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Monsoon arrives in Kerala, after 3-day delay
The southwest (summer) monsoon set in over Kerala on Thursday, three days after its normal onset date, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The monsoon normally arrives in Kerala on June 1, marking the beginning of the four-month rainy season as well as kharif crop sowing operations in India. This is only the second time in the past 22 years that IMD's operational forecast of the monsoon's onset date over Kerala has been off the mark - the Met department had earlier predicted May 26...
Monsoon rain reaches Kerala 3 days late but on time to save Indian harvests
Monsoon rain reaches Kerala 3 days late but on time to save Indian harvests The monsoon rains are essential for driving India’s $4 trillion economy. Monsoon rains have arrived in India’s southeastern state of Kerala three days late, the Meteorological Department says. The rains typically arrive on June 1 and are critical to India’s economic health, enabling farmers to plant cotton, soya beans, sugarcane, rice and corn.
Atlantic 'cold blob' may be reshaping Indian monsoon, steering rain northwest
Atlantic 'cold blob' may be reshaping Indian monsoon, steering rain northwest Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor The Indian monsoon has shifted over the past quarter century. Northwest India now receives substantially more rain than it once did, while a lack of rain sends the Indo-Gangetic Plain toward drought.
Southwest monsoon hits Kerala; IMD warns of weak season
The southwest monsoon made its onset over Kerala on Thursday, marking the start of the country's four month rainy season(June-September), according to the India Meteorological Department ( IMD). "The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, some parts of west central and east central Arabian Sea, entire Lakshadweep islands, Kerala and some parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, remaining parts of Comorin area, southeast Bay of Bengal...
Weather tracker: Monsoon season brings vital rainfall to parts of Asia
India declares onset as up to 280mm of rain falls in 72 hours in Kerala, while downpours hit south-west ThailandThe monsoon season has officially begun in parts of Asia, marking the start of a period of enhanced rainfall vital to the region’s economy. The south-west monsoon begins each year as a consequence of a growing temperature difference between the Asian land mass and the Indian Ocean. Through spring, the land heats up more rapidly than the surrounding sea, creating a pressure...
Weather tracker: Monsoon season brings vital rainfall to parts of Asia
India declares onset as up to 280mm of rain falls in 72 hours in Kerala, while downpours hit south-west ThailandThe monsoon season has officially begun in parts of Asia, marking the start of a period of enhanced rainfall vital to the region’s economy. The south-west monsoon begins each year as a consequence of a growing temperature difference between the Asian land mass and the Indian Ocean. Through spring, the land heats up more rapidly than the surrounding sea, creating a pressure...
WMO's El Nino alert raises odds of severe impact on monsoon
Fuelled by unusually warm waters in the Pacific, El Nino is rapidly developing and is set to impact global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing risk of extreme weather in coming months, World Meteorological Organisation warned on Tuesday in an update that points to an "80% likelihood of El Nino forming in June-Aug". This makes it almost certain that the conditions would severely weaken India's monsoon and turn June hotter than normal, as predicted by IMD last week. While there's...
India news: Below-average monsoon outlook raises concerns
India is set to receive below-normal rainfall this monsoon season. Meanwhile, the Karnataka governor has accepted Siddaramaiah's resignation. Follow DW for more.
Government cuts Kharif fertiliser demand estimate on weak monsoon outlook
NEW DELHI: India estimates a lower fertiliser consumption during the Kharif sowing season in the light of IMD’s forecast of below normal monsoon, a top govt official said on Monday, adding the demand for urea is now estimated at 190 lakh tonnes against the earlier projection of 194 lakh tonnes. The demand of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) — another key soil nutrient — has been lowered to 60 lakh tonnes against the earlier estimate of 66 lakh tonnes. Aparna Sharma, additional secretary in...
Weak Monsoon Forecast Adds to India’s Inflation, Growth Worries
Residents wait in line to fill pots from a water truck in Chennai, India, on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Failed rains last year and delays in this year’s annual monsoon have left nearly half of India facing drought-like conditions, according to the South Asia Drought Monitor. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg