Monsoon season enters last lap

Withdrawal period extended as the southwest monsoon fails to follow its timetable for bidding adieu

World Water Day 2020: How water can be used in the battle against climate change

It is an enabling and limiting factor in humanity’s ability to mitigate and adapt to climate change

‘Internationally, core weather forecasting is always done by national weather services’

Down To Earth speaks to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), about the weather forecasting …

IMD predicts 'above normal' summer in 2017

Above normal heat wave conditions are likely over the core heat wave zone including northern plains and central regions, as per India …

IMD predicts above average monsoon

This positive news coming after two successive droughts is sure to revive the economy

Death by lightning: facts and figures

Lightning has killed 56 in Bihar and 42 in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Here are some numbers that define this leading cause of accidental …

Bad weather ahead for Bay of Bengal, but how bad will it get?

The flip-flops over a new system brewing to India’s east show that our best climate models are playing catch up with weather systems in a …

IMD commissions new ensemble prediction systems to improve monsoon forecast

The new 10-day probabilistic forecasts will be able to provide rainfall forecasts with probabilities according to rainfall intensities

Cyclone Nilofar’s threat to Oman and Gujarat decreases

Cyclone Nilofar to rapidly lose strength from October 30; it may turn into a boon for Gujarat

Cyclone Nilofar forms in Arabian Sea

Nilofar set to intensify further but will rapidly weaken before striking Gujarat-Pakistan coast on October 31

Monsoon progresses sluggishly over India

With only 57 per cent of normal rainfall recorded in India till now and less chance of rainfall improvement in this week, hope of monsoon revival …

Monsoon makes some progress, keeps half of India waiting

With 45 per cent less rainfall recorded between June 1 and 18 and half of India still waiting for rains, monsoon continues to baffle one and all

Mocha: ‘Super cyclone’ completes landfall near Sittwe; will weaken in next 3 hours

Locals stay put, nowhere to escape; international agencies and government on their toes  

Cyclone Asani not to hit West Bengal, confirms IMD

Asani was not even responsible for the deluge in the state May 9, the weather agency added

Water levels in important reservoirs consistently dipping: CWC data

Low storage can affect summer crops to be harvested by May-June as well as Kharif sowing

‘North Atlantic Oscillation may have played a role in this time's cold wave’

Down To Earth speaks to IMD scientist Rajendra Kumar Jenamani about why temperatures dipped so much this winter in spite of its prediction to the …

Wait for the monsoon continues

Stalled since about 10 days in a crucial agricultural month like June, the 'mood swings' of the south-west monsoon continue to keep half of India …

Biporjoy: Saurashtra, Kutch highly vulnerable to cyclones

Gujarat, with the longest coastline in India and unique climatic conditions, is particularly at risk to cyclones according to the Gujarat …

Along the Naf: A million Rohingyas could be sitting ducks, with ‘Super Cyclone’ Mocha’s eye passing through their camps

Forget about preparation, many do not know even a cyclone is coming, say locals; India urged to provide regional leadership    

Maharashtra doubles input subsidy for farmers, citing extreme weather events

Maharashtra farmers skeptical about doubling of input subsidy by state government; say benefits hardly accrue to them

Will May bring respite from heat? Here’s what IMD predicts

May may bring showers in many parts of India that have remained largely dry this 2022 pre-monsoon season

Heat waves to follow in the wake of Amphan: IMD

Isolated areas in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will suffer from heat waves between May 18 and May 22, it says

Here is why India needs effective climate services

A new study has examined what it will take for IMD to transform itself from being a weather-ready to a climate-smart organisation

Will this June be the driest ever on record?

One quarter of the monsoon will soon be over and rainfall deficit has already hit 44 per cent

There’s a cyclone coming to Mumbai, but it may not be bad news

Cyclone Vayu is expected to bring the mercury down in the coastal city with moderate rainfall