tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post4660282127641482489..comments2024-03-28T22:32:17.248+05:30Comments on Vagaries of the Weather ©: Rajeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511057956916968156noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-32193898119285737212017-05-10T06:54:47.206+05:302017-05-10T06:54:47.206+05:30Thanks Rajesh sir. Whenever i come across such th...Thanks Rajesh sir. Whenever i come across such things the first thing that strucks my mind while reading the matter or article is vagaries of weather.NilaY Wankawalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044520060781153252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-21327489932574493882017-05-09T23:05:16.298+05:302017-05-09T23:05:16.298+05:30Nilay: Nice article shared by youNilay: Nice article shared by youRajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511057956916968156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-71452331027223051682017-05-09T18:20:50.907+05:302017-05-09T18:20:50.907+05:30Vijay it is not question of MAHA vs KAR it is ques...Vijay it is not question of MAHA vs KAR it is question regarding respect for environment (like local lakes conservation, tree plantations, no dependency on cauvery, protecting farmers against droughts..) which KAR Govt lacks more corrupt (even though I am from KAR). MAHA has taken lots of steps to improve this area. Few people/groups from KAR are fighting for this but without govt support this will not succeed. I only hope rains will be better for entire south this year. ssethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630570720915417629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-73324257399714000312017-05-09T10:48:03.077+05:302017-05-09T10:48:03.077+05:30Credit Australian government Bureau of meteorology...Credit Australian government Bureau of meteorology <br /><br />Latest ENSO Wrap-Up issued 9 May 2017<br /><br />The latest ENSO Wrap-Up and Climate Model Summary are now available on the Bureau's website.<br /><br />Models reduce likelihood of El Niño for 2017 but tropical Pacific Ocean warmer than average<br /><br />The tropical Pacific is currently El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral. Despite the likelihood for El Niño easing in some models, an event in 2017 cannot be ruled out. The Bureau's ENSO Outlook remains at El Niño WATCH, meaning there is around a 50% chance that El Niño may develop in the coming months.<br /><br />Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean have warmed since the start of the year, but remain below El Niño thresholds. Some atmospheric indicators have shifted over the past fortnight, but also remain below El Niño levels.<br /><br />Some international climate models have reduced the likelihood of El Niño this year. However, five of eight models still indicate the tropical Pacific Ocean may exceed El Niño thresholds during the second half of 2017. It should be noted that models have lower accuracy forecasting El Niño through the autumn months.<br /><br />El Niño is often, but not always, associated with a drier than average winter-spring over eastern Australia. Of the 27 El Niño events since 1900, 18 have resulted in at least some areas of significantly dry conditions for Australia.<br /><br />The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) remains neutral. Four out of six climate models suggest a positive IOD is likely to develop during winter. Generally, when a positive IOD coincides with El Niño, the pattern of below average rainfall extends further west than it typically would under El Niño alone. <br /><br />Next update expected on 23 May 2017<br /><br />NilaY Wankawalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044520060781153252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-11357163919738284272017-05-09T08:00:41.056+05:302017-05-09T08:00:41.056+05:30SATISH SHETTY: [SSET]
http://everylifecounts.ndtv....SATISH SHETTY: [SSET]<br />http://everylifecounts.ndtv.com/3-hours-in-blazing-sun-to-get-3-pots-of-water-life-of-women-in-this-maharashtra-village-12934?pfrom=home-environment<br /><br />Vijayanandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706324999400934992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-6845347877484232602017-05-08T22:08:22.681+05:302017-05-08T22:08:22.681+05:30CREDIT
By News Nation Bureau | Updated On : May...CREDIT<br /><br />By News Nation Bureau | Updated On : May 08, 2017 03:00 PM<br /><br />New Delhi : <br /><br />Amid the Arctic sea losing glaciers at a rapid pace due to global warming, a new study has warned that it will be free of ice 2040, 20 years before the previous estimate of 2070. Over the past three decades, the Arctic sea is dangerously melting away, which is resulting in the falling of the ice by more than half, a new research has said.<br /><br />The study has been carried out by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme that comprises more than 90 scientists. It has been found that the projections for the melting of the Arctic sea have been “underestimated”.<br /><br />The report found that for the past 50 years, the region had been warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. Also, a significant fall in the snow cover in the Arctic regions has been witnessed, according to the report.<br /><br />Scientists have said that the only thing that could help ease the predicted impacts of climate change on the Arctic sea and the rest of the world is the efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They also said that the point of no return for the ice in Arctic sea has passed.<br />Droughts, floods and heat waves are some of the incidents caused by the melting away of the glaciers in the Arctic sea.<br /><br />The ocean currents and the winds which affect the monsoon across the world are affected by the warming in the Arctic. This further affects the food production and cropping patterns. This also results in the rise in sea level, which affects the coastal cities.<br /><br />According to scientists, in order to reduce global warming, the production of carbon dioxide must also be reduced as it heats up the environment.<br /><br />Meanwhile, according to NASA, between 1976 and 1996, the sea ice loss in the Arctic sea was on average 8,300 square miles per year, as compared to 19,500 square miles per year between 1996 and 2013. These figures clearly show that it had more than doubled in that period.<br /><br />$500 billion plan to make more ice in the Arctic sea<br /><br />A massive scheme to add more ice to the Arctic has been proposed by a planetary scientist at Arizona State University. He says this may help in slowing down the rising global temperature. But the proposed cost will cost taxpayers $500 billion over 10 years.<br /><br />Author Sid Perkins in an article published in May 2017 edition of Science News Magazine has explained that the logic behind ASU professor Steven Desch’s plan to save the world.<br /><br />Desch said that the thicker ice in the Arctic would trap more heat and this can help in cutting down the global temperature.<br /><br />Explaining Desch’s theory, Perkins wrote, “Ice is a good insulator, says Steven Desch, a planetary scientist at Arizona State University in Tempe. That’s why moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus, among others, may be able to maintain liquid oceans beneath their thick icy surfaces. On Earth, sea ice is much thinner, but the physics is the same. Ice grows on the bottom surface of floating floes. As the water freezes, it releases heat that must make its way up through the ice before escaping into the air. The thicker the ice, the more heat gets trapped, which slows down ice formation. That’s bad news for the Arctic, where ice helps keep the planet cool but global warming is causing ice to melt faster than it can be replaced.”<br /><br />How humans can make the ice thicker in the Arctic?<br /><br />“Suck up near-freezing water from under the ice and pump it directly onto the ice’s surface during the long polar winter,” Perkins wrote, citing Desch. “There, the water would freeze more quickly than underneath the ice, where it usually forms.”<br /><br />According to Desch’s estimates, the machines would work like windmills and would cost about $50,000 each. Perkins notes, “Over a decade, covering 10 percent of the Arctic Ocean with buoys would cost about $50 billion per year.”<br /><br />First Published: Monday, May 08, 2017 01:44 PM<br /><br /><br />NilaY Wankawalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044520060781153252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-53275058396843896142017-05-08T18:57:16.052+05:302017-05-08T18:57:16.052+05:30Sir
Observed something very similar to mammatus t...Sir <br />Observed something very similar to mammatus type of clouds in Pune today !!Karan Kumbharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384334105008782220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-43734633237250661482017-05-07T10:05:16.739+05:302017-05-07T10:05:16.739+05:30Mumbai/MAHA rains are well known over the world! F...Mumbai/MAHA rains are well known over the world! Financial capital (Mumbai) with 1000mm in 24hrs is known for its torrential downpours - all eyes over the sky praying hard for rains to stop. Today Navi Mumbai is dense cloudy - rains around the corner?ssethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630570720915417629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-8738891214749046852017-05-06T01:03:47.516+05:302017-05-06T01:03:47.516+05:30Rajesh sir - is the threat of el nino real enough ...Rajesh sir - is the threat of el nino real enough to affect the monsoon - Australian Bureau shows 50% chance of el Nino.<br /><br />Is the IOD likely to be positive as forecasted and expected to negate the El Nino effect on the Indian monsoon.<br /><br />Appreciate your view ob above.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Vijith.Vijith Menonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230260635872445141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-40839778613081873392017-05-05T22:58:51.701+05:302017-05-05T22:58:51.701+05:30Wind flow map is from Yo Surfer
Comment from Nila...Wind flow map is from Yo Surfer<br /><br />Comment from Nilay: Thanks Rajesh sir for keeping update on factors and Rohit for his contribution thereon. Lets hope negativity is outcasted by positivity soon <br />Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511057956916968156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-53923960159246122862017-05-05T11:52:59.995+05:302017-05-05T11:52:59.995+05:30Any change in mumbai weather? Any change in mumbai weather? Hrishikeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732278309377500062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136724.post-77849190122852456252017-05-05T07:34:06.946+05:302017-05-05T07:34:06.946+05:30Can you let us know what is the source of the data...Can you let us know what is the source of the data for wind flows ? Conceptual Persistencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417150376203184902noreply@blogger.com