Between 6th and 17th August the Standardized Rainfall Anomaly Index from IMD, a tool to monitor active and break phases of monsoon, was below -1.0 coinciding with the break in monsoon period. Subsequently only 19th August saw the Rainfall index cross 1.0 indicating though the break in monsoon period came to an end the monsoon…
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Southwest Monsoon struggles against large scale suppression
Southwest Monsoon, Northeast Monsoon, Western Disturbance the Indian Sub Continent is home to diverse weather events. India’s strength lies in her diversity. COMK wishes all a Happy Independence Day. May India continue to be the guiding culture for the rest of the globe. For regular weather observers it is not a surprise when one says…
Break in Monsoon period thunderstorms to pick up over Tamil Nadu
Southwest Monsoon is a weather event that stretches for nearly 120 days across the Indian Sub Continent. With such a long season every monsoon season goes through ebbs and flows characterized by active and break phases. While the break in monsoon period was known and tracked for more than a century by the Indian meteorologists….
Southwest Monsoon potentially heading for a break
Often it is remarked while the large scale global factors play a crucial role in the overall performance of Monsoon seasons, it is important not to ignore the intra seasonal oscillations that possibly decide on the active and weak phase of Monsoon during the season. Ofcourse it goes without saying these intra seasonal oscillations owe…
Potential flooding scenario unfolding over parts of Central India
For the spiritually inclined Hindus the mention of Dandakaranya will bring memories of the epic Ramayana where Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana spent a major portion of their exile period in the Dandakaranya forests. . But Dandakaranya plateau is beyond just a forest and its connection with Ramayana. Covering large parts of Chhattisgarh and some…