Monsoon is a word but Monsoon onset over Kerala (MOK) is an emotion. It is an emotion not just for the weather community but most of India. Despite all the manufacturing advances over the past couple of decades agriculture still remains India’s largest provider of rural employment. Agriculture still contributes to about 16% of the…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Pre Monsoon Thunderstorms to end with a bang
On Tuesday IMD confirmed the onset of Southwest Monsoon over the southern parts of the archipelago. IMD also expects Monsoon to further progress over entire A&N islands along with parts of Arabian Sea and Comorin Sea. It may be ironic to talk about Pre Monsoon thunderstorms immeidately after Monsoon onset. But in a season that…
Southwest Monsoon to check in over parts of Andaman & Nicobar today
IMD has indicated Monsoon is likely to make onset over Nicobar Islands today. The Southwest Monsoon is one of the most prominent monsoons of the world. In simpler terms it is a large scale replica of land and sea breeze. The summer heat over the Indian Sub continent creates a thermal low which triggers a…
Fire and Ice Show to continue over Peninsular India
Many may remember Fire and Ice the poem written by Robert Frost. He uses the words Fire and Ice as a metaphor to talk about destructive forces. If you ask a weather blogger about Fire and Ice possibly the quickest reference could be to summer. A period when the land not only gets scorched under…
Easterlies to withdraw but after giving a temporary respite from heat
There is an old saying “All Good things must come to an end”. For the citizens of coastal Tamil Nadu Easterlies do qualify as a good thing. Not only do they bring the much needed Northeast Monsoon season for Tamil Nadu. It also plays a crucial modulating role in temperatures during March and April. In…