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Rains, gusty winds lash several parts of Mumbai; businesses, life disrupted

Flight operations at Mumbai airport were temporarily suspended due to low visibility and strong winds

Flights cancelled, offices and beaches closed: Heavy rains lash Dubai again

Dubai's MeT department has issued an orange alert for Friday; educational institutions asked to shift to online classes, while companies directed to allow work from home for their employees

Rapid warming of Indian ocean could lead to catastrophic outcomes: Study

The Indian Ocean is expected to experience surface warming of 1.4 degrees Celsius to 3 degrees Celsius between 2020 and 2100, which will push it into a near-permanent heatwave state, intensify cyclones, affect the monsoon, and lead to a rise in sea levels, according to a new study. The study, led by Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist at the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), showed that marine heatwaves (periods of abnormally high ocean temperatures) are projected to increase from 20 days per year (during 1970-2000) to 220-250 days per year, pushing the tropical Indian Ocean into a basin-wide near-permanent heatwave state by the end of the 21st century. Marine heatwaves cause habitat destruction due to coral bleaching, seagrass destruction, and loss of kelp forests, affecting the fisheries sector adversely. They also lead to the rapid intensification of cyclones. The rapid warming in the Indian Ocean is not limited to the surface. The heat content of the

Delhi airport sees 15 flight diversions due to bad weather in NCR

As many as 15 flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Tuesday evening due to bad weather in the national capital. Many flights were also delayed. Out of these flights, an airport official said, nine were diverted to Jaipur, two each to Amritsar and Lucknow, one each to Mumbai and Chandigarh. A senior government official who was to fly to Chennai from the national capital said his flight had been delayed by more than 5 hours. The IndiGo flight was to take off at around 5.15 pm and there is no update so far on the departure timing, the official said late in the evening. Vistara said two of its flights from Pune and Ranchi that were to land at the airport were diverted. In a post on X, IndiGo said that due to unfavourable weather conditions in the national capital, customers are requested to check their flight timings before heading to the airport. "Flight UK998 from Pune to Delhi (PNQ-DEL) has been diverted to Amritsar (ATQ) due to bad weather at Delhi airport...," Vistara s

NGT directs officials to expedite demarcation of Ganga's floodplain in UP

The National Green Tribunal has directed the authorities concerned to expedite the demarcation of floodplain zones of the Ganga and the Ram Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district. The green panel was hearing a plea alleging a state-owned company in the energy sector is carrying out illegal construction in the rivers' floodplains in the Milak Kharakpur Baaje village of the district's Munda Pandey block. A tributary of the Ganga, the Ram Ganga originates in Uttarakhand and enters Uttar Pradesh in Bijnor district. In February, a report by the Moradabad district magistrate and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board said a pipeline was being constructed by GAIL. A bench of National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said in pursuance of the tribunal's earlier directions, the district magistrate filed another report, saying Rs 1.12 crore had been paid to the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) in Roorkee for demarcation of the floodplain. According to the N

There is money coming in: How cash recyclers are set to get a big leg up

Going ahead, a customer can take a wad of notes to a CRM and use UPI to activate the process of depositing it rather than insert their debit card into the slot

IMD forecasts heatwaves in 5 and rainfall in 7 regions, check details here

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts heatwaves in parts of India and rainfall with lighting in other parts. Check complete IMD updates here

PM Modi's Bhutan visit postponed due to inclement weather there: MEA

PM Modi was scheduled to visit the Himalayan nation over two days--on March 21 and 22

Every state, UT saw extreme weather event on at least 1 day in 2023: Report

India recorded extreme weather events on 318 of the 365 days in the year 2023, with all states and Union territories experiencing such events on at least one day, according to a new report released on Wednesday. These extreme weather events resulted in 3,287 human deaths, 1.24 lakh animal deaths, and damage to 2.21 million hectares of crop area, a report by independent think tank the Centre for Science and Environment's "State of Environment 2024" said. Himachal Pradesh recorded the highest number of days with extreme weather at 149, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 141, and Kerala and Uttar Pradesh with 119 each. Eight states recorded more than 100 days of extreme weather, the report said. Heavy rains, floods and landslides were recorded on 208 days in 2023. Lightning and storms occurred on 202 days, heatwaves on 49 days, cold waves on 29 days and cloudbursts on nine days. India experienced extreme weather events for 123 consecutive days between June and September 2023, the repor

Delhi's average maximum temperature from January 1-30 lowest in 13 years

The average maximum temperature in Delhi this month till January 30 stood at 17.7 degrees Celsius, the lowest in 13 years, according to official data till Tuesday. The average minimum temperature in the national capital during the same period was pegged at 6.2 degrees Celsius, the second lowest in 13 years, the data showed. Fog enveloped parts of Delhi on Tuesday morning and the Safdarjung observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius around 9.30 am. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 100 per cent, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. The maximum temperature settled at 21.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal. It was recorded at 22.6 degrees Celsius on Monday. Late on Tuesday, a senior IMD official shared the year-wise data on the average maximum and minimum temperatures in Delhi for January, with reference to readings recorded at the Safdarjung observatory -- the official marker for the national capital. The average maximum temperatur

Weather impacts schooling, make hybrid learning plan: Atishi to officials

Noting that schooling gets affected due to weather conditions such as heat wave and fog, Delhi Education Minister Atishi on Saturday directed officials to prepare a hybrid learning plan for schools. They were directed to make it by bringing together the Delhi Model Virtual Schools (DMVS) programme and the physical school model of the Delhi government, an official statement said. Through DMVS, the Delhi government aims to make all schools hybrid so that students' education does not get affected due to weather conditions, the minister said. "Schooling in Delhi gets frequently disturbed due to adverse weather like heat waves during summer and fog in winter. Through DMVS, we will make all Delhi government schools hybrid so that our children's education does not suffer from vagaries of weather," Atishi said. "For those children who cannot reach school, the Delhi government is taking the finest education to them through DMVS," she said. Started in 2022 by the AAP government, DMVS curren

Fewer western disturbances causing foggy and cold winter, says IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) added that strong jet streams were also causing the cold conditions

2023 officially warmest year on record by huge margin, confirms WMO

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record by a huge margin, smashing global temperature records. The yearly average global temperature approached 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, which is significant because the Paris Agreement on climate change aims to limit the long-term temperature increase to no more than the same amount. According to the agreement, the long-term increase is calculated as an average over decades rather than an individual year like 2023. Global temperatures in every month between June and December set new monthly records, with July and August registering as the hottest months on record, the UN agency said in a statement. Strictly, the WMO found that the annual average global temperature was 1.45 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels. They consolidated six leading datasets used for monitoring global temperatures, all of which ranked 2023 as the warmest year on record. T

Panchayat-level weather forecast from next week: IMD chief Mohapatra

The weather office will also launch 'Har Har Mausam, Har Ghar Mausam' initiative and National Framework for Climate Services when it kicks off year-long celebrations to mark its 150th anniversary

As cold-wave grips North India, 26 Delhi-bound trains delayed due to fog

Dense fog and low visibility engulfed the northern and northeastern parts of the country amidst harsh winter

Uttar Pradesh to install 50 lightning detection sensors to avert casualties

Under this initiative, 50 new Lighting Detection Sensors will be installed across the state, in addition to 5,000 early warning systems to send real-time lightning alerts to the public

Weather update today: J&K, Himachal Pradesh to experience rain, snowfall

Isolated heavy rain including snowfall is expected in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. The temperature in J&K will drop to minus 4.4 degrees

Delhi's air quality 'very poor', min temperature remains below 7 degrees

Delhi AQI today: On Tuesday as of 9 am, AQI in Anand Vihar was 371. At ITO, the AQI was 340 and 330 in Rohini. At IGI Airport Terminal 3, the AQI was 302

Delhi airport: 18 flights diverted due to bad weather on Saturday morning

As many as 18 flights at the Delhi airport were diverted due to bad weather on Saturday morning, according to an official. The official said the flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Amritsar. In a post on microblogging platform X at around 0810 hrs, the Delhi airport said low visibility procedures were in progress at the airport.

India saw extreme weather almost daily in first 9 months this year: Report

India experienced extreme weather events almost every day in the first nine months of this year which led to nearly 3,000 deaths, according to a report released on Wednesday. Published by the independent think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the report said the climate-vulnerable country had extreme weather on 86 per cent of days from January to September 2023. The CSE said 2,923 people died, almost two million hectares of crops were ruined, 80,000 homes were destroyed and more than 92,000 animals were killed. But these numbers might be even higher because not all the data is collected, it said. "'India 2023: An assessment of extreme weather events' attempts to build an evidence base on the frequency and expanding geography of extreme weather events in the country. As this assessment clearly shows, what the country has witnessed so far in 2023 is the new 'abnormal' in a warming world," said the CSE director general Sunita Narain. Madhya Pradesh reported the highest .