The much-awaited southwest monsoon finally hit the Kerala coast on Monday. Over the next few days, the coastal areas are likely to experience more rainfall than the interior parts of peninsular India due to a storm developing in the Arabian sea.

Jamshedpur, May 31: The month of May has stolen the thunder from April, literally.

With as many as four Nor

Kakinada, May 31: The general public of East Godavari will shortly heave a sigh of relief from the scorching heat, as their eagerly-awaited seasonal monsoon rains are likely to reach the district in five to six days.

The soaring mercury beat all available records to make today the hottest day in the Queen of the Hills in 170 years. As the temperature climbed to 32.4

P. Sunderarajan

NEW DELHI: The stage is finally set for the onset of the monsoon over Kerala. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said conditions were favourable for the onset in the next three to four days.

Not Soot And Dust, But Bugs Serve As Nuclei For Raindrops
Jim Robbins

Bozeman (Montana): Walking across the campus of Montana State University here, David Sands, a plant pathologist, says the blanket of snow draped over the mountains around town contains a surprise. The cause of most of it, he said, is a living organism, a bacterium, called pseudomonas syringae.

The cyclonic storm Laila reached Andhra Pradesh coastline on Thursday and showed definite signs of weakening but weather scientists said its behaviour over the next two days would be extremely crucial, especially from the point of view of its impact on the monsoon.