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Fatal floods, the new normal as India ignores global warming signs

Fatal floods, the new normal as India ignores global warming signs

October 31, 2021

In 2017, a study led by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) reported that from 1950 to 2015, there has been a three-fold increase in widespread extreme precipitation events in India, with extreme flooding affecting about 825 million people, leaving 17 million home...

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New Delhi to get monsoon showers in two days

New Delhi to get monsoon showers in two days

June 28, 2016

After a long spell of hot and humid weather, Delhiites enjoyed a fresh spell of rains on Tuesday morning bringing a bit of relief. Thanks to these episodic showers, the temperature in the Indian capital dropped to 28 degrees celsius, against 39.6 degrees previously, turning the w...

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Bountiful monsoon showers in the country

Bountiful monsoon showers in the country

June 4, 2016

India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts well-distributed rains crosswise India, which will help to lift up the Indian agrarian economy. Upholding to the rain forecasts made by private weather forecasters, India’s official weather forecasting agency, the India Meteorologi...

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Happy monsoon

Happy monsoon

April 14, 2016

After two consecutive years of swampy rainfall in India, monsoon 2016 is predicted to be good as the country will likely receive 106 pc rainfall. Amidst drought and serious drinking water problems in many regions of India, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that this...

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