Page 4 - El Nino

El Nino set to return in Pacific Ocean after 7 years, NOAA issues warning

Nino 3.4 index value jumped from minus 0.2° Celsius to 0.8° Celsius between March and June this year; meteorologists say such accelerated rates of warming were unusual

Peru declares state of emergency over possible El Nino phenomenon

"The governments of nine departments "do not have the response capacity" to deal with the foreseen situation brought about by the El Nino phenomenon, making national-level assistance necessary"

El Nino on the horizon, could wipe out $3 trillion of world economy

El Nino is on , which can lead to severe heat waves and droughts in many countries, including India, new research published in the journal Science has warned

This year's El Nino may be $3-trn setback for global economy by 2029

The paper, by Dartmouth Earth system scientists Christopher Callahan and Justin Mankin and published in the journal Science

El Ninos cost trillions of dollars with lasting economic scars: Study

The natural burst of El Nino warming that changes weather worldwide is far costlier with longer-lasting expenses than experts had thought, averaging trillions of dollars in damage, a new study found. An El Nino is brewing now and it might be a big and therefore costly one, scientists said. El Nino is a temporary and natural warming of parts of the equatorial Pacific, that causes droughts, floods and heat waves in different parts of the world. It also adds an extra boost to human-caused warming. The study in Thursday's journal Science totals global damage with an emphasis on lasting economic scars. It runs counter to previous research that found, at least in the United States, that El Ninos overall aren't too costly and can even be beneficial. And some but not all outside economists have issues with the new research out of Dartmouth College, saying its damage estimates are too big. Study authors said the average El Nino costs the global economy about $3.4 trillion. The strong ...

Shouldn't return to old pension system with same formula: C Rangarajan

Private investment needs to pick up if India's economic growth has to be sustained at 6-7%, says former RBI governor

Credit crunch, El Nino & DC deadlock to challenge Powell's recession bet

In Powell's view, the gravity-defying strength of American labor markets is smoothing the way for a soft landing, even after five percentage points of interest-rate hikes in little over a year

El Nino unlikely to dampen tractor industry volumes in a big way

Likely El Niño may water down sentiment but industry does not see huge downside in sales in FY24

India on alert for blistering heat across swathes of country in May

Temperatures aren't the only factor that makes heat waves dangerous. Humidity can also be fatal when the human body can't cool itself by sweating

East India may see heat wave in May, El Nino still at a neutral stage: IMD

India recorded 2,770 deaths due to extreme weather events in 2022; maximum in UP

With El Nino looming large, Centre to prepare contingency plan for farmers

The agriculture ministry has reportedly set up a system for advisory services and forecasts for the main agricultural belt of India based on the rainfall scenarios

Beyond good rains: The making of a 'normal monsoon'

Their timeliness, distribution and spread are of vital importance for Indian agriculture

TMS Ep412: BS Tech Talk, health influencers, markets, El Nino

How is India bridging the have and have-not divide? How is India regulating health influencers? Will the markets break out of their consolidation phase soon? What is El Nino? Answers here

El Nino after La Nina year tends to result in rainfall deficit: Experts

With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting a normal monsoon this year despite El Nino concerns, experts say an El Nino that follows a La Nina year tends to result in a significant rainfall deficit. The evolving El Nino conditions this year follow three consecutive La Nina years. La Nina, which is the opposite of El Nino, typically brings good rainfall during the monsoon season. The IMD on Tuesday predicted normal rainfall (96 per cent of the long-period average of 87 cm) in the country during the southwest monsoon season which be of great relief for the agriculture sector. The IMD forecast came just a day after private agency Skymet Weather predicted "below-normal" monsoon rains (94 per cent of the long-period average) owing to the evolving El Nino conditions, which are generally associated with the weakening of monsoon winds and dry weather in India. Raghu Murtugudde, visiting professor, Earth System Scientist at IIT Bombay and Emeritus Professor at University of .

Normal rains likely this year despite El Nino conditions, says IMD

Monsoon rains are critical for India's agriculture sector, with 52 per cent of the net cultivated land relying on them for irrigation. Agriculture accounts for 40 per cent of India's food production

Six of the past 15 El Nino years have had normal monsoons, says IMD

Asserts that southwest monsoon in 2023 is likely to be normal despite El Nino, as two other factors will neutralise its negative impact

From El Nino, LPA, to IOD: Monsoon terminology everyone should know

IMD predicted normal monsoon for India in this season, unlike the forecast by Skymet

IMD disagrees with Skymet, says India will have a normal monsoon this year

India is expected to see a normal monsoon this year with a long-period average (LPA) of 96 per cent between June and September, says IMD

IMD monsoon forecast will provide clarity on El Nino, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the India Meteorological Department is going to release its final report on the south-west monsoon forecast later this month and that will reveal if the El Nino weather pattern will cast a shadow on the June-September rains, leading to deficient precipitation. Speaking to reporters at Amravati in the Vidarbha region, he said the state government has anyway started preparations to tackle situation arising of a possible shortfall in monsoon rains. India is likely to experience below-normal monsoon rainfall this year, with a 20 per cent chance of drought due to the end of La Nina conditions and the potential for El Nino to take hold, private forecasting agency Skymet Weather said earlier in the day. The private forecaster has predicted the northern and central parts of the country may see a rain deficit, with Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra expected to witness inadequate showers during the core monsoon months

El Nino likely to keep monsoon rains below normal, says Skymet

Private weather forecaster warns about the effect of El Nino phenomenon