Heavy rains lash across the country after an erratic monsoon in the month of June and July. Low to moderate flash flood warning has been issued over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka, Konkan, and Goa. Isolated heavy to very rainfall likely to continue along the west … Read more
The national capital woke up to heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms in the early hours of Friday, bringing relief from the persistently humid weather.The India Meteorological Department on X informed that the Delhi and NCR region is likely to experience more rain during the next two hours. “Light rainfall/drizzle is very likely to occur at … Read more
Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, especially the hilly areas of its northern districts on Thursday, disrupting the normal life there. Incidents of flooding, uprooting of trees and minor landslides have been reported from many parts of northern Kerala districts. Widespread heavy rains have been reported in the hilly areas of Wayanad … Read more
Amid ongoing sultry weather conditions, Delhi is likely to experience light rains on Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling at 31.6 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches above the season’s normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It said the city’s humidity level stood at 62 per cent at 8.30 am. As per the IMD’s forecast, … Read more
Rain and thunderstorms lashed Hyderabad today, bringing much-needed relief to the city, which was reeling under a heatwave for some time.Many X users took to the platform to share videos and pictures of the rain. Some even said that there were hailstorms in certain places. However, some complained about waterlogging and traffic jams after the … Read more
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country’s south where floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains have killed 29 people, with the toll expected to rise. Authorities in Rio Grande do Sul have declared a state of emergency as rescuers continue to search for dozens of people reported missing among … Read more
China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still … Read more
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A family was left praying for their lives after a powerful gust of wind tore open the hatch of their pod on the London Eye, a massive Ferris wheel and a major tourist attraction. David Nock, from Bournemouth in Dorset, was on a trip to the city with his family when the incident took place … Read more
As Hurricane Larry lashed Newfoundland in 2021, university students from Halifax headed to a rural area in its track to find out whether the ocean might whip microplastics up into the atmosphere then transport them by air to otherwise pristine communities. The results, you could say, blew their socks off. “It was such, like, an astonishing result that we … Read more
