El Niño causes poor monsoons 7 out of 10 years
About 70% of El Niño events since 1980 have been associated with poor summer monsoons, suggesting that the link between Pacific conditions and the country’s June-September rainfall is one of the strongest among global weather phenomena affecting…
IMD predicts cooler temperatures, possible rains in northwest India
New Delhi: Two western disturbances are likely to affect northwest India back-to-back this week, with peak activity on April 7-8, leading to below-normal to near-normal daytime temperatures and wet weather in the region, the India Meteorological…
The IMD has warned of more heatwaves in many states and the country will receive above-normal rainfall in April, causing temperatures to drop in some areas
NEW DELHI: Many parts of the country may not get hotter than usual during the April-June summer period due to normal to “below normal” maximum (daytime) temperatures, but most parts of eastern, northeastern and coastal peninsula India are…