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Record high temp, red alerts and no respite: Europe heatwave sets new records

A firefighter uses water cannon to spray residents at Heroes Square to help them cool off during a severe heatwave in Budapest, Hungary
Published on Jul 05, 2026 02:01 pm IST

El Nino: Why India could see less rain and more heat due to this weather cycle

India may see tough weather conditions this year.
Published on Apr 26, 2026 03:01 pm IST

Strong El Nino could bring less rain to India, World Meteorological Org finds

El Nino could bring less rain in 2026.
Updated on Apr 25, 2026 06:35 am IST

India likely to see record heat, below-normal rain in May–July as El Niño looms: WMO

The latest monthly Global Seasonal Climate Update from WMO signals a clear shift in the equatorial Pacific, with sea-surface temperatures rising rapidly and pointing to a likely return of El Niño as early as May–July 2026.
Published on Apr 24, 2026 07:56 pm IST

Weather Bee: How much global warming to expect in 2026

At more than 5,800 meters above sea level, an international team of scientists is drilling deep into the Pamir glaciers of Tajikistan to extract the region’s first-ever deep ice cores to preserve the Earth’s climatic memory before global warming erases it forever. (AFP)
Updated on Jan 03, 2026 01:46 pm IST

Largest glacier mass loss in past 3 years: World Meteorological Organisation

Five of the past six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat ever recorded, the WMO said. (AP/ Representative image)
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 09:41 am IST

La Nina may not lead to dip in temperatures soon: WMO

La Niña refers to the large-scale cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. (FIle photo)
Published on Jun 03, 2024 01:41 pm IST

India among worst hit by extreme heat, floods, glacier disaster in 2023: WMO

In India, severe heatwaves in April and June resulted in about 110 reported fatalities due to heatstroke. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 23, 2024 02:46 pm IST

World Meteorological Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Every year, World Meteorological Day is observed on March 23.
Published on Mar 22, 2024 02:28 pm IST

Act now or face extinction soon

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The crisis has become “The defining challenge that humanity faces”, WMO secretary-general Celeste Saulo said (Representative file image)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 09:20 pm IST

2023 was India’s second warmest year in India on record

Commuters walk on the road amid heatwave in Patna, Bihar in April, 2023. (Santosh Kumar/HT photo)
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 02:30 am IST

Virtually certain that 2023 will be the warmest year, says WMO report

Maruja Inquilla walks on a dried out portion of Lake Titicaca in Coata, Peru, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, due to falling water levels amid a winter heat wave. (AP)
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 11:16 pm IST

Greenhouse gas levels record high, raising climate tipping point concerns:Report

A protest against climate crisis. (Reuters)
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 05:36 am IST

El Nino likely to last till April, push temperatures up globally: WMO

For India, the impact could be a warm winter, more fog, and summer heat waves, an expert said. (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 06:55 am IST

World could breach dire 1.5° C threshold, say experts

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Experts say the world may breach the 1.5 degrees C warming threshold in the coming years. (HT Archive)
Updated on Oct 12, 2023 05:04 pm IST

July this year set to be the hottest month on record, finds analysis

A woman cools off at Fontana della Barcaccia at the Spanish Steps in Rome during a heatwave across Italy on July 17 . (REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 03:40 am IST

Funding energy transition in developing nations key to curbing emissions

Developing economies argue that they have a lesser responsibility of doing so because of their lower historical contribution. (HT file photo)
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 09:40 am IST

Climate crisis: Beginning of July hottest week on record, says WMO

A child refreshes at the Barcaccia fountain of Rome's Spanish Steps, on Monday. An intense heatwave has reached Italy, bringing temperatures close to 40°C in many cities across the country. (AP)
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 11:30 pm IST

Earth records hottest day– third day running

(File Photo)
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 08:15 pm IST

UN climate agency picks Argentina's Celeste Saulo as its first woman leader

Argentina's Celeste Saulo poses after she was elected as Secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday.
Published on Jun 02, 2023 03:37 am IST

IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra elected 3rd VP of World Meteorological Organisation

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Published on Jun 01, 2023 10:57 pm IST

India aims for key position ahead of WMO executive council polls

IMD D-G Mohapatra’s election will allow India to influence the global policy on early warnings and disasters. (IMD)
Updated on May 31, 2023 11:17 am IST

UN weather agency to choose next chief to lead its fight against climate change

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Published on May 31, 2023 11:08 am IST

2023 Atlantic Hurricane season names announced by WMO: Arlene, Bret, Cindy…

An aerial view of flood waters and destruction caused by Hurricane Delta in Creole, Louisiana in 2020. (Mario Tama / AFP)
Published on May 23, 2023 04:56 pm IST

World should prepare for El Nino: WMO

A map WMO issued on expected rainfall patterns globally during El Nino years. (WMO)
Updated on May 03, 2023 02:26 pm IST

World Meteorological Day 2023: History, theme, all you need to know

Meteorology is a field of study that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena, with focus on weather forecasting.
Published on Mar 23, 2023 06:19 am IST

CO2 now 50% higher than pre-industrial levels: WMO

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Activists of the environment organisation Greenpeace protest with CO2 letters illuminated with flames in front of the Brandenburg Gate against the climate crisis in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2021. (AP/FILE)
Updated on Nov 11, 2022 11:11 am IST

Patna Meteorological Observatory gets centennial observing station status

The Patna Meteorological Observatory was established in 1867.
Published on Jan 01, 2021 05:15 pm IST

Centre to help study climate crisis impact on Himalayas

Scientists from IMD and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology cautioned that the impact of climate crisis on the Himalayas will increase in the form of cloudbursts, extremely heavy rain, landslides, glacial lake outburst flood
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 08:58 am IST