A village road that passes through wetlands, with high-tide waters flowing over it. Not automatically a sign of rising sea levels, but in this case … [Read More...]
Reports & Commentary
PM Modi at the Climate Action Summit
From the Prime Minister's Office, this is the text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address (the original in Hindi) on 23 September 2019, at the … [Read More...]
Misreading monsoon
As usual in May, there is a welter of forecasts and opinions about the monsoon, the great majority of which are short on understanding and shorter on … [Read More...]
Rain for the Rani
We find that the heavy rains that soaked the north Gujarat plains on the night of 1/2 July are testimony to the genius and far-sightedness of the … [Read More...]
In 2016, record new renewable energy added, and cheaply
Recent reports bring positive news related to renewable energy investment and the feasibility of a 100% renewable energy future. The UN Environment … [Read More...]
Current
Late, but on the way
At this point, the monsoon 2019 system is farther away, in terms of its movement, than where it is normally found at this time of the year. The India Meteorological Department maintains its maps showing the movement of the system through late May and early … [Read More...]
India becoming 1.4°C warmer until 2045
Launched in 2009 with the support of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, the Centre of Climate Change Research (CCCR) is part of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, Maharashtra. The CCCR focuses on development … [Read More...]
Big water storage wheel
The Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India, monitors every day the quantity of water stored (and used from) each of the 91 major reservoirs of the country. It issues a bulletin every week that gives the weekly storage … [Read More...]
Monsoon outlook for June and July
At the end of May 2016, based on a reading of the seasonal forecasts of our Earth System Science Organisation group (under the Ministry of Earth Sciences) and complemented by the collaborative seasonal forecasts of the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate … [Read More...]
Prepare for May heat
The heat outlook for the first half of May, which was released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 02 May, calls for immediate attention and preparation on all fronts. The forecast is for three periods of five days each (called pentads) with … [Read More...]