According to Umashankar Das, senior scientist of IMD, Bhubaneshwar, under the cyclonic circulation's influence, Odisha triggered widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) for the next 24 hours.
The 2023 WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, the third in an annual series, puts the spotlight on heatwaves to draw attention to the fact that it is not just high temperatures which are a hazard, but also the impacts of resulting pollution which are often overlooked but are just as pernici
Telangana has been issued an Orange and yellow warning alert for today and tomorrow. Telangana is likely to receive heavy rainfall in central districts, North and East districts, IMD Hyderabad said on Tuesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts of Kerala for today and a yellow alert in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts.
On Monday, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a yellow alert for typhoon and heavy rains, the third highest in its four-tier warning system.
The Indian Meteorological Department issued an Orange alert on Monday in Telangana predicting light to moderate rains in most places during the next three days.
According to IMD, the rainfall averaged over the country as a whole during September 2023 is likely to be normal (91-109 per cent of Long Period Average). The LPA of rainfall over the country during the month of September based on data from 1971-2020 is 167.9 mm.
As per the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) Flood Forecasting Division (FFD), the flow of water at Islam Headworks at 1 pm on Saturday was 147,230 cusecs, nearly three times the normal flow, while it was recorded at 122,326 cusecs at Ganda Singh Wala Headworks.