News tagged with monsoon season

Nepal's child malnutrition 'silent emergency'

Padma Biswokarma covers her young son with a blanket as she breastfeeds, a broad smile spreading across her face.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Link between air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea

Pollution is making Arabian Sea cyclones more intense, according to a study in this week's issue of the journal Nature.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover 12 new frog species in India

Years of combing tropical mountain forests, shining flashlights under rocks and listening for croaks in the night have paid off for a team of Indian scientists which has discovered 12 new frog species plus ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 17, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Electrical water detection

A quick and easy way to detect groundwater in semi-arid hard rock areas that is also economical could improve the siting of borewells to improve clean water supply in the developing world. Details of the approach are outlined ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New data reveals how storms are triggered in the Sahel

In the Sahel, the frequency of storms increases when soil moisture varies over a few kilometers. Such contrasts cause air circulation between dry and humid areas, contributing to the development of storms. ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Saharan dust impacts West African monsoon precipitation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Africa's Saharan Desert is the largest source of mineral dust in the world, covering more than 3 million square miles and causing dust particles to blanket African skies. According to Pacific ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ancient catastrophic drought leads to question: How severe can climate change become?

How severe can climate change become in a warming world? Worse than anything we've seen in written history, according to results of a study appearing this week in the journal Science.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (19) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

Bangladesh monsoon rains 'lowest since 1994'

Bangladesh has experienced its driest monsoon season for more than a decade despite heavy rains in neighbouring India and Pakistan that caused flooding, officials said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doppler radars help increase monsoon rainfall prediction accuracy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Doppler weather radar will significantly improve forecasting models used to track monsoon systems influencing the monsoon in and around India, according to a research collaboration including Purdue University, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seasonal pollution changes over India tracked by NASA

Data from the Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft have been used in a groundbreaking new university study that examines the concentration, distribution and composition ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Unpredictable Monsoon Season Almost Under Way?

(PhysOrg.com) -- The monsoon is coming. Perhaps this weekend. Maybe. It's always a guessing game when and where and to what extent the annual summer thunderstorms will appear. This year is no different.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New Air Conditioner Conquers All Climates, Saves Up To 90% Energy

Ah, the cool, refreshing feel of air conditioning on a sweltering summer day. Ugh, the discomfort when those energy bills in July, August and September come due — $200, $400, $600 or more.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (39) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Study projects weakened monsoon season in South Asia

(PhysOrg.com) -- The South Asian summer monsoon - critical to agriculture in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan - could be weakened and delayed due to rising temperatures in the future, according to a recent ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (39) | comments 2