Pollution reduces day time temperature during Indian summer monsoon
Increased aerosol loading in the atmosphere due to pollution has led to changes in the number, shape and characteristics of
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IITM: Ocean mean temperature better predicts Indian summer monsoon
Researchers at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology report that ocean mean temperature is more accurate in predicting Indian monsoon
Read MoreExtreme rainfall events pose a challenge to reservoir operations
Modelling studies by IIT Ghandhinagar team has found that if high emission continues, then by the end of the century the mean
Read MorePodcast: How species can turn invasive in the same ecosystem
Fruit flies selected for dispersal evolved traits — increased aggression, exploration and activity — which together is more likely to make
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IISER Pune find species can turn invasive in the same ecosystem
IISER researchers have been able to show that fruit flies selected for dispersal for as long as 69 generations have evolved
Read MoreShort, heavy spells get a new name – mini-cloud burst
Researchers at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune have coined a new term — mini-cloud burst — to define rainfall in excess of
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IISER Pune shows bacteria develop resistance even without exposure to antibiotics
Researchers at IISER Pune found that E. coli subjected to different stresses simultaneously and in a unpredictable manner evolved to tolerate novel stresses
Read MoreDecline in low-intensity rainfall reduces groundwater recharge in north India
Research carried out by IIT Gandhinagar team has found increased groundwater recharge in south India between 1996 and 2016 due
Read MoreTwo-fold increase in short spells of heavy rainfall in Indian cities
Very heavy rainfall lasting for a few hours in urban locations in India has become more intense in the last
Read MoreBhubaneswar: Urban heat island effect studied in a growing city
Urbanisation of Bhubaneswar, a tier-2 city in Odisha, India, has been rapid at 83% in the last 15 years (2000-2014)
Read MoreSome Indian cities cooler than surrounding areas during summer days
More than 60% of the total 89 urban areas are 1-5 degree C cooler than their surrounding non-urban areas during
Read MoreIIT Gandhinagar develops a system to monitor drought in South Asia
It will now be possible to monitor drought at 5-km resolution on near real-time basis. The dataset and drought indicators
Read MoreThree-fold increase in extreme rainfall events over central India
Summer monsoon rainfall over central India has reduced by 10% on average, while there has been three-fold increase in extreme
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