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Largest glacier mass loss in past 3 years: World Meteorological Organisation

Five of the past six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat ever recorded, the WMO said. (AP/ Representative image)
india news
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 09:41 AM IST

La Nina may not lead to dip in temperatures soon: WMO

La Niña refers to the large-scale cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. (FIle photo)
world news
Published on Jun 03, 2024 01:41 PM IST

India among worst hit by extreme heat, floods, glacier disaster in 2023: WMO

In India, severe heatwaves in April and June resulted in about 110 reported fatalities due to heatstroke. (HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Apr 23, 2024 02:46 PM IST

World Meteorological Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Every year, World Meteorological Day is observed on March 23.
festivals
Published on Mar 22, 2024 02:28 PM IST

Act now or face extinction soon

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The crisis has become “The defining challenge that humanity faces”, WMO secretary-general Celeste Saulo said (Representative file image)
editorials
Published on Mar 21, 2024 09:20 PM IST

2023 was India’s second warmest year in India on record

Commuters walk on the road amid heatwave in Patna, Bihar in April, 2023. (Santosh Kumar/HT photo)
india news
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 02:30 AM IST

Half the countries in world lack adequate multi-hazard early warning systems: Report

HT Image
india news
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 07:02 AM IST

Virtually certain that 2023 will be the warmest year, says WMO report

Maruja Inquilla walks on a dried out portion of Lake Titicaca in Coata, Peru, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, due to falling water levels amid a winter heat wave. (AP)
india news
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 11:16 PM IST

Greenhouse gas levels record high, raising climate tipping point concerns:Report

A protest against climate crisis. (Reuters)
environment
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 05:36 AM IST

El Nino likely to last till April, push temperatures up globally: WMO

For India, the impact could be a warm winter, more fog, and summer heat waves, an expert said. (Hindustan Times)
india news
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 06:55 AM IST

World could breach dire 1.5° C threshold, say experts

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Experts say the world may breach the 1.5 degrees C warming threshold in the coming years. (HT Archive)
india news
Updated on Oct 12, 2023 05:04 PM IST

July this year set to be the hottest month on record, finds analysis

A woman cools off at Fontana della Barcaccia at the Spanish Steps in Rome during a heatwave across Italy on July 17 . (REUTERS)
world news
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 03:40 AM IST

Funding energy transition in developing nations key to curbing emissions

Developing economies argue that they have a lesser responsibility of doing so because of their lower historical contribution. (HT file photo)
business
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 09:40 AM IST

Climate crisis: Beginning of July hottest week on record, says WMO

A child refreshes at the Barcaccia fountain of Rome's Spanish Steps, on Monday. An intense heatwave has reached Italy, bringing temperatures close to 40°C in many cities across the country. (AP)
world news
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 11:30 PM IST

Earth records hottest day– third day running

(File Photo)
india news
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 08:15 PM IST

UN climate agency picks Argentina's Celeste Saulo as its first woman leader

Argentina's Celeste Saulo poses after she was elected as Secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday.
world news
Published on Jun 02, 2023 03:37 AM IST

IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra elected 3rd VP of World Meteorological Organisation

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
india news
Published on Jun 01, 2023 10:57 PM IST

India aims for key position ahead of WMO executive council polls

IMD D-G Mohapatra’s election will allow India to influence the global policy on early warnings and disasters. (IMD)
india news
Updated on May 31, 2023 11:17 AM IST

UN weather agency to choose next chief to lead its fight against climate change

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
world news
Published on May 31, 2023 11:08 AM IST

2023 Atlantic Hurricane season names announced by WMO: Arlene, Bret, Cindy…

An aerial view of flood waters and destruction caused by Hurricane Delta in Creole, Louisiana in 2020. (Mario Tama / AFP)
environment
Published on May 23, 2023 04:56 PM IST

World should prepare for El Nino: WMO

A map WMO issued on expected rainfall patterns globally during El Nino years. (WMO)
environment
Updated on May 03, 2023 02:26 PM IST

World Meteorological Day 2023: History, theme, all you need to know

Meteorology is a field of study that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena, with focus on weather forecasting.
science
Published on Mar 23, 2023 06:19 AM IST

CO2 now 50% higher than pre-industrial levels: WMO

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Activists of the environment organisation Greenpeace protest with CO2 letters illuminated with flames in front of the Brandenburg Gate against the climate crisis in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2021. (AP/FILE)
world news
Updated on Nov 11, 2022 11:11 AM IST

Patna Meteorological Observatory gets centennial observing station status

The Patna Meteorological Observatory was established in 1867.
india news
Published on Jan 01, 2021 05:15 PM IST

Centre to help study climate crisis impact on Himalayas

Scientists from IMD and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology cautioned that the impact of climate crisis on the Himalayas will increase in the form of cloudbursts, extremely heavy rain, landslides, glacial lake outburst flood
india news
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 08:58 AM IST

La Niña may develop between Sept and Nov; likely to hamper post-monsoon season in India

La Niña is good for the southwest monsoon but it does not have a favourable impact on the post-monsoon season.
india news
Updated on Aug 27, 2020 05:59 PM IST

COP25: Deliver on commitments

Developed countries have also not delivered on their pre-2020 commitments, the most important among them being mobilising $100 billion per year by 2020 to support developing nations in mitigating and adapting to impacts
editorials
Updated on Dec 10, 2019 06:33 PM IST

Five years ending 2019 set to be the hottest ever: UN Report

According to the UN report, heatwaves were also the deadliest in the 2015–2019 period, affecting all continents and setting many new national temperature records.
india news
Updated on Sep 23, 2019 08:52 AM IST

India will find it hard to weather a bad monsoon

A weaker monsoon will have grave consequences for India’s economy, with agriculture facing the full impact because it is mostly dependant on rains for irrigation. A bad monsoon will also further burden the already depleted ground water resources of the country, and will also have a long-term effect on not just farming but also drinking water availability.
editorials
Published on Apr 01, 2019 07:50 AM IST
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