In a couple of days time many parts of Peninsular India will celebrate their annual harvest festival Pongal / Sankranthi. While Lohri / Magh Bigu / Poush Sankranthi may not be the traditional harvest festivals of the regions they are also celebrated to herald a change in season. In a way it is apt we…
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South TN to keep a watch on possible heavy rains in a day or two.
Over the last 24 hours or so most parts of Coastal Tamil Nadu between Delta dts and Chennai received moderate to heavy rains under the influence of an interaction between Mid Latitude Westerly Trough and a trough of Easterlies over Southwest Bay of Bengal. As is the case more often than not when an interaction…
Dry Weather to persist over most parts of Tamil Nadu
As 2023 gives way to 2024 we wish all our well wishers and followers a Happy and Prosperous New Year. The new year also gives an opportunity to look back, learn from the mistakes and identify areas of improvement. Disaster resilience evolves constantly and as the population grows and urbanization increases new problems come to…
2023 to end & 2024 to start on a dry note for most of Tamil Nadu
In roughly 48 hours from the time of this post not only the statistical season of Northeast Monsoon 2023 will come to an end but also the rainfall season for year 2023 also will come to an end. The NEM seasonal tally for Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry stands at 455.8 mm with rainfall accumulation from…
Northeast Monsoon 2023 – A tale of two monsoons
Janus. As the god of transitions and dualities, Janus is portrayed with two faces—one facing the past, and one facing the future. In a way Northeast Monsoon 2023 also is a tale of two monsoons, one that shattered records in the districts of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli and the other showing how extreme rainfall may be…