Tag Archives: India Meteorological Department
Onward and spillward
‘The Lunacy Of Rebuilding In Disaster-Prone Areas’, Noema, April 25, 2024: In the months after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans proposed a flood control program unlike any other in U.S. history. Developed by the Bring New Orleans Back Commission, a diverse group … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds
Tagged climate change, climate models, environment ministry, glacial lake outburst flood, Hurricane Katrina, India Meteorological Department, rainfall, Sikkim, South Lhonak, spillway, Teesta-3 dam
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Tamil Nadu’s lukewarm heatwave policy
From ‘Tamil Nadu heatwave policy is only a start’, The Hindu, November 21, 2024: Estimates of a heatwave’s deadliness are typically based on the extent to which the ambient temperature deviates from the historical average at a specific location and … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Science
Tagged comorbidities, COVID-19 pandemic, disaster relief, heat injury, heatwave, India Meteorological Department, natural disaster, State Disaster Response Fund, Tamil Nadu
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The cost of forgetting Ballia
Actively papering over the effects of extreme weather has to be the most self-destructive thing we’re capable of in the climate change era. Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Op-eds
Tagged Ballia, Election Commission of India, heat wave, India Meteorological Department, Lok Sabha elections, Mirzapur, National Disaster Management Authority, The Hindu, Uttar Pradesh
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Reading fog data from INSAT 3DR
At 7.57 am today, the India Meteorological Department’s Twitter handle posted this lovely image of fog over North India on January 21, as captured by the INSAT 3DR satellite. However, it didn’t bother explaining what the colours meant or how … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm
Tagged albedo, atmospheric science, atmospheric sounder, brightness temperature, cumulonimbus, humidity, India Meteorological Department, Indian Space Research Organisation, INSAT 3A, INSAT 3D, INSAT 3DR, ISRO Space Applications Centre, Kalpana 1, microphysics, optical radiometry, radiometer, solar reflectance, storm forecast, VHRR, weather forecasting
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