Humans have looked at the skies and starts from time immemorial to understand time. Sun has been his companion for many millennia to keep a sense of time. In a way the predictable and regular cycle of Sun allowed humans to develop calendars through which they started to keep a tab of seasons / rainfall…
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…
Reservoir Levels in South India remain a worry
நளி கடல் முகந்து செறிதக இருளிகனை பெயல் பொழிந்து நற்றிணை 289, மருங்கூர்ப் பட்டினத்துச் சேந்தன் குமரனார், முல்லைத் திணை From time immemorial rains have always been played an important role in the evolution of human race. Just like the ancient civilizations in the Indian Sub Continent old Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations also found ways and means to harness water…
Weak Monsoon conditions give thunderstorm opportunity for Tamil Nadu
The last couple of weeks has seen Southwest Monsoon show some of its regular traits of becoming vigorous over the Western Ghats and the Himalayan states. The weekend saw extreme rainfall instances over parts of North India with record breaking rains from places like Chandigarh, Delhi etc. Many parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh saw intense…