New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The recent heavy rains in Uttarakhand, which resulted in multiple deaths and significant damage to infrastructure, can be attributed to the northward movement of the monsoon trough and its interaction with a weak western disturbance.
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) Even as the Southwest monsoon hit Kerala's shores on June 8, the progress of the monsoon since then has been abysmal with the threat of drought looming large over the state.
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (IANS) When Bengaluru received unprecedented rainfall from August 30 to September 4 in 2022, the IT city sank under its crumbling infrastructure. The photos and videos of CEO’s, tech company employees reaching their offices on tractors, JCB’s and families evacuated in boats made international headlines.
Guwahati/Agartala, Aug 20 (IANS) Manipur and Mizoram witnessed deficient monsoon rainfall due to the lack of rain-bearing clouds and monsoon troughs from the Bay of Bengal while the remaining northeastern states, including Himalayan state Sikkim, recorded normal rainfall since June when the monsoon period started.
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) In a bid to deal with water-logging in the state capital, the Municipal Corporation of Patna (MCP) had chalked out a plan to build 22 Advance Drainage Pumping Stations (ADPS) at 22 places including Patna City, Danapur, Phulwarisharif, Rajendra Nagar, Mithapur of Patna in 2020.
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Hurricane Hilary, now a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to impose "significant impacts", including heavy rain and flooding, on the US Southwest this weekend into early next week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Los Angeles, Aug 19 (IANS) Cher, who is often regarded as the 'Goddess of Pop' due to her pioneering many notable changes in the pop scene is also an avid animal lover, and is focusing greatly on saving animal lives through her charity fund 'Free the Wild'. Her current priority is the elephant Billy, who has been suffering greatly in LA Zoo.
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) The constant rise in land and sea temperatures have made the Himalayas vulnerable to torrential rains, say climate experts.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Government on Thursday launched the mobile application ‘FloodWatch’ with the aim of using mobile phones to disseminate information related to the flood situation and forecasts up to seven days on a real-time basis to the public.
Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will be setting up ‘Zero Liquid Discharge’ facilities in textile clusters to prevent pollution and to ensure a green and clean environment.
