Weather Predictions

Europe's Metop weather satellite set for Soyuz launch

One of the most important European space launches of the year takes place from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, later.

Publication Date:

17/09/2012

Source: BBC (UK)

Tags:

Europe, Space Technology, Science And Technology, Weather Predictions, Atmosphere And Ozone Layer, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Environment

Natural Disasters

IMD getting monsoon forecasts wrong: Govt

The government conceded in Parliament Wednesday that the accuracy of long-range monsoon forecasts in the last four years had only been about 50 per cent, an admission that is expected to strengthen

Publication Date:

06/09/2012

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Parliament, Monsoons, Rainfall, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), India, Natural Disasters, Weather Predictions

Agriculture

Maharashtra farmers to benefit from NABARD-IMD project

The project will disseminate weather-related inputs to farmers to improve land productivity and boost crop output

About 50,000 farmers in ten districts of Maharashtra are expected to benefit from a pilot project, which will disseminate weather-related inputs using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to improve land productivity and boost crop output. It is being launched jointly by the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) and India Meteorological Department (IMD), and is to be financed under the Farmers' Technology Transfer Fund (FTTF).

Publication Date:

01/09/2012

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Washim (D), Bhandara (D), Amravati (D), Farmers, Crops, Weather Predictions, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Gadchiroli (D), Climate Impacts, Droughts, Floods, Agriculture, Maharashtra

Climate Change

Capturing the monsoons

It's a season that inspires and engages everyone, from the farmer to the policy maker. From the scientist to the travel writer. From the economist to the music critic, and from the botanist to the epicure. In a year in which the monsoon has played truant, Down To Earth invited a cross section of writers to unravel its myriad aspects

for full text: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/capturing-monsoons

Publication Date:

31/08/2012

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer, Monsoons, Rainfall, Chhattisgarh, Climate Change, Droughts, Oceans and Seas, Farmers, Scientists, Food Security, Food Prices, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Weather Predictions, Traditional Knowledge, Agriculture

Water Resources

Feeding a thirsty world - Challenges and opportunities for a water and food secure future

This new report released by Stockholm International Water Institute shows how continuing current trends in food production could lead to increased shortages and intense competition for scarce water resources in many regions across the world.

Publication Date:

21/08/2012

Source: Stockholm International Water Institute

Tags:

Food Security, Water Demand, Water Management, Women, India, Groundwater Irrigation, Gujarat, Electricity, Subsidies, Water Harvesting, Water Conservation, China, Food Supply, Drought, Weather Predictions, Climate Change

Climate Change

Monsoon prediction: are dynamical models getting better than statistical models?

The Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) has remained remarkably stable during the last 140 years. The ISMR has varied between 70% and 120% of the long-term average of about 85 cm. Monsoon seasons with ISMR of less than 90% of the average are considered to be droughts, whereas those with more than 110% rainfall are considered as excess rainfall seasons. Although the variation is not large (Figure 1), it has a substantive impact on our agriculture and gross domestic product (GDP).

Publication Date:

10/08/2012

Author(s): Sulochana Gadgil, J. Srinivasan

Source: Current Science

Vol:

103

Issue:

3

pp:

257-259

Tags:

Monsoons, Weather Predictions, India, Climate, Bay Of Bengal, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Atmosphere

Agriculture

Farmers told to plough paddy, opt for other crops

Chandigarh: Punjab farmers, who are watering their paddy crop on diesel-run motors because of a deficient monsoon and frequent power cuts, are in for more trouble.

Publication Date:

06/08/2012

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Farmers, Rice, Agriculture, Food Crops, Punjab, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Weather Predictions, Irrigation, Diesel, Chandigarh, Ministry of Science and Technology

Natural Disasters