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Delhi Anticipates Monsoon's Arrival Within 2-3 Days, IMD Reports
Comparing to the recent years, IMD data reveals that it came on June 26 last year, June 30 in 2022, July 13 in 2021, and June 25 in 2020.
IMD Forecasts Below-Normal June Rainfall as Monsoon Progress Slows in India
The normals for the onset and withdrawal of the monsoons are June 1 in the southern part of the country spreading over the whole nation by July 8. IMD now feels that the country as a whole is likely to receive rainfall below 92 percent of the long period average. This comes against the earlier expectation of rainfall being normal during June.
IMD Forecasts Monsoon's Arrival in Kerala Around May 31st
As of now, the southwest monsoon is projected to progress over the South Andaman Sea and portions of the Southeast Bay of Bengal and the Nicobar Islands by Sunday, May 19.
Skymet Forecasts Normal Monsoon Season for India
The significance of a favorable monsoon cannot be overstated, especially considering that nearly half of India's agricultural land relies on rainwater for cultivation. A robust monsoon also replenishes the country's water reservoirs, ensuring ample water supply for irrigation in subsequent seasons.
Hope for Normal Monsoon in India as El Niño Expected to Abate in April-June
The Climate Prediction Center's latest forecast highlighted a robust and mature El Niño in the coupled ocean-atmosphere system. Nevertheless, it anticipates that El Niño will persist for the next few seasons, with a 73 percent chance of transitioning to ENSO-neutral (El Niño Southern Oscillation) during April-June 2024.
Has Yamuna become India’s river of sorrow?
The sickly Yamuna river is already dry. “Thanks to open drains upstream, the river has been reduced to a vast sewage canal. Already you can see foaming and white layer patches on the river bed downstream of the Gokul barrage in Mathura. Yamuna is stinking with filth and toxic effluents,” said environmentalist Devashish Bhattacharya.
Monsoon likely to withdraw from some areas between Sep 29-Oct 5: IMD
According to the IMD, conditions are likely to become favourable for the withdrawal of monsoon from the next week. "Due to trough/ cyclonic circulation over central and peninsular India, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorm/ lightning likely over central and peninsular India during most days between September 29 - October 5," the IMD said.
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