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Automatic weather station installed in South Garo Hills
CAU-KVK South Garo Hills under ICAR-ATARI Region 7 has installed Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) to provide accurate, reliable real-time weather data to remote, inaccessible or hazardous locations. The weather station, sponsored by the Hyderabad National Climate Agricultural Innovation Project I...Read more -
Extreme weather – heavy rainfall
Heavy rainfall is one of the most frequent and widespread severe weather hazards to affect New Zealand. It is defined as rainfall greater than 100 mm in 24 hours. In New Zealand, heavy rainfall is relatively common. Often, a significant amount of precipitation occurs in only a few hours, leading ...Read more -
Singapore study links air pollution to 135 million premature deaths
Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, a Singapore university study found. Weather phenomena like El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole worsened the effects of these pollutants by in...Read more -
Himachal Pradesh to set up 48 weather stations to enhance rainfall and heavy rainfall warnings
Chandigarh: In an effort to improve the accuracy of weather data and improve response to climate-related challenges, 48 weather stations will be installed in Himachal Pradesh to provide early warning of rainfall and heavy rainfall. The state has also agreed with the French Development Agency (A...Read more -
Tracking the Flow: Meeting the Challenge of Open-Channel Flow Measurement in Municipal Applications
One of the more unique measurement landscapes is open channels, where the flow of liquids along a free surface is occasionally “open” to the atmosphere. These can be tough to measure, but careful attention to flow height and flume position can help boost accuracy and verifiability. ...Read more -
Salem will have 20 automatic weather stations and 55 automatic rain gauges.
In a major project, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed 60 additional automatic weather stations (AWS) across the city. Currently, the number of stations has increased to 120. Previously, the city installed 60 automated workplaces in district departments or fire departments...Read more -
Weather Experiment: How to measure wind speed with a wind anemometer
Meteorologists all over the world use a wide variety of instruments to measure things like temperature, air pressure, humidity and a host of other variables. Chief Meteorologist Kevin Craig demonstrates a device know as an anemometer An anemometer is a device that measures wind speed. There are m...Read more -
Loss of oxygen in bodies of water identified as new tipping point
Oxygen concentrations in our planet’s waters are decreasing rapidly and dramatically—from ponds to the ocean. The progressive loss of oxygen threatens not only ecosystems, but also the livelihoods of large sectors of society and the entire planet, according to the authors of an internationa...Read more -
Sharp rise in heavy rain spells during the onset of northeast monsoon: study
There has been a sharp increase in rainfall during the onset phase of northeast monsoon in during 2011-2020 and the number of heavy rainfall incidences has also increased during the monsoon onset period, says a study that has been carried out by senior meteorologists of India Meteorological Depar...Read more