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March 20, 2024 12:07 AM

UN sounds ‘Red Alert’ as world smashes heat records in 2023

Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, with its chief voicing particular concern about ocean heat and shrinking sea ice. The U.N. weather agency sa...

January 10, 2024 10:15 AM

The El Nino effect causing dry, snowless winter

- By Rupa Kumari The pristine blanket of snow, enveloping the majestic Himalayas, is missing this winter. Similarly, the skiing haven of India, Gulmarg still remains snowless, having witnessed 79% rainfall deficit throughout December, as of January ...

December 27, 2023 2:15 PM

Ten dead in Australia thunderstorms, thousands without power

Ten people were killed in Australia after severe thunderstorms battered the country's east over the Christmas holidays, authorities said on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of properties still without power. Wild weather lashed the states of Victor...

November 8, 2023 3:13 PM

This year ‘virtually certain’ to be warmest in 125,000 years, EU scientists say

This year is "virtually certain" to be the warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, after data showed last month was the world's hottest October in that period. Last month smashed through the previous October tempera...

October 2, 2023 11:59 AM

El Nino causes India’s monsoon rains to plummet to a five-year low

India's monsoon rainfall hit its lowest level since 2018,primarily due to the El Nino weather pattern, which resulted in an unusually dry August, as reported by the state-run weather department. The monsoon, critical for India's $3 trillion economy,...