KHAMMAM/HYDERABAD : Heavy rains lashed several parts of Telangana on Thursday, leading to disruption of normal life, particularly in erstwhile Khammam and Warangal and surrounding districts. The officials have a reason to worry as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert, predicting very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall for the districts of Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Adilabad, …
The city recorded 54.5 mm rain on Thursday, making it the wettest November day in 70 years, since India Meteorological Department started maintaining records for the city. With Thursday’s rain, that took the month’s total to 55.5 mm, this November also became the wettest the month has been in 51 years and second wettest of all time. IMD officials attributed …
The city endured a staggering 738.7 mm rainfall in July, the highest recorded in any month in its history, as per the India Meteorological Department. Now pushed to the second spot, it’s followed by 675.5 mm rain in August 1971, 52 years ago. According to IMD officials, the rain in July this year was 170% surplus from normal Until this …
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday informed of likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls occurred at isolated places over Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Konkan and Goa and Odisha. Additionally, heavy rainfall coupled with strong winds lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Tuesday morning, leading to inundation in some low-lying areas, civic officials said. Notably, Mumbai began witnessing …
If you have been even a little bit attentive in your Geography or General Knowledge classes, you must have come across the question -- What is the world's wettest place? As monsoon rain lashes northeast region wreaking havoc and killing people, Mawsynram and Sohra in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district are in a competition to be the wettest place in …
Air quality in the national capital turned 'severe' on Saturday with with slow wind speed allowing the accumulation of "locally generated" pollutants, according to India Meteorological Department officials. The wind speed remained slow allowing the accumulation of pollutants generated locally, V K Soni, head of the IMD's environment research centre said. However, Soni said, the air quality is likely to …
