BENGALURU: Variations in atmospheric moisture can influence winds blowing in the higher reaches of the atmosphere, according to a study by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers.

India's monsoon rains are likely to be below the prior forecast of 88 percent of the long-term average, the weather office chief said, which could make it the driest year since 2009 and worsen rura

The powerful El Nino continues to intensify in the Pacific and is now the strongest since the record-breaking 1997-98 event, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

A new NASA joint project will provide timely weather, climate and other Earth related data to five countries in Southeast Asia, enabling them to better address issues of natural resource and disast

In the end, the Madden Julian Oscillation and Indian Ocean Dipole failed to cancel out the warming of the Pacific — a situation the Met Office had predicted as early as in April, giving govts time

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the recently emerged El Nino is now the strongest such event in nearly 20 years.

The hyperactive hurricane season in the Pacific has jumped up another gear, spawning a record trio of category 4 strength tropical storms that will give the powerful El Nino event yet another boost

Japan will see mostly average to warmer weather from September to November, the official forecaster said on Tuesday.

The weatherman confirms a big El Nino will hit Kenya but says it is unlikely to unleash the fury and destruction of 1997.