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Study decodes how land conditions impact summer monsoons in Asia

Tokyo: A team of Japanese researchers have identified how conditions on land will impact weather during summer monsoons in Asia. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University used numerical simulations to analyse the impact of land conditions…

Deficit snowfall poses growing risk of glacial lake outburst in Himalayas, warn glaciologists

Shimla: The reduced snowfall in the Himalayas increases glacial lakes that pose a growing risk of lake outburst floods in the Himalayas, warn glaciologists. They call for increasing preparedness, international cooperation and climate adaptation. The…

Summer-like temperatures felt across Japan

Tokyo: Warm air flowing from the south drove temperatures higher in Japan’s Pacific Ocean coast regions on Tuesday, with record-high temperatures recorded at many locations, the weather agency said. By 2 p.m. local time, record-high…

TN govt announce chemical free programme to improve soil quality

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam on Tuesday announced a chemical free programme to improve soil quality called — Chief Minister’s Mannuyir Kaathu Mannuyir Kaappom Scheme (CM MK MKS) — while…

5.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from Fukushima nuclear plant

Tokyo: Approximately 5.5 tons of water containing radioactive materials have leaked from equipment at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, local media reported. Workers discovered water leaking from the outlet of a device used to…

‘Severe’ air quality chokes Delhi most of the days in January

New Delhi: Throughout January, Delhi grappled with persistent air pollution, exacerbating a crisis that had already been worsening since the previous year. Unfavourable weather conditions, including fog, calm winds, and low temperatures, contributed to the…

Delhi’s bad AQI in January raises concerns, experts flag temperature inversion & urban factors

New Delhi: The days when “parali” (stubble) burning in neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab was solely blamed for rising pollution levels in Delhi from October to the first week of December have long gone.…

NGT seeks report on encroachments of waterbodies, wetlands in TN

Chennai: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu chief secretary on district-wise encroachments on waterbodies, wetlands and river poramboke land. Following news paper reports concerning the same, Justice Pushpa…

Higher reaches receive light snowfall in J&K

Srinagar: Night temperature rose across J&K on Friday as higher reaches received light snowfall. Higher reaches like Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Zojila Pass, Pir Ki Gali on Mughal road, Sinthan Pass, etc., received light snowfall as clouds…

Delhi turns into ‘gas chamber’, air quality in ‘severe’ category

New Delhi: There seems to be no relief from deteriorating air quality despite the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage-II in force as the air quality index (AQI) dipped…

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