Netherlands councilors call for fines for wrong weather forecasts
July 16th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, July 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Local lawmakers in Netherlands are pushing for a law in the country which will make wrong weather prediction by meteorologists very expensive. The councillors are proposing that ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai, surrounding areas
July 4th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and surrounding areas, including Thane and Raigad, Wednesday, disrupting road and rail traffic, officials here said.Although the downpour offered respite from the ... Read more...
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Parts of Maharashtra sizzle at 47 degrees
May 26th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur/Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) While monsoon is set to enter Maharashtra by early next month, heat wave continued to burn parts of the state with mercury levels going as high ... Read more...
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Severe cold persists in Himachal towns and cities
December 27th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 27 (IANS) Severe cold conditions Tuesday continued to prevail in the hills of Himachal Pradesh despite dry weather, the weather bureau here said.The minimum temperature at many places ... Read more...
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Arabian Sea depression may move towards Oman coast
November 28th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) A deep depression over the east-central Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and move towards the Oman coast during the next 72 ... Read more...
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Monsoon ends in Himachal, rains deficit this year
September 27th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 27 (IANS) The southwest monsoon, deficient in Himachal Pradesh this year, has withdrawn, the weather bureau here said Tuesday.This year the rainfall was eight percent deficient in ... Read more...
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Himachal has deficit monsoon, but more rains expected
September 16th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 16 (IANS) The southwest monsoon is aggressive again in Himachal Pradesh, but overall rainfall in the state this year has so far been six percent deficit against ... Read more...
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Rains wreak havoc in Maharashtra (Lead)
August 29th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed across Maharashtra over the last two days due to heavy rains, which continued to lash large parts of the state ... Read more...
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Himachal gets season’s first snow amid rains (Lead)
August 13th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh got the season's first snowfall early Saturday, the weather bureau here said. Keylong town and nearby hills experienced snow while elsewhere in the state ... Read more...
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Himachal has season’s first snowfall
August 13th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh got the season's first snowfall early Saturday, the weather bureau here said."Keylong town and the nearby hills have been experiencing snowfall since Saturday morning," ... Read more...
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Thousands evacuated in China as Muifa threat looms large (Second Lead)
August 6th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) Thousands of people have been evacuated and over 200 flights were cancelled Saturday as typhoon Muifa surged towards China's eastern seaboard packing a wind speed of ... Read more...
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Himachal to get high-tech weather observatory
July 8th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department will soon set up its high-tech observatory in the Himachal Pradesh capital to forewarn of natural calamities, an official said Friday."The ... Read more...
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Rains bring cheers and woes to Mumbai
July 8th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Heavy rains since early Friday brought cheer to Mumbai but also disrupted road and rail traffic and forced a brief suspension of flights, officials said.The rains, ... Read more...
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Himachal towns lashed by heavy rains
June 30th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced moderate to heavy rainfall Wednesday with Paonta Sahib and Nahan towns in Sirmaur district receiving 219 mm and 210 mm ... Read more...
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Monsoon arrives in Himachal, Met Office says it’s on time
June 25th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 25 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has reached Himachal Pradesh and the weather bureau here says it is well in time."The monsoon hit various areas of the state ... Read more...
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Monsoon set to hit Maharashtra in next two days
June 7th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Signalling the onset of monsoon over Maharashtra, the weather bureau Tuesday warned of heavy rains in the coastal Konkan belt of the state in the next ... Read more...
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Sun shines over Mumbai for World Cup final
April 2nd, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) A bright, sunny day greeted Mumbai Saturday as the whole nation held its breath for the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka. The met ... Read more...
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Temperature rises in Himachal Pradesh
January 21st, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) Minimum temperatures across Himachal Pradesh rose by a few notches Friday as the state witnessed a sunny day, the weather bureau here said.The minimum temperature in Shimla ... Read more...
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Cold conditions persist in Himachal, roads partially opened
January 18th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 18 (IANS) Severe cold conditions continued in the hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday. However, there were no reports of fresh snow and rain, the weather bureau here said.Roads in upper ... Read more...
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Nine killed, over 60 missing in Australian floods (Lead)
January 11th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 11 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and over 60 others missing as flash floods swept through southeastern Queensland state of Australia, authorities said Tuesday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard ... Read more...
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Heavy snow forces Chinese airport to shut down
November 28th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Nov 28 (IANS) Overnight snow in most parts of northeast China brought down temperatures to several degrees below minus and forced an airport to shut down twice in a day due ... Read more...
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Quake hits Taiwan
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:26 am ICT by IANS
Beijing/Taipei, Nov 22 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck off the eastern coast of Taiwan Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, Xinhua reported.The epicentre of ... Read more...
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Himachal seeks Rs.100 crore to repair highways
October 8th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday urged the central government to provide financial assistance to the state to repair highways damaged due to recent heavy rains, ... Read more...
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Monsoon withdraws from Himachal Pradesh
September 28th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 28 (IANS) The southwest monsoon, which brought bountiful rains to Himachal Pradesh this year, has withdrawn, the weather bureau said here Tuesday.
This year the rainfall was 16 percent more than ... Read more...
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Incessant rains in Himachal, rivers in spate (Lead)
September 22nd, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 22 (IANS) Most of the rivers in Himachal Pradesh are in spate following continuous moderate to heavy rainfall Wednesday, while at least 80 tourists are still stranded in Sangla ... Read more...
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Himachal rivers in spate, may spell trouble for Punjab, Haryana
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 22 (IANS) Moderate to heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh since early Wednesday may aggravate the flood-like situation in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana as most rivers running downstream from the ... Read more...
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Roads in upper Shimla hit after landslides
September 20th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) Heavy rains Monday in upper Shimla in Himachal Pradesh blocked all major roads, hampering vehicular movement.
Hundreds of vehicles have been stranded in the Rohru and Chopal areas ... Read more...
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16 dead as typhoon batters Philippines (Lead)
July 14th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, July 14 (DPA) At least 16 people were killed and 22 were missing as a powerful typhoon battered the northern and eastern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.
Typhoon Conson made landfall late Tuesday ... Read more...
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Four dead as Typhoon Conson batters Philippines
July 14th, 2010 - 7:16 am ICT by IANS
Manila, July 14 (DPA) At least four people were killed and 19 others went missing as a powerful typhoon battered the northern and eastern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.
Typhoon Conson made landfall late ... Read more...
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A hot Saturday in Delhi (Lead)
June 12th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Delhiites experienced a hot day Saturday with the maximum temperature two notches above average at 42.3 degrees Celsius, a weather bureau official said.
According to the official of ... Read more...
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‘UFO’ spotted over southeast Queensland at dawn
June 5th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 5 (ANI): Reports of a mysterious bright light moving erratically across southeast Queensland at dawn have been made throughout the state.According to the Sunday Mail, witnesses reported watching a ... Read more...
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Cyclonic storm Phet approaching Gujarat
June 1st, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Phet in the Arabian Sea is expected to move towards Gujarat over the next three days, weather officials said here Tuesday evening.
On Tuesday, the storm, which ... Read more...
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Global warming? Family log of 114 years tells all (Lead)
May 8th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) Every day since Jan 1, 1896, an observer has hiked to a spot at the Mohonk Preserve, a resort and nature area, some 145 km north of New ... Read more...
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Generations of family log temperature for 114 years
May 8th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) Every day since Jan 1, 1896, an observer has hiked to a spot at the Mohonk Preserve, a resort and nature area, some 145 km north of New ... Read more...
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Red stars, rings of fire, white doughnuts circling Oz weather bureau!
April 2nd, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 02(ANI): Mysterious patterns described as red stars, rings of fire and white doughnuts appearing on the Bureau of Meteorology's national radar system in Australia have led to a number of ... Read more...
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