Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-I)
B N Goswami, Director of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology explains why rains in the tropics are difficult to predict.
The weather paywall: Will a free public service be corrupted
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Fani weakens into deep depression, now in Bangladesh
It is now moving East Northeastwards and is expected to turn into a depression in five hours
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
Southwest monsoon is weakening as Indian Ocean warms rapidly
A study shows that surface temperatures of the Indian Ocean have risen by up to 1.2°C in the past century, much larger than warming trends in …
Is India heading for a deadly spell of heatwave again?
Amid forecast of a record-breaking warm year, the India Meteorological Department warns of a warmer than normal summer
El Niño gathers strength, likely to continue into winter: Japan Met agency
There are fears that a strong El Niño this year like the one in 1997-98, will push up food inflation across South and Southeast Asia
Waiting for El Niño
Going against the predictions of other meteorological agencies in the world, Japan Meteorological Agency took a bold step by announcing the onset …
Cold waves claimed 76 times as many lives in India as heat waves in 2020
There has been a nearly 2.7 times increase in the number of cold wave days from 2017-2020
India to see hotter than normal summer in 2016: IMD
The outlook has also warned of an increased probability of heat waves across the country during the summer as the prevailing El Nino weakens
El Nino almost certain this year
Over the years, research has shown there is an association between El Nino and deficient rainfall in India
Kaziranga National Park is a net carbon emitter; climate change may make it worse
The soil in Kaziranga is home to a large population of bacteria that release carbon dioxide as they breathe, adding to what trees and others …
How global climatic phenomena affect India’s weather
New study says there is a connection between fog conditions in Indo-Gangetic Plains and anomalies in movement of air in the Arctic and Eurasian …
Monsoon reaches Andaman & Nicobar Islands
But with experts predicting 90 per cent chance of El Niño, uncertainty looms over monsoon’s progress
The cost of development in Himalaya
There is a link between the disaster and the manner in which development has been carried out in this ecologically fragile region
IMD rolls out national monsoon mission
Will collaborate with weather research organisations across the world to improve monsoon forecast all over the country
El Niño may hit Indian monsoon in July
UN agency asks nations to make contingency plans for the expected impact on agriculture, water
Sydney’s driest June in a decade is a wake-up call to initiate climate-smart actions
Australia's department of environment removes references to climate change from its official advice on extreme climate
India jumps to fourth place in computing capacity for weather forecasting
The super computer, Pratyush will help in major improvements in various services offered by institutions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences for …
Delhi smog is back
Cocktail of pollutants and severe smog episodes can be deadly in Delhi and NCR even as Delhi government delays finalising air quality index
Will last year's predicted El Niño happen this year?
Like last year, this year also there is build-up of warm water in the equatorial Pacific from the surface to a depth of around 200 m
Ozone: good news and bad news
Hole in the ozone layer is healing, but ground level ozone is destroying crops that could feed a third of India’s poor
Assam reels under unseasonal heat wave, water shortage
It is related to global warming and the delay in the pre-monsoon rainfall, says Met expert
Are humans increasingly responsible for extreme weather events?
Weather extremes are often so overwhelming that it is hard for us to imagine that we may actually be increasingly responsible for at least some …
Rains in Uttarakhand extreme weather event: scientists
Unpredictability associated with monsoons will only increase as global temperatures rise