It was possibly Dr. Ramanan the retired Director Area Cyclone Warning Centre, Chennai who popularised the word Veppasalanam. Many may not know the RMC Chennai had published a comprehensive glossary of Tamil Weather Terms a few years back. While Veppasalanam in basic sense indicates convective development often the role of wind is downplayed. As mentioned…
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Thunderstorms to return with a bang over Coastal Tamil Nadu
Over the past couple of weeks leeward plains of Tamil Nadu saw a break from thunderstorms as monsoon remained active. The much needed active phase of Monsoon saw copious inflows into the Cauvery basin bring Mettur to Full reservoir level. While we can feel happy about the water levels in dams the landslide over Wayanad…
Another year Mettur treated as a flood surplus reservoir
In less than 12 hours from the time this post goes live for the first time in 19 months Mettur will reach Full Reservoir Level. The mainstream media will carry about how it has reached FRL for the nth time in so many years etc. With the inflow expected to remain high today and tomorrow…
Break in Monsoon conditions on the cards
The Indian Summer Monsoon is often characterised by alternating phases of active monsoon and break in monsoon phases. In a paper co-authored by Dr M Rajeevan and Prof Sulochana Gadgil a clear protocol was established about these events. “Active and break events are defined as periods during the peak monsoon months of July and August,…
Cauvery fulfils her duty, time for people to step up
கெடுப்பதூஉம் கெட்டார்க்குச் சார்வாய்மற் றாங்கே எடுப்பதூஉம் எல்லாம் மழை. This couplet about rains by Thiruvalluvar holds good for River Cauvery as well. “Rain by its absence ruins men; and by its existence restores them to fortune.” if we replace the word rains with Cauvery the couplet will still convey its message effectively. In our blog posted dated…