The knowledge of the surface temperature is important to a range of issues and themese in earth sciences central to urban climatology, global environmental change and human-environment interactions.
MUMBAI: This monsoon, Mumbaikars might get early warnings of heavy-rain days or passing cyclones, with the meteorological bureau networking with HAM operators in the city.
"Whenever disasters have struck in the past, communication has been one of the major casualties,'' said Sudhir Shah, a HAM operator.
Mumbai The current hot and sultry weather of Mumbai is here to stay, at least for a while, with no monsoon activity at sight on the western coast, the India Meteorology Department (IMD) said on Sunday.
The maximum temperature in Mumbai hovered around 35.5
