Weather Patterns
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Changing monsoon pattern, influenced by global and local factors, poses a challenge for India
The persistent patterns of surpluses and deficits with a blend of extremes are now the norm for more than half a century.
Raghu Murtugudde
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What 1,000-year-old stalagmites in a cave in Cherrapunji reveal about India’s monsoon patterns
The subcontinent frequently experienced long, severe droughts unlike any observed in the last 150 years of reliable monsoon rainfall measurements.
Ashish Sinha and Gayatri Kathayat, The Conversation
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Using old tea garden records, scientists are piecing together the picture of climate change
The data reveals increasing frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall in North East India over the past century.
Sahana Ghosh
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Why India’s northeastern states are witnessing frequent floods
While reports of devastating floods in the region have been making headlines for nearly a decade, it has seen a gradual decline in the seasonal total rainfall.
Raghu Murtugudde
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2021 was India’s fifth warmest year since 1901, says weather department
In 2021, the annual mean air temperature was 0.44 degree Celsius above normal.
Scroll Staff
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At 40.1 degrees Celsius, Delhi records hottest day in March since 1945, dust storm expected tomorrow
The weather department said that low wind speed and clear skies over the last three to four days caused the mercury to soar.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Temperatures in March-May to remain above normal in most parts, except south and central India: IMD
States in the southern peninsula and Madhya Pradesh are likely to experience temperatures below normal.
Scroll Staff
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‘Very dense’ fog reduces visibility to zero in Delhi, over 130 flights delayed, traffic affected
Air Quality Index in the Capital also entered the ‘severe’ category on Saturday morning.
Scroll Staff
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Mercury dips to 3.2 degrees Celsius in Delhi, cold wave to stay for next two days, says IMD
In neighbouring Haryana, temperature dipped below 2 degrees Celsius in a few cities.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Delhi temperature rises to 11.4 degrees Celsius amid dense fog, cloud cover; more rains expected
Neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab also recorded above-normal minimum temperatures.
Scroll Staff
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Fog likely to continue in Delhi, UP, Haryana on Wednesday, says IMD
The weather agency said that fog also affected the air quality in the national Capital.
Scroll Staff
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Delhi experiences coldest November in 14 years as temperature dips to 7.5 degrees Celsius
IMD officials said temperatures are expected to dip further from November 22, when a western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region.
Scroll Staff
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