‘Ganga basin temperatures to rise by 1-2°C by 2050’

Eddy Moors, who heads the Earth System Sciences and Climate Change group at Alterra Wageningen University and Research Center in the Netherlands, …

New priorities

A wake-up call

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

Rain revelation

New study stresses air currents within clouds are crucial

Malaria forecast

Meteorology can predict incidence five months in advance

'Village level forecast will take time'

What prevents Indian scientists from making weather forecasts for farmers? Sailesh Naik, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tells …

US battles severe weather events to celebrate Mother’s Day

People were evacuated as hailstorm and tornado lashed large parts of central America

Ahmedabad’s beat-the-heat plan

Civic body to send weather alerts, create public awareness and train medical officials

Stormy weather blues

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

Boulder-sized hailstones rain on Rangareddy district, destroy crops

Studies needed to ascertain if freak weather linked to climate change, say Met scientists

Warming behind floods

Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall

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

Experts give them a miss

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

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

Pastoral community in Kenya at high risk from climate change

Lack of livelihood options makes herders more vulnerable

Delhi gets high-end radar for storm detection

C-band Doppler radar can identify type of precipitation and determine intensity of winds, useful for detecting storms

Catching the infant terrible

Bytes

After hottest May, Earth records hottest June of 21st century

Rise in temperature primarily because of warm ocean waters

Countries pitch in for early warning systems and accurate weather projections

Workshops in Bonn focus on the development of contingency plans to tackle extreme weather events and their adverse effects on crops