Big data on weather

Why private players are competing with governments

India's shivering point

Coldwaves have been a bigger killer than heatwaves

Delhi shivers at 3°C, season’s coldest; Rajasthan dips to -1.5°C

Cold wave over north, northwest Delhi to stay for next two days

IMD predicts normal monsoon for 2020

India Meteorological Department predicts intensity of monsoon rain could be between 96-104% of the long period average

An Indian was the first to scientifically document a tornado’s path: Study

Babu ChunderSikur Chatterjee’s paper was the earliest record of a tornado’s dynamics in the history of meteorology, according to …

Extreme weather events in June 2018

Here's is a list of exterme weather events that have happened in June across the world

IMD's India 2018 weather report

How did India's weather fare in 2018? Indian Meteorological Department's report on India's climate in 2018 has some important messages. It was …

Extreme weather 2023: India is in for more disasters, without a doubt

By transitioning to a low-carbon economy and building resilient communities, India can play a leading role in shaping a more sustainable future …

Extreme weather 2023: It was a slightly better picture this year, compared to 2022

However, the impact spread wider, affecting all 36 states and Union Territories (UTs) compared to 34 last year

Timeless clues

Clouds have been used to predict weather since ancient times. The method has rekindled the interest of researchers

Extreme weather 2023: India saw disasters on 86% days this year, shows DTE-CSE report

India has seen a disaster nearly every day in the first nine months of this year

Extreme weather 2023: India saw a disaster nearly every day from January-September

Extreme weather events are no longer once-in-alifetime for India; they are now occurring with increased frequency

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models

Hurricane Otis gave Acapulco, Mexico almost no time to prepare

Why is India’s weather becoming more difficult to predict?

With two more Western Disturbances forecasted by IMD for March 2 and March 7, the winter might still stay for a while

Earthquake, tsunami kill 844 in Indonesia

The death toll is expected to rise further because the authorities have not reached all affected areas yet

Extreme weather: India’s death toll 1,357 from 19 events in 2019, flags DTE report

Over 300 died from floods, heavy rain in Bihar, 292 died from heat waves, shows report

UK can see more 40°C days by 2100: study

 Threshold may be lower if the island country’s emissions are reigned in

Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast — even though storm predictions are improving

Radar is still the biggest tool for determining when to issue a tornado warning

Tornadoes are not born in clouds but on ground, says new research

Scientists find that they form from the ground up or along the wind circulation column

Climate change is real: Severe drought hits Assam’s wet regions

Never seen a drought of this magnitude, claim farmers; paddy crop affected

Will it rain?

As states across India are reeling from drought, for the first time, a 24x7 call centre in Karnataka informs farmers about weather conditions, …

Simply Put: Weather news during climate crisis

India experienced an extreme weather event on 314 of 365 days last year

The events from January 1 to December 31, 2022, claimed 3,026 lives, affected 1.96 million hectares of crop area, 423,249 houses and killed over …

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

Why weather now means business and how it affects you

The first part in a series that looks into how private players now want to monetise meteorological data that is a public resource