Simply unpredictable

Despite using satellites and supercomputers, meteorologists are still baffled by the monsoon, unable to say precisely when it will occur and how …

CWG legacy project on air quality spreading to more cities

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) will be launched in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on May 12

Diwali blues: Ministry issues health advisory for residents

Scientists have predicted that Noida and Delhi University will witness the highest pollution level this festive season

Tsunami warning system not in place

UK to build supercomputer for weather forecasting

140-tonne computer will be able to perform 16,000 trillion calculations per second

Rain drops

Less precipitation over fewer days in Orissa

Floods are becoming more complex

Reading the weather

Stubble fire counts up, Delhi air quality slips to ‘severe’

Stubble burning share of PM2.5 estimated around 42% on November 4 from 5% a day earlier

‘Very poor’ Delhi air to slip further over 2 days

Blame factors: Calm surface wind, low ventilation, local pollution sources

A wake-up call

Britain's worst ever flood in 50 years could be a result of global warming

Malaria forecast

Meteorology can predict incidence five months in advance

Stormy weather blues

Researchers discover how human activities are responsible for good or bad weather at the weekend

Devils in the sky

It is possible to identify non-productive clouds through satellite-transmitted pictures, say Israeli scientists

Managing El Nino

Although researchers have improved on their skills to predict extreme climate changes like the El Nio, they still have a long way to go

Government did not do enough to stop crop burning, say farmer representatives

Scientists urge that worsening air quality in Delhi may have a direct link with crop residue burning in neighbouring states

IMD rolls out national monsoon mission

Will collaborate with weather research organisations across the world to improve monsoon forecast all over the country

Disturbing the Pacific

The dreaded storm strikes the Pacific and the threat of destruction looms large

Cool predictions

The link between Atlantic temperatures and an atmospheric effect that influence winters could lead to prediction of stormy winters in Europe

Drought spreads its tentacles

UP government caught napping as state comes under dry spell

Stop the killing fields

Farmers are in a terrible situation, with no water for crops, livestock or drinking. If we dismiss this year as a freak weather year, we will …

Met department moves from weather forecasting to nowcasting

Information on severe weather conditions will be made available three to six hours beforehand

Catching the infant terrible

Bytes

Monsoon-friendly Assam reeling under drought