Farmers to get free SMS on extreme weather conditions

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:06

The government on Thursday launched a free SMS service called 'Nowcast' to provide alerts on extreme weather conditions like hailstorm every three hours to over one crore registered farmers on their mobile phones.

Humans not influencing all extreme weather events

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:41

A new research has revealed that although climate change likely had little impact on the lack of precipitation in the Central US, it did account for about 35 per cent of the extreme warmth experienced in the Eastern US between March and May.

Now, get extreme weather alerts on cell phones

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 16:30

In a path-breaking discovery, a system has been developed through which extreme weather alerts on your mobile phone can avert casualties.

Indian Ocean key to predict extreme weather in Australia

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 20:11

Changes in the surface temperature of the Indian Ocean is helping scientists predict extreme weather in Australia up to six months in advance.

Extreme weather may become norm around Indian Ocean by 2050

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 20:12

If the world continues to do nothing to curb climate change, extreme weather conditions, like torrential rains and bad droughts, will become the norm around the equator by 2050, a new study has warned.

2013 marked by record sea level, weather extremes: WMO

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 18:18

Sea levels this year posted a record high, making low-lying coastal populations ever more vulnerable to extreme weather like super-storm Haiyan, the UN said today.

Global warming raising heat risk to record levels

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 23:23

A new study has revealed that global warming has increased risk of heat rising to record levels.

Extreme weather due to man-made climate changes

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 08:56

Man-made climate changes may be behind extreme weather patterns that ravage the world such as the US and Russian heat waves in 2011 and 2010 and the unprecedented floods in Pakistan.