Cyclone Mandous: DTE’s coverage of the 2022 Northeast Monsoon’s first cyclone

Mandous made landfall at Mamallapuram on the intervening night of December 9-10

IMD predicts ‘normal’ northeast monsoon, but details on rainfall categories sparse

Northeast monsoon is crucial for several southern states which receive about 30 per cent of their annual rainfall during this season

Tamil Nadu receives heavy rain as northeast monsoon arrives

The cyclonic circulation, developed over Bay of Bengal, is likely to persist and bring an intense spell of rain until the end of the week

As Monsoon 2021 reaches its end, DTE traces its erratic trajectory

August was a very dry month with just one low pressure area; such areas could reduce in the future due to global warming

Northeast Monsoon gets good start due to low pressure system in Arabian Sea

The system has brought heavy rainfall to Kerala and north Karnataka, with more rain predicted

What caused heavy rains in Tamil Nadu

An independent weather forecaster tries to explain the record-breaking December rains in Tamil Nadu

Changing weather will affect living standards of half of India's population

2018 was the sixth-warmest and had the sixth-lowest monsoon in the last 117 years, says IMD

Poor show of northeast monsoon raises doubts over Rabi crops production

Erratic distribution of northeast monsoon rains is most evident in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Deccan regions

Is Chennai prepared for a severe bout of northeast monsoon rainfall?

At least 6 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Chennai since last week

Delayed monsoon withdrawal: Why that should bother us

Data from recent years has shown that the seasonal gap between the southwest and northeast monsoons may be decreasing  

Poor northeast monsoon spells trouble for rabi season

Deficit post-monsoon rains India saw last year to ensure less moisture in the air and in turn serve as the first jolt to farmers

Northeast monsoon goes weak all over, except the south

This poor show will impact the Rabi crops when farmers are already suffering from one of the worst agrarian crisis

Rains could intensify further in flood-hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

15 of 32 Tamil Nadu’s districts received more than 10 times the normal rainfall on December 1

Current season’s first cyclone might be brewing over Bay of Bengal: Experts

Predicting a probable forthcoming cyclone in the Bay of Bengal has been reflective of mismatch between forecasts from various datasets in a …

Key weather phenomena to follow in 2016

From western disturbances to the monsoon, a look at possibilities of various weather phenomena in India

Rabi crops at risk? Northwest, central India dry due to lack of western disturbances

Anomalous non-existence of western disturbances in the region since mid-November

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

Floods and fury: How multiple weather systems caused by climate change are at play

More than 80 people have died in Kerala and Uttarakhand floods

Deluge here, drought there: India’s rainfall conundrum continues

Excessive rainfall has led to to floods in 256 districts across 13 states; on the other hand a large part of India is under drought-…