Tag: Rainfall

Cloud cover improves J-K temperatures, rain; snow likely

Minimum temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir rose on Monday due to cloud cover as the weather office forecast light rain or snow by Tuesday. “Cloudy weather with haze is expected during the next 24 hours with possibility of light rain or snow in the state during this period,” the Met said. The overnight cloud cover …

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January 29, 2018

Odisha likely to receive heavy rainfall

Coastal and southern districts of Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall as the depression over south-east Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. “The deep depression over central Bay of Bengal moved further North-Northwestwards with a speed of about 33 kmph during past six …

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December 8, 2017

Odisha likely to receive rainfall in 24 hours

Several parts of Odisha are likely to receive rainfall as a depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to further intensify into a deep depression during the next 24 hours, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. “The system is very likely to move north-northwestwards and reach northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha …

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December 7, 2017

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in Odisha in next 24 hours

The IMD today forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall along Odisha’s coastal regions in the next 24 hours, even as farmers struggled to safeguard their kharif crop from the unseasonal downpour. The state has been experiencing rainfall since November 13, due to a low pressure formation, which later intensified into a depression over the Bay …

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November 16, 2017

Rain, snowfall likely in Himachal hills from Wednesday

Rain and snowfall were likely to lash the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh from tomorrow, the MeT office on Tuesday predicted. A Met office bulletin said weather in the state remained dry, but there was a likelihood of rain and snowfall in the hills between Wednesday and Friday due to the Western Disturbances. It said …

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November 14, 2017

Rains lash coastal TN, schools remain shut

Rains lashed many parts of the city and neighbouring districts on Monday, prompting the administration to announce holiday for schools. Ennore near Chennai recorded the highest rainfall of 11 cm in the last 24 hours ending 8.30 AM on Monday, the weather office said. A low pressure area over Bay of Bengal which was lying …

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November 13, 2017

Odisha likely to receive more rain

Heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by strong gusty surface wind is likely to pound Odisha by tomorrow due to formation of a low pressure, even as the state was lashed by rains for the last two days. Yesterday’s low pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal Odisha and the Gangetic West Bengal …

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September 20, 2017

Cloudy Saturday morning in Delhi

 It was a Cloudy Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.6 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “The sky will remain cloudy throughout the day and there is the possibility of light rainfall,” an India Meteorological Department official said. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 33 degrees Celsius. …

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September 2, 2017

Haryana receives moderate to heavy rainfall

Many parts of Haryana has received moderate to heavy rainfall during current monsoon season on 11 July. While stating this on Wednesday, a spokesman of Meteorology Department said that highest rainfall of 25.8 mm had been recorded in district Yamunanagar on July 11 followed by Panipat which had received 18.5 mm rainfall. He said that …

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July 12, 2017

Japan floods death toll rises to 25

The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan's south has reached 25, the government said today, as rescue teams battled through thick mud to rescue more than 100 still stranded. Further downpours were predicted to pound Kyushu after swathes of the southwestern island were devastated last week by overflowing rivers — …

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July 11, 2017

Odisha receives 4% deficit rainfall in June

Odisha has received four per cent deficit rainfall in June, said the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office on Sunday. "Odisha got an average rainfall of 207.9 mm during June against the normal rainfall (Long Term Average) of 216.5 mm, registering a deficit of four per cent," said the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office. Seven districts …

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July 2, 2017

Rainfall to increase in tropical regions: NASA

A new NASA study warns that the amount of rainfall in the tropical regions will increase as our planet continues to get warmer. According to the new study published in the journal Nature Communications, most global climate models may underestimate the decreases in high clouds over the tropics seen in NASA observations, reports Xinhua news …

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June 11, 2017

India to get normal monsoon: IMD

The country will get a normal monsoon this year, benefiting agriculture, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Tuesday. "As per present estimation, the distribution of rainfall is likely to follow the climatological factors… we assess normal rainfall at 96 percent (plus/minus 5 per cent)," IMD Director General KJ Ramesh said at press conference here. The …

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April 18, 2017

Rapidly growing Indian cities may face extreme rainfalls

Rapidly urbanising regions in India, such as Nashik, Kanpur and Durgapur, may be more likely than established cities to experience extreme rainfall events during summer monsoons, scientists have warned. The findings, from Purdue University in the US and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, may have a particularly significant impact in India, where there is …

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February 3, 2017

Heavy rain causes traffic jam in Delhi

Heavy rains on Wednesday morning caused waterlogging in many areas and massive traffic jams here, leading to people stuck on the roads. Traffic helpline officials said that they were flooded with calls of traffic jams and waterlogging across the national capital. "Reports of heavy traffic congestion and vehicles being stuck on roads are coming from …

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August 31, 2016

Rainfall relieves Mayurbhanj farmers

Farmers of tribal dominated district Mayurbhanj are happy after the rainfall over the last couple of weeks caused by low pressure in the Bay of Bengal. More than 200 hectares of paddy transplantation land was drying up due to scanty rainfall causing a great deal of worry to farmers until the low pressure generated rains …

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August 19, 2016

Taking the plunge

In the search for a fulfilling career, the healthcare industry gives you more than just a chance to build a fresh set of skills and develop a competitive advantage in a growing segment. However, until a generation ago, healthcare was synonymous with “medical” education. School graduates took a qualifying exam that would enable them to …

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August 18, 2016