Weather
What is Bomb Cyclone?
An important weather phenomenon is approaching the US West Coast, which is known as a “bomb cyclone,” and is expected to bring extreme conditions. A strong atmospheric river will intensify the storm, causing potential destruction across several states. A bomb ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
IMD’s State of Climate Report: 2019 the seventh warmest year since 1901
On January 7, 2020, the International Meteorological Organisation released its “State of Climate Report” for the year 2019. According to the report, the climate change has claimed 1,659 lives in India in the year 2019. 2019 is the seventh warmest ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Code Red Warning in Delhi
The IMD (India Meteorological Department) on December 29, 2019 issued code red warning for Delhi, Haryana and the neighbouring states. The maximum temperature reached -13 degree Celsius in the capital. Colour Coded weather warning of IMD The color-coded warning is ..
Rainfall in India
India relies mostly on the Monsoons for its water replenishment needs. The monsoons (southwest summer monsoon) occur over a four-month period and the weather is dominated by massive convective thunderstorms. Why monsoons matter? The rains brought by the Indian Monsoons ..
Government of India (GoI) signs pact with IBM for pilot study on using AI in Agriculture
The Government of India (GoI) has signed pact with IBM India for undertaking a pilot study to utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI) and weather technology solutions in agriculture in one district each in three states. The pilot study will be conducted ..
Meteorological Department issues ‘Yellow’ weather warning for Himachal Pradesh
The Meteorological Department issued a yellow weather warning for rain in Himachal Pradesh. Rainfall had occurred at isolated places over the state. Meteorological Department has issued colour-coded warnings to alert people ahead of severe or hazardous weather. Code color ‘yellow’ ..
2019 World Meteorological Day (WMD)
The World Meteorological Day (WMD) is observed every year on 23rd of March to mark the establishment of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on this day in 1950. This year, the organisation is celebrating its 69th anniversary. The 2019 theme ‘The ..
Cloud Seeding
Cloud seeding is a weather modification techniques which spray Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride, and Potassium Chloride. These particles provide a base for water vapor to condense, water vapor then crystallizes and then falls as snow or rain. Karnataka which is ..
Karnataka Launches Project Varshadhari
The Karnataka Government has recently launched an ambitious clouding seeding Project Varshadhari in Bengaluru to deal with poor monsoons in the state. Under the project, an aircraft will spray chemicals to induce rainfall. The purpose of the project is to ..
IMD changes language in weather forecasting
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has changed the languages and also re-defined terms that are not scientifically precise in weather forecasting. In this regard, IMD has issued official notification to do away with outdated language to avoid communication gap with ..