 | India says adaptation, mitigation key as WMO confirms 2023 to be the warmest yearThe report said record monthly global temperatures have been observed for the ocean – from April through to October – and, starting slightly later, the land – from July through to October. |
 | Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rainsIn Somalia, the death toll from the deluge stood at 96 on Monday. In Ethiopia, 44 people had been killed. |
 | IMD predicts warmer November amid intensifying El Nino conditionsThe latest global forecasts indicate that the El Nino conditions are likely to continue during the season and positive IOD conditions are likely to weaken during the coming months, the IMD said. |
 | September was hottest on record by 'extraordinary' margin: EU monitorThe El Nino phenomenon -- which warms waters in the southern Pacific and stokes hotter weather beyond -- is likely to see 2023 becoming the hottest year on record in the next three months. |
 | Andhra Pradesh records 13 per cent deficit rainfall this monsoonAnantapur district registered the highest deficit rainfall of 34 per cent in the State, while Krishna district registered 32 per cent surplus rainfall, the highest surplus rainfall in the State. |
 | Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia's warGlobally, 41 food export restrictions from 19 countries are in effect, ranging from outright bans to taxes, according to the institute. |
 | Monsoon revival likely to cut down impact of drought across countryThe monsoon is largely erratic this year. The Biporjoy cyclone had delayed the formal entry of the monsoon in June and further weakened it. |
 | Global rice prices hit 15-year high after India curbs: UN agencyIndia accounts for more than 40 percent of all global rice shipments. |
 | EU monitor says 2023 likely to be hottest year on recordHigher temperatures are likely to come: the El Nino weather phenomenon -- which warms waters in the southern Pacific and beyond -- has only just begun. |
 | Water levels in reservoir lowered due to deficient monsoon across countryThe water levels in the country's 150 reservoirs are 22% less than last year 2022 and around 10% less than the storage average of the last ten years. |
 | Monsoon expected to revive in September: IMDThe development of El Nino conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean was the most important factor behind the deficient rainfall activity in August. |
 | Big rainfall deficit may stoke food inflation furtherThe immediate impact of a weakening monsoon will be lower farm produce and could make essentials such as sugar, pulses, rice and vegetables more expensive. |
 | Climate woes throwing food security into tizzyHigh food inflation across the world is due to the change in weather patterns, untimely rains, incessant floods and droughts. |
 | India set for a record 11-day dry spell during this southwest monsoonSince August 4, the daily average rainfall over the core monsoon zone region has been too low. |
 | Prolonged break in rains may impact monsoon in TelanganaMeteorological experts have indicated a moderate probability of a fresh cyclonic circulation forming over the Northwest Bay of Bengal, near Gangetic West Bengal and Bangladesh, around August 18. |
 | Last month was hottest June ever recorded on Earth: NASA, NOAAThe El Nino cyclic pattern causes hotter than normal water in the Pacific Ocean, and the extra heat alters weather around the world and raises global temperatures. |
 | El Nino is threatening rice crops while grain supplies already are squeezed by the war in UkraineThis year’s El Nino may amplify other woes for rice-producing countries, such as reduced availability of fertilizer due to the war and some countries’ export restrictions on rice. |
 | June, the new dog days for Southern peninsular IndiaIn fact, June was south peninsular India’s hottest and driest month since 1901. Besides, June rainfall was 88.6 mm—the lowest since 1901. |
 | Global heat is just the latest 2023 extreme that shows an Earth in crisisDying coral reefs, more intense Nor’easters and the wildfire smoke that has choked much of North America this summer are among the many other signals of climate distress. |
 | World swelters to unofficial hottest day on recordThis global record is preliminary, pending approval from gold-standard climate measurement entities like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. |
