Duststorm

Mumbai witnessed the first rains of the season, accompanied by a massive duststorm which turned the sky dark around 3 pm today.

When the sandstorm kicked up larger particles of dust and dirt Wednesday, the air quality turned particularly vicious.

In parts of China's north and northwest, high winds and dust turned the sky a lurid tangerine, appearing to cut visibility to less than a few hundred metres in some places.

The Chinese capital Beijing was shrouded in thick brown dust on Monday as a result of heavy winds blowing in from the Gobi desert and parts of northwestern China, in what the metereological agency has called the biggest sandstorm in a decade.

Delhiites woke up to a sunny Monday, even as the weather department forecasts thunderstorm and rain later today. The minimum temperature in the morning in Delhi was recorded at 20.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average, while the maximum temperature expected to hover around 37 degrees Celsius in the national capital.

With NASA engineers yet to make contact with the Opportunity Mars rover due to a massive storm on the Red Planet, scientists are pinning their hopes on learning more about Martian duststorms from images captured by the Curiosity probe.

The thick haze of dust that had enveloped the national capital for the last few days has dissipated to a large extent, pushed by strong winds. On Sunday, residents of the city woke up to a partly cloudy sky. The temperature and humidity were a bit lower than the past three days at 28.2 degree Celsius

Dismissing any "significant weather warning" for the national capital region and the neighbouring states, the met office has said the "weather is getting better and clearer". After strong gusts of wind followed by rain hit several parts of Delhi and Gurgaon on Monday night, the met office had said that several parts of north India, including the na...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to dust storm in various parts of north India on May 2.

A critical component used to forecast weather events in Jaipur could have helped in predicting the dust-storm in Rajasthan on May 2 that killed over 35 people in the state. However, it couldn't. It had been dysfunctional for over ten days, an India Meteorological Department or IMD official said today.

A massive dust storm accompanied by strong winds lashed Delhi this evening leading to trees falling in some areas and disrupting traffic in several parts of west and south Delhi.

The national capital today sizzled at the maximum temperature of 42.3 degrees Celsius -- three notches above the season's average. The met department forecast a dust storm tomorrow.

At least 14 people were killed in fierce thunderstorms that struck different parts of Uttar Pradesh last night, officials said in Lucknow today.

Delhi witnessed drizzle and thunderstorm on Saturday evening, providing residents respite from the scorching heat during the day. Sunday could also see stormy weather.

Mumbai witnessed the first rains of the season, accompanied by a massive duststorm which turned the sky dark around 3 pm today.

When the sandstorm kicked up larger particles of dust and dirt Wednesday, the air quality turned particularly vicious.

In parts of China's north and northwest, high winds and dust turned the sky a lurid tangerine, appearing to cut visibility to less than a few hundred metres in some places.

The Chinese capital Beijing was shrouded in thick brown dust on Monday as a result of heavy winds blowing in from the Gobi desert and parts of northwestern China, in what the metereological agency has called the biggest sandstorm in a decade.

Delhiites woke up to a sunny Monday, even as the weather department forecasts thunderstorm and rain later today. The minimum temperature in the morning in Delhi was recorded at 20.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average, while the maximum temperature expected to hover around 37 degrees Celsius in the national capital.

With NASA engineers yet to make contact with the Opportunity Mars rover due to a massive storm on the Red Planet, scientists are pinning their hopes on learning more about Martian duststorms from images captured by the Curiosity probe.

The thick haze of dust that had enveloped the national capital for the last few days has dissipated to a large extent, pushed by strong winds. On Sunday, residents of the city woke up to a partly cloudy sky. The temperature and humidity were a bit lower than the past three days at 28.2 degree Celsius

Dismissing any "significant weather warning" for the national capital region and the neighbouring states, the met office has said the "weather is getting better and clearer". After strong gusts of wind followed by rain hit several parts of Delhi and Gurgaon on Monday night, the met office had said that several parts of north India, including the na...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to dust storm in various parts of north India on May 2.

A critical component used to forecast weather events in Jaipur could have helped in predicting the dust-storm in Rajasthan on May 2 that killed over 35 people in the state. However, it couldn't. It had been dysfunctional for over ten days, an India Meteorological Department or IMD official said today.

A massive dust storm accompanied by strong winds lashed Delhi this evening leading to trees falling in some areas and disrupting traffic in several parts of west and south Delhi.

The national capital today sizzled at the maximum temperature of 42.3 degrees Celsius -- three notches above the season's average. The met department forecast a dust storm tomorrow.

At least 14 people were killed in fierce thunderstorms that struck different parts of Uttar Pradesh last night, officials said in Lucknow today.

Delhi witnessed drizzle and thunderstorm on Saturday evening, providing residents respite from the scorching heat during the day. Sunday could also see stormy weather.