Scary scenes of mountains rolling down in Himachal -- a wake-up call

Vishal Gulati | August 20, 2023 1:16 PM

Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) Scary scenes of mountains rolling down, dams flooded, rivers gobbling up road networks, sweeping away hutments, villages submerged and thousands of people stranded in low-lying area have been coming out from the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh after relentless monsoon fury -- an unprecedented phenomenon and a wake-up call too.

Global warming lifts capacity of air to hold water, behind rain fury and floods

Shekhar Singh | August 20, 2023 1:08 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The unparalleled levels of rainfall this year across the country, one of the impacts of global warming according to experts, also draw into an associated issue which is the 'unchecked' temperatures in the Himalayan region, where floods wreaked havoc recently.

29 out of 33 Gujarat districts in the crosshairs of extreme climate events

Janvi Sonaiya | August 20, 2023 1:05 PM

Ahmedabad, Aug 20 (IANS) As the nation grapples with the repercussions of increasingly erratic weather patterns, Gujarat finds itself at the forefront of this meteorological upheaval.

It's raining tears in the hills: 21% above normal rainfall in Uttarakhand

Shekhar Singh | August 20, 2023 1:03 PM

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.

Drought looms over Kerala as August sees 90% rain deficit in the state

Arun Lakshman | August 20, 2023 1:01 PM

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.

From drought to floods, frequency of extreme weather rising in K'taka

M.K. Ashoka | August 20, 2023 12:59 PM

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.

Uneven distribution of rainfall affects crop yields across NE states

Sujit Chakraborty | August 20, 2023 12:55 PM

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 still at risk of floods as pumping stations plan languishes

Ajay Kumar | August 20, 2023 10:31 AM

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.

Hurricane Hilary sparks rare storm watch for US Southwest

IANS | August 19, 2023 3:12 PM

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).

Cher is keenly focusing on saving animals, one elephant at a time

IANS | August 19, 2023 2:46 PM

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.