Stormy weather blues
Researchers discover how human activities are responsible for good or bad weather at the weekend
Rain Shocked
Rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall is making usable water scarce in India
Monsoon 2023: Skewed rainfall distribution drowning north, northwestern India while peninsular south remains dry
Deficit rainfall in 15 subdivisions in the eastern and southern peninsula as of July 10
Aphid, thrips threaten vegetable crops, pulses as February temperatures soar across north India
Ideal weather conditions for pest attacks unusually early in the year
Warming behind floods
Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall
Experts give them a miss
Parts of North West India may see cloud bursts, flash floods and landslides from July 8
Rare interaction of western disturbance and low-pressure systems could bring the extreme events
What happened to India’s flood management plan?
There is no national-level flood control authority in India — 43 years after the country’s first and last commission …
Wheat crisis: High heat in February cause of worry for critical Rabi crop
Temperatures have started increasing even earlier than in 2022; may affect wheat approaching reproductive growth period and lower yield
Polar vortex may freeze parts of US again this winter
Private weather forecaster AccuWeather forecasts a colder winter due to polar vortex; US Met office bets on El Niño
Inheritance of loss
Economic losses due to extreme weather events reach record high while nations spar over liability
Boulder-sized hailstones rain on Rangareddy district, destroy crops
Studies needed to ascertain if freak weather linked to climate change, say Met scientists
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
Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study
Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports
Disturbing the Pacific
The dreaded storm strikes the Pacific and the threat of destruction looms large
Weather unwise
Weather conditions to disrupt transport systems throughout the world
Drought spreads its tentacles
UP government caught napping as state comes under dry spell
Cost of inaccuracy
Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely
Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions
We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet
We haven’t yet failed to meet our Paris targets, but the July record shows us we are dangerously close to the line
Damp, snowy weekend ahead: Minimum temperatures to rise, dip again from January 14
Dense fog and cold wave over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for the next 24 hours
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
Cool predictions
The link between Atlantic temperatures and an atmospheric effect that influence winters could lead to prediction of stormy winters in Europe