Science And Technology

NASA to launch satellite in collaboration with ISRO

US space agency NASA yesterday said it would launch a water-related satellite in collaboration with India’s ISRO.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), NASA, Space Technology, Science And Technology, Water Resources, Droughts, Natural Disasters, Climate Change, Floods, Weather Predictions
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Radars to be installed to provide weather-related information

Weather radars are to be installed at different three places in the country to collect and disseminate reliable information about weather conditions at the local-level.

Publication Date: 
12/02/2014
Rising Nepal
Tags:
Nepal, Weather Predictions, Atmosphere, South Asia, Floods, Natural Disasters, World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Climate Change, Climate Mitigation
Science And Technology

Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience

A set of Guidelines on ‘Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience’ has been developed by Melanie Duncan at University College London in collaboration with a number of contributors.

Publication Date: 
11/02/2014
Melanie Duncan, Kate Crowley, Ros Cornforth & et al
UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS)
Tags:
Development, Science, NGO, Bangladesh, Knowledge, Information, Climate Change, Global Warming, Floods, Disaster Management, Scientists, Appropriate Technology, Public Participation, Flood Control, Agriculture, Weather Predictions, Farmers, Kenya
Climate Change

Project launched to reduce adverse impact

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has launched a project to minimise the impact of climate change in the country.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2014
Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Tags:
Nepal, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Climate Mitigation, Natural Disasters, South Asia, World Bank, Weather Predictions, Floods
Climate Change

Monsoon 2013: a report

This report by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) provides a detailed analysis of the various aspects of operational monitoring and forecasting of observed weather and climate features of 2013 SW monsoon. The report also discussed impact of the monsoon on the major Kharif crops during the season.

Publication Date: 
23/01/2014
D. S. Pai, S. C. Bhan
India Meteorological Department
Tags:
Monsoons, India, Rainfall, Rainfall Pattern, Statistics, Weather Predictions, Agriculture, Extreme Weather Events, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Climate Change

Seasonal climate outlook for South Asia (February to April 2014)

According to this seasonal climate outlook for South Asia for the period February-April 2014 by the Indian Meteorological Department, temperatures in the next four months are likely to be higher than normal over most parts of South Asia. On monthly scale, the month of April is likely to be wetter than normal over most parts of south Asia.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)
Tags:
Climate, South Asia, India, El Nina, Monsoons, Rainfall, Weather Predictions
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Rs3bn weather forecast project

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has designed a Rs3 billion Japan-funded specialised medium range weather forecasting project.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2013
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, Weather Predictions, Islamabad, Japan, South Asia, Atmosphere And Ozone Layer
Climate Change

Uncertainty quantification and reliability analysis of CMIP5 projections for the Indian summer monsoon

A 'reliability ensemble averaging (REA)' technique is proposed to provide a quantitative estimate of associated uncertainty range and reliability of future climate change projections for Indian summer monsoon (June-September), simulated by the state-of-the-art Coupled General Circulation Models (CGCMs) under Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5).

Publication Date: 
25/12/2013
Agniv Sengupta, M. Rajeevan
Current Science
105
12
1692-1703
Tags:
Monsoons, India, Climate Change, Weather Predictions, Global Warming, Climate Science, Green House Gases
Climate Change

China says poorly prepared to fight impact of climate change

China is poorly prepared to tackle the impact of climate change that presents a serious threat to the country, thanks to a lack of planning and public awareness, the government said on Monday.

Publication Date: 
10/12/2013
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
China, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Extreme Weather Events, Natural Disasters, Ecology, Droughts, Typhoons, Weather Predictions, Air Pollution, Floods, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy
Science And Technology

New IITM climate model to increase forecast accuracy

Pune: The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), one of the premier research institutes under the ministry of earth sciences (MoES), has developed a new climate model of its own, which ai

Publication Date: 
27/11/2013
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Monsoons, Climate Impacts, Weather Predictions, Statistics, Scientists, Science And Technology

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