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thehindu.com | Jacob Koshy
Levels of black carbon — ultra-fine particles of carbon that come from vehicles, stoves and wood-fire — in the Himalayas have been rising for most of the past two decades, according to a study by the think-tank Climate Trends. This is contributing to warmer snow, increasing the risk of unseasonal flooding by glacier-fed rivers, it said. While not a peer-reviewed analysis, the study analysed satellite-based measurements of black carbon and changes in the temperature of snow between 2000 and 2023.
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thehindu.com | Jacob Koshy
The “India story” that propelled the economy “ahead” of Japan, the United Kingdom and France was a story of “kindness towards friends, use of might against enemies, and that of democracy walking alongside development”, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday (May 29, 2025).
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thehindu.com | Jacob Koshy
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has retained its April forecast for ‘above normal’ rainfall from June-September. It expects the country to see about 92 cm rainfall (106% of the long period average) during this southwest monsoon season, slightly higher than the 91.3 cm (105% of the average) rainfall that it had forecast in April. Except the northeast and northwestern parts of the country, most of India will receive ‘above normal’ rainfall.
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thehindu.com | Jacob Koshy
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (May 26, 2025) adopted the Bharat Forecast System (BFS), which promises more fine-tuned and accurate rain forecasts down to the panchayat level. The improvements will largely be visible in the “short- and medium-term” forecasts (three- and seven-day lead times) issued by the IMD but not in the long-range forecasts, usually given a month in advance.
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thehindu.com | Jacob Koshy
The Hindu’s deputy science editor Jacob Koshy discusses climate change with IISc professor Sambuddha Misra, Arunabha Ghosh, Founder-CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Suruchi Bhadwal, Director, Climate Change and Air Quality, TERI. “Climate change and economics have to be tied into one discussion,” said Dr. Ghosh.
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