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Dead Sea almost dried up entirely 120,000 years ago

Dead Sea almost dried up entirely 120,000 years ago


During the last interglacial period, approximately 120,000 years ago, Dead Sea came close to drying ...
Thousands told to evacuate as floods hit Australia

Thousands told to evacuate as floods hit Australia


Thousands of Australians were ordered on Saturday to evacuate their homes as heavy rainfall flooded...
Extreme rainfall in Central India in past 50 years

Extreme rainfall in Central India in past 50 years


Meteorologists have observed a very high rise in the "extreme events of rainfall" in the country in ...

Sharp showers last parts of Tamil Nadu


After more than a week of sunshine, many areas in Tamil Nadu experienced sharp showers since last n...

Scanty rainfall hits paddy sowing in Orissa


Deficient rainfall during the past two months has hit kharif paddy sowing in Orissa, the state`s agr...

Widespread rainfall in store for UP


After remaining subdued for the last few days, the monsoon rain is expected to pick up in most parts...

Satisfactory rainfall in Maharashtra so far: CM


Maha CM Prithviraj Chavan said state has so far received `satisfactory` rainfall and 71 per cent of ...

Sunny morning in Delhi, rains expected


A sunny morning greeted Delhi Wednesday, but rains are likely later in the day, the India Meteorolog...

Rainfall drenches Rajasthan


Rainfall continued to lash most parts of Rajasthan even as some areas in the desert state remained d...

MP receives good rainfall in first monsoon phase


Madhya Pradesh has recieved almost double the amount of rainfall till now this season, against what ...

South-West monsoon hits Rajasthan


South-West monsoon hit Rajasthan with several parts of the state receiving rainfall even as hot an...

Monsoon reaches Orissa


The monsoon hit Orissa Monday, bringing rains to parts of its south coastal districts, an official o...

Monsoon to reach Jharkhand one week after schedule


The Met department officials have forecast normal rainfall for Jharkhand this year.
Evaporation from land only modifies rainfall frequency

Evaporation from land only modifies rainfall frequency


Researchers have found that evaporation only modifies frequency of summertime rainfall, and not its ...

Hills of Himachal witnessing rainfall


If you are sizzling in the plains and want a cool getaway for the weekend, head to the hills of Hima...

Rain lashes some places in Punjab & Haryana


A few places in Punjab and Haryana were Monday lashed by rains but the minimum temperature continu...

Punjab and Haryana have showers, mercury rises


Various parts of Punjab, Haryana and the joint capital city Chandigarh witnessed light to moderate r...
Volcanic eruptions affect Asian rainfall

Volcanic eruptions affect Asian rainfall


A new research has revealed that volcanic eruptions affect rainfall over the Asian monsoon region.

Heavy rainfall in coastal Andhra, Rayalseema


Many districts in coastal and Rayalseema regions of Andhra Pradesh have been receiving heavy rainf...

Warm day in Delhi, but rains expected


It would be a warm day again in Delhi, the weather office said Friday but also held out the possibil...

Doon Valley breaks a 44-year monsoon record


The monsoon rainfall broke a 44-year-old record in Dehra Dun by registering a whopping 3018.3 mm o...

85 pc of India had excess or normal rainfall this monsoon


Eighty-five per cent area of the country has received excess or normal rainfall during the current...

Overnight rainfall brings mercury down in Delhi


Some parts of the national capital received overnight rainfall, bringing the temperature down but k...

26 districts in MP get deficient rainfall


As many as 26 out of 50 districts in Madhya Pradesh received deficient rainfall and only one big d...

Cloudy morning, rains expected in Delhi


It was cloudy and humid in Delhi Friday morning and the weatherman said parts of the city could see ...
Landslide kills seven in Nepal

Landslide kills seven in Nepal


Seven persons, including three children, were killed in a landslide triggered by incessant rainfal...

Rosaiah reviews situation following heavy rainfall in AP


Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah on Sunday directed all the district collectors and irrigat...

Heavy rains lash Rajasthan


Heavy rains lashed Rajasthan with Jaisalmer receiving a maximum rainfall of 39 mm till this morning....

Bihar stares at drought again


Bihar plans to declare more than two dozen districts drought hit soon, with the state already record...

Thundershowers ahead in Delhi


Delhi continued to be high on humidity on Sunday morning with a few areas seeing traces of rainfall.

Punjab, Haryana see dip in rainfall


After experiencing incessant showers over the last few days, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh saw a di...

Pre-monsoon showers lash Delhi, Punjab and Haryana


The long-awaited monsoon reached the capital Monday after a six-day delay with the met office predic...

Chandigarh, Haryana receive heavy rainfall


Several parts of Haryana and Chandigarh city received a heavy downpour Sunday afternoon, throwing no...

SW monsoon advances in Rajasthan


Delayed by about 12 days, the South-West monsoon on Saturday advanced in some parts of south-east ...

Mumbai lakes receive rainfall


The water-parched metropolis had something to cheer as the catchment areas of the lakes received r...
Monsoon expected to deliver normal rainfall

Monsoon expected to deliver normal rainfall


The monsoon will deliver normal rainfall this year after being hindered by two tropical cyclones.

Monsoon likely to hit Bihar soon


Holding out relief to the people, particularly farmers, of drought-prone Bihar, the weather office s...

Lightning kills one Buldhana


One person was killed in Buldhana district after lightning struck him following heavy rains in rur...
`Golf ball-sized hail` brings Melbourne to standstill

`Golf ball-sized hail` brings Melbourne to standstill


A violent storm with hail-stones the size of golf balls brought Melbourne to a standstill on Saturda...
Global warming likely to impact rainfall patterns

Global warming likely to impact rainfall patterns


Climate models project that the global average temperature will rise about 1 degree C by mid-century...

Rainfall likely in Uttar Pradesh


Light to moderate rainfall is likely in parts of Uttar Pradesh Wednesday and Thursday, the weatherma...

Rainfall in Delhi, but mercury stays above average


Did the dark skies and light rainfall make you wrap yourself with some extra woollies? The warm clot...

Delhi sees heaviest November rainfall in 10 years


The national capital received the heaviest rainfall in the month of November in the past 10 years la...

Northeast records 20 percent rainfall deficit


The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from the northeastern region, which has suffered a 20 percent ra...
`Drought situation not as alarming as initially seemed`

`Drought situation not as alarming as initially seemed`


Finance Minister Pranab Mukerhjee on Monday said drought situation is not as alarming as it initia...
NHPC power generation falls by 200-mn units on poor rainfall

NHPC power generation falls by 200-mn units on poor rainfall


State-run NHPC, on Tuesday said its power generation capacity has declined by about 200 million unit...
Subsidy on seeds hiked to Rs 288 cr; rainfall deficit down

Subsidy on seeds hiked to Rs 288 cr; rainfall deficit down


The govt on Tuesday announced increasing subsidy on seeds of different crops to Rs 288 crore to mit...
Agri production to dip by 4.7% on deficient rainfall: SEA

Agri production to dip by 4.7% on deficient rainfall: SEA


The overall crop output is expected to decline by 4.7 per cent in 2009-10 on account of unequal rain...
Crop output to fall 4.7% in `09-10 on poor rainfall: CMIE

Crop output to fall 4.7% in `09-10 on poor rainfall: CMIE


India`s total agriculture crop production is expected to drop by 4.7 per cent and foodgrain output b...
Crop output to fall 4.7% in `09-10 on poor rainfall: CMIE

Crop output to fall 4.7% in `09-10 on poor rainfall: CMIE


India`s total agriculture crop production is expected to drop by 4.7 per cent and foodgrain output...