By Dr Seema Javed Extreme weather events are not new to the country; however, the increasing frequency of these events are. All thanks to climate change, which has been altering weather patterns across India. The latest example is the torrential rains in Uttarakhand earlier this week. The weather remains calm …
Read More »South West Monsoon likely to revive over South Peninsula from 8th July
Monsoon Forecast New Delhi, 06th JULY 2021: As per the weather bulletin issued by India Meteorological Department(IMD) today, based on the latest numerical weather prediction model guidance, the southwest monsoon is likely to revive gradually over the south peninsula including the West Coast and adjoining east-central India from 08th of …
Read More »Scientists find reason behind low magnitude earthquakes in western coast
New Delhi, 04 March (Jyoti Singh – India Science Wire): The low magnitude and long duration earthquakes in the western coastal region (Dhundhalwadi, Palghar, Maharashtra) started in November 2018 and has produced more than 16,000 earthquakes of magnitude −0.5 to 3.8 which continue to occur even now. This unusual phenomenon …
Read More »Aerosols increase drought severity over the Indian subcontinent
When India is already vulnerable to hydrological and weather extremes, the combined effect of El Nino and aerosols in increasing drought severity will only subject India to more hydrological stress
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