State Government of Maharashtra has reported that total area of crop damage (more than 33%) due to unseasonal rainfall in the month of October-November, 2019, is 94.53 lakh hectares. Approximately,...
Overview: As of the end of November, conditions are mixed for wheat, maize, and rice, while favourable for soybeans. In the Northern Hemisphere, spring wheat harvest is wrapping up while winter wheat...
ABOUT THIS ISSUE Flooding is perhaps the most widespread hazard in India. It has been estimated that out of the total geographical area of 329 million hectares (mha), more than 40 mha is flood prone...
PRESS RELEASE - December 05, 2019 New Water, Peace and Security tool uses machine learning to predict violent conflicts, with an 86% success rate GENEVA (December 5, 2019)—What if we could predict...
Press Release | 04 December 2019 Climate Risks increasing worldwide - even for High-Income-Countries Global Climate Risk Index: Japan and Germany hit hardest by heat waves and drought in 2018 /...
World food prices jump in November Meat and vegetable oils lead FAO Food Price Index upwards, while cereal prices dip amid record output even as weather weighs in Africa 5 December 2019, Rome - World...
South Asia is highly prone to natural and human-caused disasters, and the nature and magnitude of disasters have become more intense and frequent due to climate change, environmental degradation and...
In a PIB Press Release ID: 1594670, dated 3rd December 2019, Titled – ‘Centre releases Rs. 414.90 crore and Rs. 552.00 crore to the cyclone “Bulbul” affected states of West Bengal and Odisha...
Key trends in South Asia last week include: election-related violence in Nepal and India’s Jharkhand state; and demonstration activity against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in India’s northeast...
India Meteorological Department Earth System Science Organisation (Ministry of Earth Sciences) BULLETIN NO. : 11 (ARB/05/2019) TIME OF ISSUE: 2015 HOURS IST DATED: 04.12.2019 (a) Deep Depression over...