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Catastrophe and prosperity
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
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Many are suffering from floods in Pakistan and China, and heatwave in Russia. The claim of IPCC that a warner worls would result in floods seem plausible. Droughts too are attributed to global warming,but there is no significant increase in droughts after the 1950's. There is a change in the usual pattern of the jet stream. Deaths from such natural disasters like floods have fallen by more than 90 percent in the past 100 years, as of economic freedom and advances in technology, writes Julian Morris in Daily News. |
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Monsoon rains pound North and South India, eludes West Bengal
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Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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Monsoon rain pounds North and South India even when 11 districts of West bengal were declared drought-hit. New Delhi recorded a high degree of rain fall, and temperature dropped to 28.4 celsius. The conditions would be similar tomorrow, predicted the weatherman. The situation was similar in South India too, reports The Indian Express. |
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Chased by monsoon
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
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This years monsoon was predicted to be normal, and has been so , but all India averages are neither here or there. Government spokesman say that Inflation rates will fall, but it is not clear whether they mean core or non core inflation.A good monsoon in 2010 should lead to agriculture and allied activities growing by 4.5 per cent, writes Bibek Debroy in The Indian Express.
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Leh Flash Floods: In worst-hit village, ‘it was doomsday’
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Monday, August 09, 2010 |
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The death toll due to flash floods in Leh reached 22.The army is searching for the bodies of 26 missing jawans. Many of those soldiers are likely to be buried under the debris, and some got swept away across the border to Pakistan. Immense damage was done to the military infrastructure, reports The Indian Express. |
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After a lull in middle of monsoon
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Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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Saturday, the last day of July recorded the highest rainfall on a single day in this season. The rainfall was extreme in many parts of Delhi, especially south and southwest. It was said to be driven by a good monsoon system, which was a result of a wide variety of factors, reports The Times of India. |
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Pakistan flood death toll over 1100
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Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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People from across Pakistan have been contacting BBC News Online with their stories of the country's worst floods in eighty years. Thousands are stranded in Pakistan floods. 100,000 people lost their whole property, including houses, stuff, cattle and everything, reports BBC News. |
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Indian monsoon shortfall narrows to 3%
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Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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The Indian monsoon shortfall narrowed to 3 percentage.In June, the monsoon was 16 percent below normal. Rainfall is one percent above average in northern states and 16 percent above average in south Indian states, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. |
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Monsoon brings cheer to India Inc
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Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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India Inc is happy as it got its share of monsoon showers. A bad rain might have slowed down growth and resulted in higher food prices. Monsoon will play a big role in easing raw material inflation and boosting demand, especially in the rural parts of the country, reports The Economic Times. |
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Monsoon: Best July in 5 years
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Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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This july was the best in five years in terms of recorded monsoon rainfall. the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that August and September would be surplus in terms of rainfall. An IMD update said that west Madhya Pradesh, east Rajasthan and the West Coast received widespread rainfall during this period, reports the Hindu. |
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Monsoon's seasonal deficit narrows to 4%
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Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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28 out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions in the country recieved sufficient rainfall. The normal rainfall for July was 292.3 mm. Jharkand had the most deficient rainfall. Vidarbha recieved normal rainfall. IMD's deputy director A B Mazumdar said that the cyclonic circulation and low pressure areas that developed at the start and end of july were instrumental in rainfall activity. |
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