Meteorological Department issues ‘Yellow’ weather warning for Himachal Pradesh

The Meteorological Department issued a yellow weather warning for rain in Himachal Pradesh. Rainfall had occurred at isolated places over the state. Meteorological Department has issued colour-coded warnings to alert people ahead of severe or hazardous weather. Code color ‘yellow’ is the least dangerous weather warning which indicates the possibility of severe weather over the ..

Topics: Meteorology • National Severe Weather Warning Service • National Weather Service • Weather • Weather warning

IMD confirms weak El Nino Conditions

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has finally declared that weak El Nino conditions are prevalent in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. IMD predicts that these conditions are likely to persist in the early part of the summer season and likely to weaken thereafter. The initial impact of a weak El Nino can already be seen with the ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: El Nino • ENSO • IMD • India Meteorological Department • Japan • Japan Meteorological Agency • National Weather Service • Pacific Ocean • USA

CCEA approves Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved continuation of nine sub-schemes of umbrella scheme “Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)” during 2017-2020. The scheme aims at improving skill of weather and climate forecast through sustained observations, intensive Research & Development. ACROSS Scheme The scheme pertains to ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: ACROSS Scheme • Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services scheme • Cabinet Decisions • CCEA • Climate change • Climate history • Climate modeling • Climatology • Ensemble forecasting • Envrionment • Global warming • Government Schemes • Meteorology • Ministry of Earth Sciences • National Weather Service • Physical geography • Weather forecasting

India Meteorological Department (IMD) launches new EPS to predict severity and intensity of weather

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched a new Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) to provide probabilistic weather forecasts up to the next 10 days. According to IMD, these new systems shall improve upon deterministic forecasts that are prone to high margins of error. These systems also use a higher resolution 12 km grid scale, instead ..

Topics: Broadcasting • Ensemble forecasting • Forecasting • India Meteorological Department • Meteorology • National Weather Service • Physical geography • Sky • Statistical forecasting • Weather forecasting