# MONSOON 2023

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Impacts   /  Extreme Weather

This year, Uttarakhand’s normal monsoon was not so normal

The state might have managed to fall into the ‘normal’ rainfall category, but a closer look at the weekly rainfall depicts a different picture.

Editorial Desk

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Impacts   Witness   /  Extreme Weather

Erratic monsoons in South Asia set to worsen with rising land and sea temperatures

South Asia’s erratic monsoons were once considered a festive time, but changing climate patterns are making them one of the most dreaded weather events of the year.

Editorial Team

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Impacts  

El Nino impacts Monsoon 2023, India heads for record deficit rain in August

After recording excess rainfall in July, August started on a weak rainfall note and is most likely to end with record rainfall deficiency.

Editorial Team

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Impacts   Research   /  Extreme Weather

Monsoon 2023 to make delayed onset amid El Nino, June to battle rain deficiency, hot and humid weather

Monsoon 2023 is most likely to hit Kerala on June 4 with a model error of ± 4 days, against the normal date of June 1. It is likely to make a feeble start, under the influence of El Nino which is invariably linked with below normal Monsoon rains.

Editorial Team

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Adaptation   Finance   Witness  

Why El Nino in Monsoon 2023 is bad news for India

Experts have warned that the gradual advancement of the El Niño weather patterns this year may lead to deficit monsoon rainfall

Editorial Team

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Adaptation   Finance   Witness  

IMD predicts normal Monsoon rains for 2023 amidst evolving El Nino

According to IMD, Monsoon 2023 is likely to record normal rains to the tune of 96% of the long period average (LPA), with an error margin of +/-5%.

Editorial Team

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Research   Witness  

Longest La Niña of decade ends, El Niño on its way

After staying put for three consecutive years, the triple-dip La Niña conditions finally came to an end officially. The oceanic temperatures have been increasing consistently indicating the return of El Niño conditions.

Editorial Team