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Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Kerala to witness pre-Monsoon rains for another 24 hours

Rain Chennai post

Interior parts of Tamil Nadu along with many parts of Kerala and Chennai have been receiving good pre-Monsoon rain and thundershower activities since the last many days.

This weather activity is likely to continue for another 24 hours in Tamil Nadu. Thereafter, the weather in the state will become almost dry. However, Kerala will continue to witness scattered rain and thundershowers for a few days more, with weather activity picking up pace during afternoon hours.

At present, a confluence zone is passing through interior parts of Tamil Nadu and southern parts of Kerala. Moisture feed is also available from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal over both these states. Due to which convective clouds are developing leading to rain and thundershower activities.

Weather Alert: Light to moderate rain with strong gusty winds will occur over Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga, Thanjavur, Theni, The Nilgiris, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram and Virudhunagar during next the 6-8 hours.

Weather Alert: Moderate rain and thundershowers with strong gusty winds will occur over Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Wayanad districts of Kerala during next 6 hours. 

The capital city of Tamil Nadu, Chennai may also receive few spells of rain today and tomorrow. Thereafter, the weather in most parts of Tamil Nadu will become dry and hot.

Around April 26, another weather system is likely to develop in the Bay of Bengal, which will be a low-pressure area. This system will intensity into a depression and is likely to move in a northwest direction towards Tamil Nadu Coast.

Thus, on April 29 and 30, due to this system, parts of Tamil Nadu including Chennai and Puducherry may witness rain and thundershower activities accompanied with strong gusty winds.

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Despite meeting the Paris climate targets, rains and floods would damage US

Climate Change and US

As per a new research, record-breaking rainfall and flooding might happen more frequently across the United States even if the Paris climate targets are met.

The study also mentions that risks are likely to increase across most of the East Coast, in the southern Great Plains and in the southern Rocky Mountains. The risks are generally even greater as the climate warms beyond two degrees. For example, under four degrees of warming, the study found risk of 1,000-year events could increase ten folds in some regions of the country.

The new study also suggests that the enduring challenge of making projections about future rainfall patterns on a small enough scale that will be useful for regional and local policymakers.

Such predictions, when it comes to extreme rainfall events that might cause damaging floods are critical in decision making as to how to protect or update community infrastructure, from roads to bridges to buildings.

Experts have pointed out that the conditions seen across the United States this spring are likely the indicators of the effects of the climate change. Generally speaking, higher temperatures tend to allow the atmosphere to hold more moisture, which leads to an increase in precipitation.

It’s an issue that’s been at the forefront in the Eastern and Midwestern states in recent weeks. Last month only, a bomb cyclone brought a deluge of both rain and snow to the Midwest, causing historic flooding in communities along the Missouri River, particularly in parts of Nebraska and Iowa.

Since many weeks, parts of the Great Plains, Midwest and East Coast have been repeatedly battered with bouts of severe weather, including more rain and snow, tornadoes and additional flood warnings.

Not only this, there are other local and regional influences that come into play. The frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events might differ from one location to the next. It has been noted that capturing such differences on both a fine scale and over an extended time period might be a challenge.

The researchers note that there are still uncertainties associated with the method and that further work will be required to hone it. But, as a concept, they suggest it may present a promising new approach for producing practical information about extreme weather on a regional scale.

In the meantime, other research has found that heavy rainfall events and flooding have already been on the rise in recent decades, increasing the pressure for more accurate projections of what the coming decades will bring.

The most recent National Climate Assessment notes that “the heaviest rainfall events have become heavier and more frequent” over the last few decades, concurrent with an increase in flooding in the worst-affected places.

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Cyclonic circulation forms in Bay of Bengal, to induce depression by weekend

Depression in Bay of Bengal

Updated on April 23, 2019 5:30 PM:  Cyclonic circulation forms in Bay of Bengal, to induce depression by weekend

As predicted by Skymet Weather, a cyclonic circulation has finally come into existence. The system is presently marked over extreme Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean.

According to weathermen, the system would be tracking northwestwards into favourable weather conditions. The cyclonic circulation is likely to get more marked in the next 24 hours and induce a low pressure area by April 25. By then, the system would have moved further northwest but remaining over southeast and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal and nearby areas of Indian Ocean.

By April 26, we can expect a depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Indian Ocean. According to weathermen, atmospheric conditions would be further enhancing the strength of the depression. This may turn into a tropical storm in the subsequent three days, but we need to wait and watch for its intensity and track.

Depression likely in Bay of Bengal by weekend, may intensify into first cyclone of the season

Pre-Monsoon season is also the onset season for cyclonic storms in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Development of tropical storms are rare in March and picks up pace generally by the second half of April. While the month of May witnesses more of such storms in comparison to April. There are times, when these cyclonic storms even spreads to June on the account of weak Monsoon or delayed one.

Coming to the present season, we have not see any tropical storm in any of the Indian seas, so far. However, weather models are showing some turbulence in the ocean waters. The indications show that a Cyclonic Circulation is likely to develop around April 23.

At present, the system is at nascent stage and is located on the extreme southeast of Bay of Bengal, in the equatorial region of the Indian Ocean.

As per the experts, it is expected to become more organised on April 24. By April 25, it would gain more strength and possibly turn into a Low-pressure area. Slowly and steadily, this system would intensify further and shift a little northwestward. This would be the first system during this season.

Chances of this system turning into a depression are bright on April 26 but it would remain far low in the latitude. It might show signs of re-curvature when it becomes a Deep Depression but keeping far distance from our coastline. Thus, the coastline of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu would be safe. Moving forward, it would reach central Bay of Bengal by April 28 and possibility of it becoming a feeble cyclonic storm cannot be ruled out by then.

On April 29 and 30, it will move over the central and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal. While on May 1, it would be close to the proximity of Bangladesh and Myanmar near the Arakan coast. The system would be moving in favourable weather conditions as Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) would be around 29°C that are conducive for the formation of cyclonic storms.

Despite of all these favourable factors, this storm, the very first one of this season doesn't seem intense in nature. When the Monsoon current is strong/aggressive/active, it tends to suppress the cyclonic storm.

In the month of April, all these storms normally come up in extreme southeastern parts of Bay of Bengal that is in the proximity of equatorial Indian Ocean. Between zero and five degrees on either side of the equator, the cyclonic storms generally don’t form and even if they form, they tend to fizzle out soon.

In the month of April, these storms have the tendency to move northwest and re-curve well short of our coast and then again re-curve and head to Arakan Coast near Myanmar and Bangladesh. It is very rare that our coast directly gets hit by such a cyclonic storm.

This cyclonic circulation is likely to come up in the active zone of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The presence of Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is also favouring this storm. It has a role to play in intensifying the disturbances that come up in the oceans anywhere across the globe.

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[Hindi] बढ़ते पारे के साथ, दिल्ली में जल्द करेगी हीट वेव वापसी

Delhi heatwaveपिछले हफ्ते बारिश के बाद, दिल्ली अब कुछ गर्मी के लिए तैयार है। कल, दिल्ली में सफदरजंग ने अधिकतम तापमान 38.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस पर दर्ज किया।
किसी भी मौसम प्रणाली के अभाव में और राजस्थान से आने वाली गर्म और शुष्क उत्तर-पश्चिमी हवाओं के कारण दिल्ली के लिए आने वाले दिन गर्म होने वाले हैं।

हालांकि एक पश्चिमी विक्षोभ पहाड़ियों के पास पहुंच रहा है, लेकिन इससे मैदानी इलाकों में मौसम को प्रभावित करने के लिए मजबूत नहीं होगा।

शहर में आज से तापमान में बढ़ोतरी का अनुमान है। स्काईमेट में मौसम वैज्ञानिकों को उम्मीद है कि आज का तापमान 39 डिग्री सेल्सियस तक पहुंच जाएगा, जबकि कल के बाद का दिन यानि बुधवार को अधिकतम तापमान 40 डिग्री दर्ज किया जाएगा। इसके बाद, तापमान केवल 40 डिग्री के निशान को पार करते हुए और बढ़ने वाला है।

दिल्ली में कम से कम अगले एक सप्ताह तक बारिश नहीं होगी। हालांकि, वर्ष के इस समय में 37 डिग्री सेल्सियस और 38 डिग्री सेल्सियस का तापमान एक सामान्य दृश्य है। हालांकि, एक सप्ताह आगे का तापमान सामान्य तापमान से अधिक है। दिन हवादार होंगे और लू जैसी स्थिति से इंकार नहीं किया जा सकता है।

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[Hindi] पश्चिम बंगाल, ओडिशा में अगले 24 घंटों तक गरज के साथ बारिश जारी रहेगी

Rain in West Bengalपिछले 24 घंटों के दौरान, गंगीय पश्चिम बंगाल और उत्तरी तटीय ओडिशा में तीव्र गरज के साथ वर्षा दर्ज की गई। ये गतिविधियाँ गंगीय पश्चिम बंगाल से तेलंगाना और आंतरिक कर्नाटक तक फैले एक संगम क्षेत्र के कारण थीं।

बंगाल की खाड़ी से आती नम दक्षिण-पूर्वी हवाएँ, उत्तर-पश्चिम से गर्म और शुष्क हवाओं के साथ मिलने पे, गरज-चमक और वर्षा की गतिविधियों का कारण बनेगी।

अब, यह संगम क्षेत्र अगले 24 घंटों तक बने रहने की संभावना है। इसलिए, हम अगले 24 घंटों के दौरान ओडिशा के साथ-साथ गंगीय पश्चिम बंगाल में भी जारी रहने की उम्मीद है। इसके साथ, बिजली तथा तेज़ हवाएँ भी देखने को मिलेंगी।

इसके बाद तीव्रता कम हो जाएगी, हालांकि मौसम पूरी तरह से शुष्क नहीं होगा। छिटपुट गतिविधियां जारी रहने की संभावना है।

प्री-मॉनसून सीज़न के दौरान यह अनुकूल समय है जो इन गतिविधियों को तेज करता है। जब तापमान बढ़ता है और नमी होती है, तो नॉर्टवेस्टर या काल बैसाखी हिंसक हो जाती है।

हमें उम्मीद है कि अप्रैल महीने के दौरान इन गतिविधियों की कुछ और घटनाएं फिर से होंगी। मई के महीने में, इस तरह के एपिसोड की तीव्रता बढ़ते तापमान के साथ और भी अधिक बढ़ने की संभावना है।

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[Hindi] बढ़ते तापमान के साथ, महाराष्ट्र के विदर्भ और मराठवाड़ा में हीट वेव ने की वापसी

Weather in Maharashtraमहाराष्ट्र के कई हिस्से विशेषकर उत्तर मध्य महाराष्ट्र, विदर्भ और मराठवाड़ा के कई हिस्सों में 15 अप्रैल तक हीट वेव की स्थिति बनी हुई थी, जिसमें दिन का तापमान 40˚C से अधिक था। इसके बाद, इन सभी क्षेत्रों में गरज के साथ हुई बारिश की गतिविधियों के कारण, पूरे महाराष्ट्र में तापमान में काफी कमी आई और पारा 40˚C से नीचे चला गया।

हालांकि, अब एक बार फिर से मौसम की किसी महत्वपूर्ण प्रणाली की अनुपस्थिति तथा हवा की दिशा में बदलाव के कारण, महाराष्ट्र के तापमान में एक बार फिर से वृद्धि देखी जा रही है।

वर्तमान में, विदर्भ और उत्तर मध्य महाराष्ट्र के कई हिस्सों में अधिकतम तापमान 40˚C से अधिक हो गया है।

कल, अकोला का अधिकतम तापमान 42.2˚C पर दर्ज किया गया, परभनी में 41.9˚C, ब्रह्मपुरी में 41.7˚C, अमरावती 41.6˚C, मालेगाँव 41.2˚C, वर्धा 41.2˚C, जलगाँव 40.8˚C, चंद्रपुर 40.5˚C और सोलापुर में 40.4˚C।

अब दिन के तापमान में और वृद्धि के कारण, महाराष्ट्र में विदर्भ क्षेत्र के कुछ हिस्सों में हीट वेव की स्थिति दिखाई दी जाएगी।

मौसम वैज्ञानिकों के अनुसार, विदर्भ के आसपास के क्षेत्रों से एक ट्रफ गुज़र रही है, जिसके कारण विदर्भ और मराठवाड़ा के पूर्वी भागों में आंशिक रूप से बादल छाएँ रहेंगे, लेकिन बारिश और गरज के साथ छींटे पड़ने की संभावना बहुत कम है। फिर भी हल्की बारिश से इंकार नहीं किया जा सकता है।

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Weather during Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 3

Lok Sabha Elections

The Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 3 will be held tomorrow, and we will go one step closer to the selection of the next Prime Minister of the country. The Election heat is at its peak in the country and so is the summer heat.

Check out how the weather will be in your city during Election Day Phase 3:

Assam: The cities of Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Guwahati will vote amidst cloudy sky, with possibility of rain towards the latter parts of evening. Day should be cloudy. Temperatures will settle between 30 and 31 degrees.

Bihar: Madhepura, Khagaria, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria,  where voting will take place will see partly cloudy sky. Supaul may see thunderstorms during the later part of the evening. 36-38 degrees will be the maximum temperatures over these areas

Chhattisgarh: Cities of Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Surguja, Raigarh, Durg, Raipur will see clear weather conditions with temperatures on the higher side around 38 degrees, with bright sunshine which will add to woes.

Goa: North and South Goa will vote tomorrow amidst clear weather conditions, high humidity and temperatures around 34 degrees Celsius.

Gujarat: Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari and Valsad will be voting amidst hot weather conditions. Coastal stations will see maximums around 32 and 34 degrees. Interiors will see high temperatures about 40 degrees and exceeding that as well at some places. Heat wave is likely in pockets.

Jammu and Kashmir: Some rains are expected in Anantanag because of arrival of Western Disturbance. Cloudy skies will persist with day temperatures will settle at around 25 and 26 degrees.

Karnataka: Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Davanagere and Shimoga will see no weather activities. Few clouds will prevail with temperatures settling around 40s. Heat wave will settle in pockets.

Kerala: Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Kasargod, Kannur, Vadakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram will see scattered rains and thundershowers during the second half of the day. First half of the day will see humid weather conditions.

Maharashtra: Pune, Baramati, Ahmednagar, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad, Kolhapur and Hatkanangle will remain dry tomorrow. Coastal stations will see maximums around 32 and 34 degrees. Interiors will see high temperatures about 38 and 39 degrees. Some parts may see 40-degrees with heat wave like conditions.

Odisha: Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, Keonjhargarh will see partly cloudy with temperatures in the high 30s. Some parts may see 40 degrees as well. Meanwhile, Cuttack, Puri and Bhubaneswar will have temperatures in the lower 30s with latter part of day seeing a spell of thunderstorm in coastal pockets.

Uttar Pradesh: Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Badaun, Aonia, Bareilly and Pilibhit will see high temperatures in the high 30s.

West Bengal: Balurghat, Maldaha, Jangipur and Mushidabad may see thunderstorms in the late afternoon hours.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Dadra and Nagar Haveli will see no rains with weather remaining hot and humid with temperatures in the mid 30s.

Daman and Diu: Similar to Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu will see hot and humid weather conditions.

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Weather Forecast April 23: Heat wave to return in Haryana, Rajasthan and Central India, mercury to rise over 42 degrees

Beginning with North, a fresh Western Disturbance is over North Pakistan and its induced Cyclonic Circulation is over Central Pakistan. Thus, isolated rain activities might commence over Jammu and Kashmir. Weather of Himachal Pradesh would be partly cloudy. While over the plains, dry and hot winds from the Northwest would continue over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and North Rajasthan.

Temperatures would increase further and heat wave like conditions are expected over parts of Haryana and Rajasthan.

While in Central India, day temperatures over South Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Marathwada and North Madhya Maharashtra have crossed 40°C. We expect further rise in temperatures leading to heat wave conditions at isolated pockets of these states. Night temperatures are also expected to rise gradually. Weather to be dry over all the places except South Chhattisgarh where isolated thundershowers might be a sight.

Heading to East, a trough is extending from East Uttar Pradesh to Bihar and another trough is seen extending from East Bihar to South India across West Bengal and Odisha. Thus, scattered rains over Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and as well as over Coastal Odisha would be witnessed. While, isolated rains might occur over Gangetic West Bengal and parts of Jharkhand. Weather of East Uttar Pradesh and Bihar would be dry.

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Down South, due to the north south trough running from Bihar till Kerala will be responsible for scattered thundershowers over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and interior Tamil Nadu. Whereas, isolated rains are a possibility over Rayalaseema and South Interior Karnataka. Weather of Coastal Tamil Nadu and North Interior Karnataka would be dry and hot.

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23 अप्रैल का मौसम पूर्वानुमान: हरियाणा, राजस्थान, गुजरात, मध्य प्रदेश व महाराष्ट्र में हीट वेव

उत्तर भारत से शुरुआत करें तो एक पश्चिमी विक्षोभ उत्तरी पाकिस्तान पर देखा जा सकता है। इससे प्रेरित चक्रवाती हवाओं का क्षेत्र मध्य पाकिस्तान पर बना हुआ है। इन सिस्टम्स के चलते, जम्मू-कश्मीर पर एक-दो जगह बारिश होने का अनुमान है। हिमाचल में आसमान में बादल छाए रहेंगे। वहीं मैदानी भागों में, पंजाब, हरियाणा, दिल्ली, पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश और उत्तरी राजस्थान में गरम और शुष्क हवाएँ चलने का अनुमान है।

हरियाणा और राजस्थान में कई जगह हीट वेव की स्थिति दर्ज की जाएगी।

मध्य भारत की ओर बढ़ें तो, दक्षिणी राजस्थान, गुजरात, मध्य प्रदेश, विदर्भ, मराठवाडा, और उत्तरी मध्य महाराष्ट्र में दिन के तापमान 40 डिग्री का आँकड़ा पार कर चुके हैं। आगे भी इन राज्यों में एक-दो जगह हीट वेव की स्थिति दर्ज की जा सकती है। दक्षिणी छत्तीसगढ़ के अलावा हर राज्य में गरज-बौछारें होने का अनुमान है।

पूर्वी भारत की ओर बढ़ें तो, एक ट्रफ रेखा पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश से बिहार तक जा रही है। एक अन्य ट्रफ रेखा पूर्वी बिहार से दक्षिण भारत तक जा रही है। इसके चलते, उप-हिमालयी पश्चिम बंगाल, सिक्किम, अरुणाचल प्रदेश, असम, मेघालय और तटीय ओड़ीशा में कुछ जगह बारिश हो सकती है। साथ ही, गंगीय पश्चिम बंगाल और झारखंड में एक-दो जगह बारिश की उम्मीद है। वहीं, पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश और बिहार में मौसम शुष्क ही रहेगा।

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नीचे दक्षिण भारत में, एक उत्तर-दक्षिण ट्रफ रेखा बिहार से केरल तक जा रही है। इसके चलते, तटीय आंध्र प्रदेश, तेलंगाना, केरल और आंतरिक तमिलनाडु में कुछ जगह गरज-बौछारें हो सकती हैं। रायलसीमा और दक्षिण आंतरिक कर्नाटक में भी एक-दो जगह बारिश की संभावना है। वहीं, तटीय तमिलनाडु और उत्तरी आंतरिक कर्नाटक मेंमौसम शुष्क और गरम रहेगा।

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Bokaro, Ranchi and Jamshedpur continue to witness pre Monsoon thundershowers

Pre Monsoon In Jharkhand

Since past few days, the state of Jharkhand has been performing fairly well on account of different weather systems. Moreover, we are in the phase of pre-Monsoon season when all these thundery and lightning activities are at its peak.

In the past 24 hours, few places of Jharkhand received intense thunder-squalls as well as thundershower activities. Places like Bokaro, Chaibasa, Daltonganj and Jamshedpur recorded 15.2 mm, 25.1 mm, 1.4 mm and 31 mm of rains, respectively.

These activities were due to a Confluence Zone extending from Gangetic West Bengal to Telangana and Interior Karnataka. Also, the humid winds from southeast are blowing from Bay of Bengal were seen merging with hot and dry winds from the Northwest over the area, leading to formation of convective clouds. Hence, resulting in subsequent thundershower and rainfall activities. Lightning strikes were also very frequent in this rain episode.

The thundery activities would be a sight during later part of the day, either in afternoon or evening. This is the favorable time during the Pre-Monsoon season that these activities intensify. When the temperatures rise and there is moisture incursion, Nor’wester or Kal Baisakhi becomes violent.

At present, a feeble Cyclonic Circulation is over northern parts of Chhattisgarh and adjoining areas. Also, a trough is seen extending from this Cyclonic Circulation further eastward across Jharkhand up to West Bengal and Bangladesh. Therefore, widespread activity is ruled out. The activities over these places would be either due to localised weather conditions and terrain.

The eastern half of Jharkhand like Bokaro, Chaibasa, Daltonganj, Ranchi and Jamshedpur would be on the receiving end of these isolated rains.

Especially in the last three days, it has rained pretty good in Jharkhand. On April 18, rains were 47% excess and on April 19, it was 764% excess that is greater than normal for that date and on April 20, it was 700% excess. While, on April 21, the rains were short by 62%. In the coming 24 hours, these rains are expected to reduce and would be isolated in nature.

Also Read: West Bengal, Odisha to continue receiving rains and thundershower for next 24 hours

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Bengaluru rains to return today evening, intense showers likely in pockets

Rain in BangalorePre-Monsoon rain in Bengaluru are all set to return on Monday evening. According to Skymet Weather, intense thunderclouds are already seen hovering over the city, with rains and thundershowers are likely to follow soon. Cool breeze has already started blowing, making the weather pleasant.

Clouding is more intense over southern parts of the state capital. The weathermen are expecting some heavy spells over South Bengaluru, while other parts would also see good showers.

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These rain and thundershowers can be attributed to the trough running across South Interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. This is a semi-permanent feature during the pre-Monsoon season, which keeps oscillating east to west and vice versa.

Along with this, a confluence zone can also be seen over the region, which would further enhance the weather activities.
These approaching weather activities would bring much relief from the ongoing warm afternoons.

Though started on the weaker note but pre-Monsoon rains picked up pace during April. So far, in the month, the city has seen three spells of good rains, wherein city had recorded 8 mm, 17 mm and 21 mm of rainfall on April 9, 18 and 19, respectively.

With this, Bengaluru has already surpassed its monthly average rainfall that stands at 41.5 mm. More spells of rainfall would be an added advantage, in terms of excess rainfall.

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These creatures are going extinct and the reason is climate change

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This Earth Day the theme is that of ‘Protect Our Species’ and there's definitely a reason to it. Here’s a list of species that are already endangered and are at a risk of extinction soon, all because of climate change! Yes, it’s getting real now!

Bees

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Many species of bees are going extinct worldwide especially that in the US and Europe. Bees are an essential part of the ecosystem and play a massive role in pollinating flowers.

Giraffe

These beautiful creatures drive a lot of ecotourism each year. The herbivores also play a key role in plant growth, spreading seeds from the fruits and plants they eat.

Coral reefs

Found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans these reefs are home to more than a quarter of the planet's marine life. They also play a major role in eco-tourism and fisheries.

Great Apes

With the maximum similarity an animal can have with a human, great apes are facing a slow extinction.

Sea Turtles

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Found in the tropical and sub-tropical areas, these one of the oldest creatures on the Earth are falling prey to Global Warming.

Insects

Over the past four decades the overall populations of insects have shown a 45% decline. This in turn has posed risk to plant pollination and multiple food webs across the globe.

Birds

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Nearly 40% of the total bird species are prone to extinction. Migratory birds are immensely important for the food chains globally. Birds eat away pests and sometime even act a pollinator.

Sharks

Sharks play a very crucial role at the end of food chains by maintaining the populations of ones behind them in the chain. Climate change alters their habitats, affecting their ability to reproduce and find food.

Plants

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A wide variety of plants are endangered right now. Climate change degrades the soil they grow in and raises sea levels.

Elephants

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Elephants around the world are losing their habitats on an alarming rate due to climate change.

Fish

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Climate change disrupts their migration and threatens habitats that they reside in.

Whales

These marine mammals are facing huge population declines worldwide. Their role in ocean ecosystems is undeniable.

If not taken into account now, we might end up loosing many plant and animal species from our Earth forever. It’s high time we start taking things seriously!

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