Emergence of La Nina likely to bring bountiful of rains in August

[ad_1] iWhile everyone is glued to hear about likely heatwaves this month, which may not be as worrisome, India Meteorological Department hopes that there may be bountiful of monsoon rains in August this year due to La Nina, which if...

Turmeric gleams again as demand exceeds supplies

[ad_1] Turmeric futures have begun to surge again across various agri-terminal markets in the country as lower production this year has resulted in demand exceeding supplies, traders and industry participants said,“Futures touched ₹20,000 a quintal a few sessions ago and...

IMD sees pre-monsoon rain deficit in March-April at 13%

[ad_1] The pre-monsoon rains across the country during March-April saw a shortfall of 13 per cent with about 18 States witnessing a deficient to large deficient in the precipitation over past two months.Almost all Southern States saw a rainfall deficiency...

Drought conditions worsened in India during March, says US weather body

[ad_1] Drought conditions in India worsened marginally in March with 26.5 per cent of the country’s area being affected due to deficient rains under the influence of El Nino.According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), an arm of...

Storage in 5/6th of Indian reservoirs below 50% of capacity

[ad_1] Only one out of every six reservoirs in India has a storage level higher than 50 per cent of the capacity this week, data from the Central Water Commission  (CWC) showed.At least seven reservoirs – six of them in...

Skymet predicts normal monsoon in India this year

[ad_1] Private weather forecaster Skymet, which had accurately predicted 2023 monsoon rainfall, has said the monsoon in 2024 could be normal and quantitatively 102 per cent of the long period average (LPA) of 87 cm, with an error margin of...

India will receive above-normal monsoon rainfall, says APEC Climate Center

[ad_1] For India which has been at the receiving end of the El Nino weather phenomenon since June 2023, good tidings have come from the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Climate Center. Also read:Less snow may aid India’s monsoon with better rains...

La Nina Chances Increase After June: Global Weather Agencies

[ad_1] Chances of La Nina, which results in heavy rainfall and floods particularly in India, emerging after June have increased even as El Nino is dissipating, two global weather agencies have said.“El Nino continues and is near its end….While three...

4 global climate models say El Nino will end by April-end: Australian weather agency

[ad_1] Four of seven global climate models indicate that neutral El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) will return by April-end, while all models predict ENSO neutral conditions in May, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology  (BoM) said today.This will mean that El Nino,...