

Two global forecasting facilities, including the US Navy have said a land cyclone is forming over West Bengal, but the IMD is yet to declare so &…

No laughing matter

A large reservoir of nitrous oxide, a potential greenhouse gas, has been discovered near India's west coast

Bad to worse

What ails India's wind pattern study?

Rain check

Thazhampettai: Climate change, erratic ocean currents make fishing in this Tamil Nadu village unpredictable

More frequent and deadlier cyclones as well as the construction of private harbours in Tharangambadi has only added to the woes of the fisherfolk

Cyclones getting fiercer; account for nearly half of India’s deaths due to climate-related disasters

Frequency of very severe cyclonic storms during the post-monsoon season has increased by 1 event per a decade

Dwindling tree cover dilates storm havoc

Cyclones that traverse the Indian peninsula from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea are a common enough feature. But over the past few years, …

Cyclone Nisarga: Mumbai to bear the brunt

Cyclone Nisarga’s landfall will finish in three hours, storm surge, heavy rain and winds expected in Mumbai 

Extreme weather events in 24 of 36 meteorological sub-divisions in 2020: IMD

Floods, landslides, heat waves and isolated extremely heavy rainfall were common during southwest monsoon season 

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

Cyclone brewing? Conditions favourable, wait and watch for next 48 hours, say experts

Many tropical cyclones in recent years have undergone rapid intensification, such as super cyclone Amphan which hit West Bengal and Bangladesh in …

Why does it feel like pre- or post-monsoon in the middle of monsoon?

Imposition of ongoing El Nino event in equatorial Pacific Ocean on a generally warmer planet may be the reason for this strange behaviour

Cyclones could’ve been a rarity in the Arabian Sea historically; but not storms, say historians

The Arabian Sea is currently witnessing Cyclone Biporjoy having witnessed cyclones Vayu, Nisarga and Tauktae in the past few years  

Tropical depression that brought floods to Lanka moving north to south India

While it may bring cyclonic rain, it won’t delay the monsoon in India, say experts

What went wrong in 1995

Crops failing against rising temperatures, pest attacks: Study

Rising temperatures due to climate change may be compounding the stress on crops in multiple ways, it says

Carting away sand

Labourers illegally mine beach sand in Ratnagiri, removing the buffer between ocean and human habitat

Algae outbreak in Arabian Sea threatens fisheries

Noctiluca scintillans, suited to grow in low-oxygen water, has been spreading in Arabian Sea for the last decade

Asian scientists on new plan to study monsoon patterns

Indus delta celebrates rains