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As against the normal rainfall of 852 mm for the SWM period from June to September, Karnataka received only 551 mm, reporting a shortage of 35%. | Photo Credit: file photo The rainfall received by Karnataka during the southwest monsoon (SWM) is the second lowest in the last 70 years (after 1956) and the seventh…
Garlic being harvested at a farm in Udhagamandalam. Due to poor rainfall, the yield has come down, say farmers. | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy A lack of rainfall in The Nilgiris has begun severely affecting farmers in the district. According to officials, a rainfall deficit of anywhere between 30% and 70% has been recorded in…
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The southwest monsoon has been highly active over western India, with southwesterly winds loaded with moisture sweeping over the Western Ghats and delivering intense rains along the Konkan coast, while other weather systems offshore are routing more moisture over Mumbai and the surrounding areas. In urban areas in general, rainfall intensity matters more than volume….
Vehicles move along the Kolkata-Chennai national highway under dark clouds near Guntur Road Circle in Ongole early on Thursday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS Many stations in central and coastal Andhra Pradesh received their first heavy spell of southwest monsoon on Wednesday night, providing relief from dry and humid conditions. NTR district recorded widespread and…
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The newly renovated KSRTC bus stand at Elamkulam remains water-logged following heavy monsoon rain that lashed Kochi city on Monday morning. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu The southwest monsoon remained active in Kerala on Monday (June 8, 2026) and orange and yellow alerts remain in force across the State, officials said. The India Meteorological Department…
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New Delhi: Southwest monsoon has hit the coast of Kerala and advanced into parts of northeast from Thursday, a day ahead of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. Earlier, the weather office had announced the onset of monsoon over Kerala by May 31. Kerala has been receiving heavy rains for the past few days resulting…
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Watch | How climate change is affecting monsoon forecast and disaster management From delayed onsets marked by intense dry spells, to devastating flash floods and destructive landslides, the monsoon in recent years has been a period of uncertainty and destruction for India. Although there are various factors behind it, there is a general consensus among…
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There has been a series of disruptive weather and climate phenomena in India this year, demonstrating the complexity of our precipitation system. There was the Western disturbance, which usually brings much-needed moisture from European seas to the western Himalaya and parts of northern India in the winter and spring. But this year, the Western disturbance…