What’s next after monsoon's arrival in Kerala

The progress of this year’s monsoon is likely to be delayed in some parts of India

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Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi among the states bracing for hotter summer this year

Normal heat wave-like conditions will prevail over the country’s core heat wave zone, which includes northern and central India

Take note: there is 44% probability of below-normal monsoon this year

Although IMD predicts normal rain in 2018, there is 44 per cent probability of deficient or below normal monsoon

मानसून 2021: क्या पूर्वोत्तर और उत्तर-पश्चिमी भारत में भीषण सूखे का समय आ गया है?

अगस्त के अंत तक 10 केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों और राज्यों में मानसूनी वर्षा में 23 से 52 प्रतिशत की कमी थी। इनमें से अधिकांश ...

Analysis of Himalayan tree rings shows decline in summer monsoon for the last 180 years

Tree rings have commonly been used to reconstruct past environmental and climatic conditions in the absence of direct observation

To save Tamil Nadu from water crisis, prevent deforestation in Western Ghats: study

The effect of deforestation is felt more during deficit years than monsoon surplus years

Be prepared for spike in food prices, if distribution of monsoon remains uneven this year

Spatial distribution of rainfall is one of the factors ensuring healthy agriculutral production that keeps food inflation under control

Indian monsoon has intensified since 2002; trend will persist in coming years: study

The heightened monsoon activity has reversed a 50-year drying period during which monsoon season brought relatively little rain  

An unjustified progress of the monsoon

People are confused over the monsoon’s arrival declared by the India Meteorological Department   

How climate change led to migration of Indus valley people towards Ganga basin

Vedic civilisation also declined due to a weak monsoon period in the Indus region, claims new study

Three-fold increase in extreme rain events over central India: study

Widespread extreme rain events have increased during the 66-year period between 1950 and 2015

Study establishes link between monsoon and dust particles

The Indian agricultural scenario is linked to monsoon as most farmers depend on the rains for cultivation in the absence of irrigation

El Niño not solely responsible for poor monsoon

This season, parts of India witnessed one of the driest monsoon spells

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

Record number of low pressure systems a cause of August floods

Even though they account for 44 per cent of monsoon rainfall, these systems and their counting is not completely understood

Normal summer monsoon expected in 2018 as El Nino-like situation unlikely: IMD

While the absence of El Nino means no negative impact on Indian monsoon, the fact that La Nina will weaken after June eliminates chances of above-…

राजस्थान में सूखे जैसे हालात, पाली में फिर से चलेगी पानी से भरी ट्रेन!

पश्चिमी राजस्थान के पाली जिले में सामान्य से 37 फीसदी कम बारिश हुई है और पूरे जिले को पानी की आपूर्ति करने वाले बांध ...

Where does monsoon get over 200 lakh crore buckets of water from?

Although it is assumed most of the water comes from the Indian Ocean, a significant amount of rain over the Ganga basin and northeast India is …

The great Indian monsoon and its friends

A look at the association between the southwest monsoon and its companions

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 …

मौसम अपडेट: 17 सितंबर को चला जाता था मानसून, लेकिन इस बार जमकर बरसेगा

मौसम विभाग का कहना है कि मानसून 2020 की वापसी कब होगी, यह कह पाना अभी मुश्किल है, बल्कि सितंबर के तीसरे सप्ताह में ...

How a low pressure in the Arabian Sea can affect the monsoon

While the IMD has said the low pressure area will create favourable conditions for the monsoon’s advance, others are more skeptical 

Mid-monsoon update: Officially normal, but 185 districts are deficit in rainfall

Crop acreage has picked up as July rainfall dips by nearly 10 per cent  

Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances

Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …