Mumbai woke up on Monday morning to its first spell of pre-monsoon thundershowers of 2020 that brought some respite from record temperatures. The showers arrived eight days earlier than last year when the city recorded its first rains on June 9, 2019. Light rain with lightning flashes and thunder were […]
Mumbai records its highest 24-hour November rainfall in 10 years; showers expected again on Saturday
Unseasonal rain on Friday saw Mumbai record its highest 24-hour November rainfall in a decade, in a span of just three hours. This is already the wettest November since 2010. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast showers along the western coast following twin cyclones – Kyarr and Maha – […]
Two cyclones form in Arabian Sea; Mumbai, Konkan coast may get rains on weekend
The simultaneous formation of two cyclones in the Arabian Sea is a never-before-seen weather event, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The weather bureau was referring to Cyclone Kyarr, which recently brushed past the west coast and recurved towards Oman, and cyclone Maha, which developed over the past 24 […]
Rising seas to wipe out much of Mumbai by 2050, warns study
By 2050, large portions of the city’s suburbs and South Mumbai may be underwater if emissions are not kept in check, said an international study by American scientific research organisation, Climate Central. The study was published on Tuesday in the journal, Nature Communications. Stretches in central Mumbai, coastal areas along […]