Rainfall

Cotton crop in changing climate

Cotton is a major cash crop of global significance. It has a peculiar and inherent growth pattern with coinciding physiological growth stages. This study is based upon modelling and simulation for Hisar region.

Publication Date:

10/09/2018

Author(s): A. Shikha, P. Maharana, K. K. Singh & et al

Source: Current Science

Vol:

115

Issue:

5

pp:

948-954

Tags:

Bt Cotton, Climate Change, Agricultural Research, Hisar (D), Haryana, Irrigation, Rainfall, Droughts

Natural Disasters

Rain claims 18 more lives in Uttar Pradesh

Eighteen more deaths were reported on Thursday as heavy rainfall caused havoc in parts of Uttar Pradesh.

Publication Date:

07/09/2018

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Rainfall, Disaster Management, Floods, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Over 1,400 dead across India due to rain, floods this monsoon: Centre

Forty-three people have been missing -- 15 in Kerala, 14 in Uttar Pradesh, five in West Bengal, six in Uttarakhand and three in Karnataka.

Publication Date:

04/09/2018

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Rainfall, Floods, Landslides, Monsoons, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Study report: Kerala floods of August 2018

This study analyses the August 2018 Kerala floods by examining earlier floods in the region, rainfall data before and during the disaster, and both the reservoir operations and runoff computations of various reservoirs in Kerala.

Publication Date:

01/09/2018

Source: Central Water Commission (CWC)

Tags:

Floods, Rainfall, Reservoirs, Kerala, Dams

Natural Disasters

Comprehensive flood management in India

Flood may cause innumerable problems like soil erosion. In order to protect the crops, agricultural land and human lives, a sound flood management measures and financial performance of investments in such projects are required which has been presented in the current publication of “Comprehensive Flood Management in India”.

Publication Date:

01/09/2018

Source: Central Water Commission (CWC)

Tags:

Floods, Flood Control, India, Rainfall

Water Supply

Countries with twice rainfall of UK still lack drinking water, charity warns

The UK has experienced the driest start to a summer since records began in 1961, but safe drinking water remains in plentiful supply.

Publication Date:

17/08/2018

Source: Independent (United Kingdom)

Tags:

Water Supply, Drinking Water, Rainfall, Water Quality, Health, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Diarrhoea, Child Health, Children, Africa

Natural Disasters

Sudan Capital Awash After Heavy Downpours

Khartoum / El Gedaref — The Sudanese capital of Khartoum, at the confluence of the White and Blue Nile, experienced torrential rains that lasted for several hours, causing extensive flooding in muc

Publication Date:

17/08/2018

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Floods, Sudan, Rainfall, Africa

Agriculture

Erratic weather shapes 2018 as one of worst years for Kenyan farmers

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- A majority of Kenyan farmers cannot wait for 2018 to end as the year shapes out to be one of the toughest, thanks to erratic weather.

Publication Date:

17/08/2018

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Agriculture, Farmers, Extreme Weather Events, Kenya, Rainfall, Food Security, Africa

Natural Disasters

Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli

Madurai: Heavy rain in the Western Ghats left many dams in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts overflowing or on the verge of it leading to flooding of many areas in Kanyakumari district.

Publication Date:

16/08/2018

Source: Times Of India (Madurai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Rainfall, Tirunelveli (D), Floods, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters