Monsoon watch: The 2019 season has the sure-shot imprint of climate change

The monsoon has played truant this year, with many areas now under floods, which were facing drought earlier

Monsoon season enters last lap

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

Face it, the monsoon has been delayed this year

The possible onset of the southwest monsoon is now June 6; only after the next 48 hours will the final date for the season be announced

Rainfall deficit widens as monsoon stays away in first-half of September

Southern peninsula is the worst hit with 72 per cent rainfall deficit

Mumbai receives 438% excess rain in a single day

4 people die as the southwest monsoon brings torrential rain to the city

Live storage in reservoirs spikes, highest in 4 weeks

Storage deficient in the Indus and Mahi basins and highly deficient in the Sabarmati

Monsoon update: Northeastern states report deficit rainfall

Three weeks into the monsoon, 72% meteorological divisions have had normal and above normal rainfall

Reservoirs across India filling up as country receives good rains

However, 14 out of the 123 reservoirs monitored by the CWC are 100% full

Monsoon is on, but reservoir levels stay down

Rainfall deficit dropped to 21 per cent till July 7, 2019; 91 reservoirs witness 17 per cent deficit

Two depressions in September, an anomaly in this already erratic monsoon

There have been only three instances in the last 30 years where two depressions had been recorded in the Bay of Bengal in September

Monsoon plays truant in food bowl of India; rainfall deficit increases

So far, rainfall in the Indo-Gangetic plain has remained deficient, with last week recording largely deficient rain

Kerala, Karnataka cannot avail drought assistance despite being stricken by drought

The Central government’s new definitions of drought are acting as impediments

Delayed monsoon: How a possible El Nino can lead to failed rains in parts of India

A cyclone before onset, floods also not ruled out; farmers across the country need to be prepared, say experts

Monsoon arrival may be delayed this year, predicts IMD

Looming El Nino can cause rainfall deficit, droughts, say experts citing historical data

Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs

The current storage has reached 82% of its capacity, against 76% and 67% August 18 and August 11, respectively

Monsoon 2022: Expect a delay, first 2 months may be dry

The slow progress may lead to water scarcity, food insecurity and humid heat, especially for north-west India  

Monsoon 2022 will be ‘normal’ but highly erratic month-to-month: Skymet

Abrupt and intense rains with abnormally long dry spells predicted  

Some 100 people have died in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra floods this week

A clearer picture of the death toll would only emerge later, with rains continuing to lash Peninsular India

Scant July rainfall: India may face drought, floods again

Long periods of no rain and then a sudden bout of excessive rainfall have become the hallmark of Indian monsoon in the last few years

Kerala floods reveal the horror that is climate change

Kerala’s worst floods, which were a disaster caused by climate change, were made deadlier by local environmental degradation and absence of …

We are nearing mid-July, but 14 states, UTs still have huge rain deficit

These states and UTs, mostly in north and east India, reported a deficit between 27 per cent and 74 per cent till July 10

September monsoon forecast: IMD predicts excessive rainfall for south, west, central India

Rainfall may be up to 75% above normal; quick, intense spells can trigger floods

June-August dry spell, heavy September rain signs of climate change: Odisha experts

Erratic rainfall, floods, water-logging, cyclones and sea erosion are factors that make Odisha a state highly exposed to climate change,…

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

41% probability of below-normal monsoon, says IMD's second stage forecast

During the first stage long-range forecast issued, IMD had predicted 44% probability of below-normal monsoon