2013 brings warmest November on record

The year witnessed 37th consecutive November and 345th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average

Most of Greater Horn of Africa to see excess rain till May thanks to El Nino, climate change

Climate researchers explain meteorological challenges in region March-May 2024 at climate outlook forum

Fierce and frequent: What causes rapid intensification of cyclones?

Lack of understanding of transition from a seedling, like a low-pressure system to a tropical storm or cyclone, limits extending …

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 long-…

Monsoon reaches Andaman & Nicobar Islands

But with experts predicting 90 per cent chance of El Niño, uncertainty looms over monsoon’s progress

IMD predicts normal monsoon this year

El-Nino could emerge later but drought unlikely

Of some good also

El Nio can help recover degraded land

Polar vortex may freeze parts of US again this winter

Private weather forecaster AccuWeather forecasts a colder winter due to polar vortex; US Met office bets on El Niño

Managing El Nino

Although researchers have improved on their skills to predict extreme climate changes like the El Nio, they still have a long way to go

NASA records hottest August since 1880

Antarctica temperatures were 4°C above normal; India recorded a spike of 1-2°C

Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely

Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions

Horse mystery

History in the stump

Ancient tree stumps provide picture of world's climate

Catching the infant terrible

Chasing the monsoon 2023: India to have below-average rainfall, analysis suggests

The highest anomaly or difference in rainfall can be expected in Uttarakhand, followed by Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

La Nina is back; what does that mean for Africa, Asia

The Horn of Africa could see below average rainfall; East Africa will see drier than usual conditions

Stop the killing fields

Farmers are in a terrible situation, with no water for crops, livestock or drinking. If we dismiss this year as a freak weather year, we will …

El Nino threatens Great Barrier Reef

The warm current may kill a rugged coral variety that would have otherwise lived for centuries

El Niño may hit Indian monsoon in July

UN agency asks nations to make contingency plans for the expected impact on agriculture, water

Southeast US will bear the worst of this year’s winter, says AccuWeather

This US-based independent weather agency set off gasps of dread and many counter-forecasts last week when it indicated “the return” …

World could soon witness ‘historic’ coral die-offs

Severe coral bleaching has been reported across Northern Pacific

After hottest May, Earth records hottest June of 21st century

Rise in temperature primarily because of warm ocean waters

El Nino fallout: food prices to shoot northward

The weather phenomenon will bring down production, increase food prices worldwide

Salmon hatcheries deplete wild stocks

Introducing farmed salmon in the rivers doesn't help

Global warming, Cyclone Biparjoy worked in tandem to bring monsoon to Mumbai and Delhi on same date

Incident last happened 62 years ago in 1961, confirmed IMD