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Why our cities get submerged in the monsoon

'Urbanisation results in heavy rainfall events.' IMAGE: Commuters wade through a waterlogged street at Parel, north central Mumbai, following heavy rainfall, August 4, 2020. Photograph: PTI Photo.......

'Climate change is a reality'

'When there is a change in the wind speed or the stress exerted on the surface, it will change the ocean currents.' IMAGE: Boats are anchored at a dock after the red alert for Cyclone Nisarga, in......

Good news! IMD forecasts normal rainfall this year

India will receive normal monsoon this season, country's meteorological department said on Wednesday in its forecast for the Southwest monsoon that covers 75 per cent of the country, and thereby......

What TN govt is doing to ease Chennai's water crisis

IMAGE: A common Chennai scene. Photographs: A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com Chennai is reeling under one of the worst water shortages in living memory, and the news has made international headlines so......

'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'

'It affects our economy, it is very important in many ways.''So we have to be the foremost experts in the world on the monsoon.''But the best minds in India have not devoted their time to the study......

Explained: Why the monsoon is pulling out so late

'The last time we had such a late withdrawal of monsoon was in 1960 or so.' IMAGE: National and state disaster response force personnel rescue citizens from the flood-affected Rajendra Nagar area......

Monsoon cheer for India's farmers

Officials said good rain in August - though it might not improve acreages much for most crops except urad, moong, and paddy - would help in improving yields in the crops already planted.......

Scanty rain in June hits sowing of kharif crops

Till June 30, the southwest monsoon was 33 per cent lower than normal, which is among the worst in the last five years, with 28 of the 36 meteorological divisions recording deficient rain. Kharif......

After a week's delay, monsoon hits Kerala coast: IMD

The news will augur well for the country as large parts have been witnessing agriculture distress and water levels in reservoirs in west and south India have dipped to low levels. IMAGE:......

Pre-monsoon rainfall lowest in 65 years: Skymet

Pre-monsoon rainfall, colloquial referred to as "mango showers", is vital to many parts of the country. The pre-monsoon rainfall in the country was the second lowest in 65 years, private weather......

When the homeless were kicked out for San Francisco's Super Bowl

Some 200 protest San Francisco's Super Bowl homelessness response IMAGE: Demonstrators gather near Super Bowl City to protest San Francisco's response to homelessness. Photograph: Curtis......

Torres is back at Atletico Madrid

Fernando Torres of AC Milan salutes the fans. Photograph: Marco Luzzani/Getty Images Spain forward Fernando Torres has agreed to return to Atletico Madrid on loan from AC Milan until the end of......

Atletico Madrid close to sealing Torres deal

Spain's Fernando Torres celebrates. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters Atletico Madrid are close to tying up a deal for Spain forward Fernando Torres to return to his boyhood club on loan from......

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