Extreme Weather News
India lost $79.5 billion due to climate-related disasters in last 20 years: UN
At least 91% of all major disasters recorded from 1988 to 2017 were climate-related, according to a UN report
2 min read10 Oct 2018Weather forecasting of extreme events will soon be more accurate
IMD’s new prediction system would generate operational ten-day probabilistic weather forecasts with an improved resolution of 12km grid range across India, than the existing 24km grid scale
2 min read2 Jun 2018Economic Survey pitches for climate insurance instruments
The Economic Survey says innovative products supported by risk models and reinsurance pools can provide a huge opportunity to the insurance industry
2 min read12 Aug 2017More extreme weather coming after record 2016 heat: WMO
WMO report says the rising ocean temperatures that are melting polar ice sheets, killing marine life, flooding coastal communities may have increased more than reported in 2016
1 min read21 Mar 2017Over 1,600 killed due to extreme weather patterns in 2016
IMD report says 40% of the total deaths were due to severe heat wave which claimed more than 700 lives in the country, lead by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
2 min read15 Jan 201778 dead, 200 badly hurt in extreme weather in eastern China
Winds of up to 125 kilometres per hour struck China’s eastern province of Jiangsu and outlying suburbs, destroying houses
1 min read23 Jun 20162015 was India’s third hottest year on record: IMD
Annual mean temperature for the country was 0.67Celsius above the 1961-1990 average
2 min read26 Jan 2016More research needed to understand human impact on extreme rainfall: Scientists
Scientists across the world have attempted to quantify human effects in the components of the water cycle at large scales
2 min read19 Jan 2016A year of extreme weather conditions for India
The year that is drawing to a close was dotted by extreme weather events, posing new challenges for weather forecasting
2 min read9 Dec 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared