Climate alert! 2016 April hottest month ever worldwide
The information showed that April 2016 was the third month in a row to break the monthly record by the largest margin ever and the seventh month in a row to be at least 1C above the 1951-80 mean for that month.
May 16, 2016, 14:22 PM IST
What caused the monster El Nino in 2015?
El Nino and La Nina are the warm and cool phases of a recurring climate pattern across the tropical Pacific Ocean called the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO.
May 10, 2016, 13:59 PM IST
2016 Indian summer could prove to be the hottest ever: IMD
The US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA) has also stated that 2016 is likely to beat 2015 as the hottest year on record globally.
Apr 22, 2016, 10:24 AM IST
Monsoon to be 'above normal' in 2016; drought-hit Marathwada likely to receive 'good' rains: IMD
IMD director-general LS Rathore told a press briefing that the Monsoon this year is going to be above normal.
Apr 12, 2016, 16:31 PM IST
Sensex vaults 348 points on hopes of good monsoon; IT big winner
Buoyed by expectations of a good monsoon this year, the BSE Sensex regained the 25,000-mark Monday by rebounding 348 points to snap its two-day losing run, as investors widened their bets in bank and IT sectors in the last two hours of the session.
Apr 11, 2016, 16:58 PM IST
After two years of deficient rainfall, 'good' Southwest monsoon expected this year
After two years of deficient rainfall, Government Monday said monsoon this year is expected to be normal and directed states to chalk out plans to boost crop acreage and production in kharif season starting June.
Apr 11, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Watch: El Nino can have huge impact on marine food chain
El Nino can have big impact on a big impact on the littlest plants in the ocean, according to a study by NASA scientists.
Apr 05, 2016, 15:17 PM IST
'India to receive a little more than normal rainfall this year'
India will experience a little more than normal rainfall this monsoon, according to a forecast by a weather risk management company
Apr 01, 2016, 19:07 PM IST
Sea level swings may rise due to dueling climate cycles!
Over the last 30 years, the seesaw’s wobbles have been more extreme, causing variations in sea levels up to three times higher than those observed in the previous 30 years.
Mar 15, 2016, 10:49 AM IST
World about to face longest coral die-off!
The US National Oceaninc and Atmospheric Administration highlighted this bleaching event in late 2015 and also warned that this process will continue till 2017, making it one of the longest such event on record.
Mar 02, 2016, 19:29 PM IST
Children starving amid alarming Somalia drought: UN
Over 58,000 children will starve to death in Somalia without urgent support, the United Nations warned Monday, amid severe drought in the impoverished and war-torn Horn of Africa country.
Feb 08, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
2015 a 'tipping point' for climate change
When future generations write the history of humanity's faltering quest to repair Earth's climate system, 2015 will have its own chapter. Nature, along with the usually fractious family of nations, conspired to make it a landmark year: almost certainly the hottest on record for the planet as a whole, and a rare moment of unity when 195 states pledged to curb the carbon pollution that drives global warming.
Jan 18, 2016, 13:25 PM IST
Colombia drought to last through June: President
Colombian forecasters predict that a severe drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon will get worse before it gets better, which probably won't be until June, President Juan Manuel Santos has said.
Jan 14, 2016, 07:27 AM IST
Not a chilly affair! Delhi witnesses 'hot winter' this season
By this time of the year, Delhiites are usually seen shivering relentlessly and cursing the cold weather. But this time, thick woolen coats are still in the wardrobes and people are wondering why!
Jan 06, 2016, 10:31 AM IST
25 degrees in December! Where's the Delhi winter?
Get set for the hottest New Year eve in more than 15 years.
Dec 31, 2015, 11:40 AM IST
Colombia declares red alert due to excessive heat
Colombia has declared a red alert in 20 provinces after high temperatures caused wildfires in different regions, the media reported on Monday.
Dec 28, 2015, 20:06 PM IST
Bolivia's second largest lake drying up
The western Bolivian province of Oruro has issued a declaration of natural disaster after Lake Poopo, the second largest in the country after Titicaca and which once covered more than 4,600 square km, has almost dried up.
Dec 21, 2015, 00:40 AM IST
How El Niño 2015 will effect weather phenomenon – Watch video
Researchers at NASA feel that the effects of El Niño is the strongest since 1997-98.
Dec 16, 2015, 11:33 AM IST
2015 set to be hottest year on record: UN
Based on data for the first 10 months of the year, 2015 will be the warmest year on record, says the World Meteorological Organization.
Nov 26, 2015, 09:34 AM IST
US oil price drops amid ample supplies
US oil price retreated on Thursday as US stockpiles added last week.
Nov 20, 2015, 03:49 AM IST