The last few days have seen abnormally hot day time temperatures hit parts of the Indian sub continent along with adjoining areas of Pakistan and Iran under the influence of an abnormally strong anti cyclone sitting over Arabian Sea and adjoining areas. Consequent to the anti cyclone sitting over the region suppressed atmospheric conditions that […]
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The Indian Summer Monsoon is one of the best examples of the intricate interaction between Sun & Wind to create a large scale weather phenomenon. The relentless summer sun triggers a large scale vacuum over the Indian subcontinent creating a huge area of low pressure. When the air moves in to fill up this vacuum […]
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கெடுப்பதூஉம் கெட்டார்க்குச் சார்வாய்மற் றாங்கேஎடுப்பதூஉம் எல்லாம் மழை. வான்சிறப்பு The above Thirukural is one of the more famous couplets that gets quoted while talking about how Rains have the ability to play tantrums with the lives of people but in the same manner can bring back life by arriving at Hour of Need as well. In a […]
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Yesterday IMD confirmed the strengthening of the well marked low over South Bay of Bengal into a depression. Currently lying about 625 kms to the southeast of Nagapattinam and about 425 kms ESE of Trincomalee it is expected to move in a NW direction for the next 12 hours or so before drifting WSW towards […]
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Yesterday IMD announced the formation of a Low Pressure Area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining East Equatorial Indian Ocean. Not often one gets to see a tropical disturbance at this time of the year though during La Nina years it is not exactly uncommon. With IMD expecting the low pressure to become well […]
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