Temperature crosses 40 degree in northern India
New Delhi: No heat wave Conditions are likely over the country on Thursday but heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Coastal & South interior Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on April 16, said the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Heat wave conditions were observed in isolated pockets over Saurashtra and Kutch More...
Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ will melt faster than thought
London: The supply of warm water to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, also known as the “doomsday glacier”, is larger than previously thought, triggering concerns of faster melting and accelerating More...
Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of J&K
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall in the higher reaches and rain in the plains occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as the meteorological (MET) department forecast dry weather during the next 24 hours. Gulmarg recorded More...
‘Wildfire smoke more harmful than other pollution sources’
New York: Fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter from other sources such as car exhaust, say researchers. These particles — termed More...
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupts again
Jakarta: Mount Sinabung located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted again on Tuesday, spewing ash clouds as high as 5,000 metres into the sky. There were no reports of casualties or damages There were no More...
Mercury likely to soar by 5 degrees in northwest India: IMD
New Delhi: Mercury is likely to rise by four to five degrees to settle at 32 degree celsius (C) over most parts of northwest India in the next three to four days given an increase in moisture and variable wind direction, More...
At minus 8.8, Srinagar records coldest night after 30 years
Srinagar: Srinagar recorded the coldest night after 30 years, as the temperature plummeted to minus 8.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday. In 1991 the minimum temperature recorded was minus 11.8 in Srinagar Officials of More...
Ground frost likely in Haryana-Rajasthan, not Delhi: IMD
New Delhi: Delhi woke up to another cold morning on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 5.4 degrees Celsius. The Met Department has forecast that the severe cold wave conditions will continue on Sunday More...
Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park reopens
Bhubaneswar: Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district reopened on Sunday after the conclusion of the annual census of estuarine crocodiles. The national park was closed for tourists and visitors More...
Flights to and from Srinagar airport cancelled due to snowfall
Srinagar: Due to continuous snowfall since Saturday morning, all flights to and from the Srinagar international airport have been cancelled. The weather office has forecast improvement in overall weather conditions More...