The Southwest monsoon will in all likelihood hit Kerala on time, according to the Extended Range Forecast (ERF) released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. The normal date for the monsoon onset over Kerala is June 1. “IMD’s ERF suggests that the monsoon will arrive over Kerala on time, around June 1. This […]
As reported here earlier in August, Indian oil sardine, which was showing a declining trend for the past few years, appears to be on a revival path along the Kerala coast, state-run Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) said. Scattered batches of immature sardines have been reported from the southern coast of the state because […]
Oil sardine production in Kerala has been affected by ecological modifications stemming from the El Niño outbreak, which impacted normal spawning as well as growth of the species. There is bad news for Kerala fish-lovers and more than two lakh traditional fishers in the State as the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) warned that the availability […]
Above average temperatures are expected in many parts of the globe in the next few months, even without the presence of a warming El Niño event, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). El Nino causes a surge in global temperatures but researchers have now found human-induced climate change is as powerful as the natural […]
Worries over El Nino conditions have eased and there are indications of another year of robust monsoon rains, according to the latest assessment by the country’s weather office. Officials in the India Meteorological Department said El Nino conditions have weakened considerably and the assessment is that this is unlikely to pose any threat to the […]
India’s monsoon is likely to be a robust and healthy one this year provided there isn’t a surprise El Nino phenomenon, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Monsoon rains, the lifeblood for India’s farm-dependent $2.6 trillion economy, arrive on the southern tip of Kerala state around June 1 and retreat from the desert state of Rajasthan […]
With an extended winter and spell of rain at regular intervals during the ongoing Rabi season, the key grain growing States of Punjab and Haryana are expected to reap a bumper harvest of wheat at nearly 300 lakh tonnes. For the state of Punjab, the agriculture department is expecting about 180 lakh tonnes of wheat […]
Coffee-producing South Indian states have been witnessing a series of extreme weather events in the last four years. Extreme rainfall causing heavy flood and large-scale landslides in August 2018 in coffee producing areas of Kerala and Karnataka led to a dip of around 20 per cent in the total coffee production. South Indian states like […]
There is a 70% chance of an El Nino developing by the end of this year, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Its intensity is currently uncertain, but a strong event appears unlikely, the agency said in a statement. The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring phenomenon involving fluctuating ocean […]
Palm oil growers in Malaysia and Indonesia are concerned about low yields from palm oil trees in 2017, a year after the El Nino of 2016. Crude palm oil production in years that follow an El Nino year generally witness an exponential growth. However, 2017 has been an exception to that rule, with production volumes […]
