Drought conditions in India worsened marginally in March with 26.5 per cent of the country’s area being affected due to deficient rains under the influence of El Nino. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), an arm of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), droughts were confirmed in northern, eastern and … Read more
Only one out of every six reservoirs in India has a storage level higher than 50 per cent of the capacity this week, data from the Central Water Commission (CWC) showed. At least seven reservoirs – six of them in the South – have gone dry even as the storage level in the 150 major … Read more
Four of India’s 150 major reservoirs have gone dry with three of them in the southern region even as the storage in them declined for the 24th week in a row, data from the Central Water Commission (CWC) showed. Also read:Half of major Indian reservoirs at less than 40% of capacity The situation in nearly … Read more
Chances of La Nina, which results in heavy rainfall and floods particularly in India, emerging after June have increased even as El Nino is dissipating, two global weather agencies have said. “El Nino continues and is near its end….While three out of seven international models are predicting a La Nina by late winter,” said Australia’s … Read more
Indian cocoa growers are reaping the benefits of a surge in global cocoa prices, which have nearly doubled since the beginning of this year leaving consumers worried over the price they have to pay for their favourite chocolates. The price rise in the global market has led research agency BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, … Read more
The Indian government on Thursday estimated record output of its wheat, mustard crops but has estimated a drop in its rice production, a clear indication of the El Nino impact on kharif and rabi crops. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, in its second advance estimates for major crops for the 2023-24 season (July-June), … Read more
Any gain in palm oil prices will likely be capped by hopes of a large soyabean crop, weaker soft oil prices and muted demand in China. However, biodiesel policies to include palm oil by producing nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia could prevent any sharp fall in its prices, analysts said. “In the short term, … Read more
With various global weather models forecasting that La Nina will set in around June this year, an Australian weather firm says La Nina conditions, which will likely emerge in the second half of 2024, have developed more often than El Nino since 1997-98. But things could reverse. “Up until the 1997-1998 El Niño there was … Read more
With global oceans having warmed significantly over the past 50 years, it may make a difference in predicting future El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has said. On the other hand, Colombia Climate School International Research Institute (IRI) said an El Niño advisory from the CPC continues for February … Read more
Winter in Canada has been warmer than usual thanks to El Niño, but there’s a chance the weather event could be followed by a chilly La Niña this year, experts say. While El Niño is characterized by warm, above-average sea-surface temperatures, La Niña is a climate pattern that tends to occur soon after El Niño … Read more