One of the words most popularised by Dr S R Ramanan was “Veppasalanam”. “வெப்பசலனம் காரனமாக மழை” is a phrase that owes so much to Dr Ramanan. Tamil is such a beautiful language that understood water cycle very early. “வான்முகந்த நீர் மழை பொழியவும் மழைப் பொழிந்த நீர் கடல் பரப்பவும் மாரி பெய்யும் பருவம் போல் நீரின்றும் நிலத்து ஏற்றவும் நிலத்தினின்று நீர்ப்பரப்பவும் அளந்து அறியாப் பல பண்டம்” – பட்டினப்பாலை. Veppasalanam as a word pretty much sums…
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Plains of Tamil Nadu to see a return of mini Summer
Southwest Monsoon got off to a strong start this season covering almost half of the country before MOK. The monsoon surge was so strong over the past few days even the leeward plains of Tamil Nadu saw rains. Yesterday Chennai and suburbs saw multiple spell of rains from afternoon to late evening. This spell also…
Monsoon onset over Kerala – Things falling in place
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…
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…
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…