At a press conference here, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said rainfall over the country as a whole in November is most likely to be normal – 77-123 per cent of the long-period...
Amid sweltering weather in China, they record a temperature of 52.2C on Sunday which has now set a record for July.
Scientists say a combination of a natural weather event known as El Niño and the ongoing emissions of carbon dioxide are driving the heat.
Last month was not only the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment, it was also the second hottest month measured, behind only July 2023, World Meteorological Organisation and the European...
AP reported that global heat reached it's unofficial high for the second day in the row, making this week the hottest week on Earth.
Some other states such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana also received less rainfall than what is normal for June, the first month of the southwest monsoon season.
When asked about the underlying cause behind the massive scarcity of rain in August this year, IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the primary reasons for below-normal rainfall in August are El Nino and the unfavourable...
Following the MPC meeting earlier this month, RBI had continued with its pause on repo rate hike
Prediction of El Nino has raised concerns about deficit rainfall in the country
Rubén Del Campo, spokesman for the Aemet weather agency, said the latest data showed a continuation of the extremely high temperatures the country suffered in...
The southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1 with a standard deviation of about seven days. In mid-May, the IMD said the monsoon might arrive...
Earlier this week, the weather office said the onset of monsoon over Kerala, marking its entry into the mainland, would be slightly delayed than the usual date...
United Nations World Meteorological Organization said global temperatures are soon set to exceed the more ambitious target set out in the Paris climate...
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said last week that any effect the El Nino might have on monsoon will only be...
India: In 2022, the heatwave caused widespread suffering in the country, besides also affecting the global wheat production.
Normal rain is critical for India's agricultural landscape, with 52 per cent of the net cultivated area relying on it. It is also crucial for the replenishing...
Senior meteorologists said positive IOD conditions are likely to develop during the southwest monsoon season. El Nino, which is the warming of the waters of...
El Nino, which is the warming of the waters in the Pacific Ocean near South America, is associated with weakening of monsoon winds and less rainfall in...
IMD said most parts of the country are expected to experience above-normal temperatures while the southern peninsula and parts of Maharashtra are likely to...
