Minister for Housing and Urban Development B. Rajkumar inspected the infrastructure facilities at the Anna bus terminus in Cuddalore today.

He instructed officials to launch flood-mitigation measures in the bus terminus and complete the work before the onset of the monsoon.

Hot and humid conditions prevailing during India’s monsoon season could extend the duration of uncompensable heat stress of the summer season under a global warming of 2 degrees Celsius, a study has found.

Findings published in the journal American Geophysical Union (AGU) Advances highlight a “surge of UHS [uncompensable heat stress] during the monsoon season [July-October] as the climate warms”.

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An hour of intense rainfall between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. yesterday inundated several stretches across the newly formed Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits, triggering waterlogging and bringing traffic to a near standstill in parts of the IT corridor.

The sudden downpour led to widespread water accumulation across several parts of the Cyberabad region. Areas including Kondapur, Madhapur and Hafeezpet witnessed significant waterlogging, with multiple cars and two-wheelers left partially submerged. 

Videos circulating on social media showed motorists struggling through inundated roads, while stranded vehicles were seen marooned in stagnant water at several junctions.

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The Kochi Corporation has issued Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) a 10-day deadline to resolve the traffic logjam and waterlogging caused by potholed roads and blocked drains along the stretch in front of St. Martin’s Church, where works on the second phase of the Kochi Metro from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to Infopark are underway.

The ultimatum followed an inspection of the affected stretch by a delegation led by Mayor V.K. Minimol, accompanied by officials of the city traffic police and KMRL, after mounting public outcry over the nightmarish conditions worsened by the onset of the monsoon. The inspection coincided with the expiry of the week’s time, earlier sought by KMRL at two previous meetings with the mayor.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that the southwest monsoon is now expected to reach Kerala on Thursday (June 4, 2026). This marks the official start of the rainy season in India.

Although we often think of the monsoon in terms of Kerala’s coastal weather, its arrival affects the whole country’s economy, agriculture, and water supply.

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Flooding blocked traffic flow at several known hotspots across Hyderabad and Cyberabad, including beneath the Kothaguda-Kondapur flyover and near Preston Prime Mall in Gachibowli, after the intense downpour yesterday. 

According to traffic police officials, catchment areas developed to collect excess rainwater and prevent waterlogging on roads were overwhelmed by the volume of water during the sudden spell of heavy rain. The situation was particularly visible beneath the Kothaguda-Kondapur flyover, where water accumulated rapidly, leaving several vehicles partially submerged.

While the flooding subsided within hours, officials said the incident highlighted the need to reassess the capacity of existing catchment areas, drainage vents and associated infrastructure at locations that repeatedly witness waterlogging during the monsoon.

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Two new studies, published in Nature and Nature Geoscience, have found that as climate change concentrates rainfall into fewer, more intense events, the land below may face a double whammy. In their May 13 paper in Nature, Dartmouth College, U.S., researchers concluded that more concentrated rain can reduce the amount of water stored in soils and aquifers across all global climates. This is because heavy bursts of rain can exceed the soil’s infiltration capacity, leading to an “infiltration excess” where water pools on the surface.

Strong and weak monsoons can influence marine productivity in the Bay of Bengal, a study exploring fluctuations in the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) over the past 22,000 years has found. Marine productivity is a proxy for plankton growth – the main source of nourishment for aquatic life. The study is significant given that several climate models warn of significant disruption to the monsoon, under the impact of human-caused warming.

The study, which appears in the peer-reviewed, Nature Geoscience, brought together scientists from India, China, Europe and the United States.

The IMD today issued an orange alert in two districts of Kerala for the morning, and predicted thunderstorms with moderate rainfall and strong winds in various parts of the State where the southwest monsoon remains active.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts of the state for three hours starting 10 a.m.

Additionally, it predicted thunderstorms with moderate rainfall and surface winds of speeds between 40-50 kilometers per hour in these two districts, as well as Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts of the State.

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The summer kicks in and sets in hard, with the scorching sun right above us. Then we wait — eyes on the skies, hoping for the first splash of rain. And where does it fall first? On the lush, green land of God’s Own Country — Kerala. But what makes Kerala so special? Why is it the first to be kissed by the monsoon clouds?

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The year was 1876. Monsoon failed, crops withered and one of the deadliest famines in Indian history began to unfold. Over the next two years, the Great Famine linked to a powerful El Nino event claimed an estimated 55 lakh to 82 lakh lives across the country. Nearly 150 years later, as scientists watch another potentially strong El Nino take shape in the Pacific, memories of that catastrophe are resurfacing as a reminder of how deeply shifts in the climate system can reshape life on land.

The southwest monsoon in Kerala has brought hope to farmers and the general public in five southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

With not much of rainfall in the catchment area of the Vaigai dam, which is the main source for drinking and irrigation to five districts - Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram, since the last 30 days, many pockets in the five districts turned like a desert and the channels and waterbodies remained dry.

Under such circumstances, the southwest monsoon, which turned active a few days ago in Kerala, has come as a fillip to the farmers here.

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Heavy rain continued to wreak havoc in Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala on Tuesday, with a portion of an old building collapsing onto a busy road in Kannur and a major crack developing on a newly constructed road in Kasaragod.

In Kannur, the rear portion and boundary wall of an old tiled building collapsed onto the road at Talap on LIC Road following incessant rain. No casualties or injuries were reported, but authorities carried out a search operation to ensure that nobody had been trapped under the debris.

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Two persons died allegedly due to electrocution following widespread rain here on Tuesday evening which also led to water logging and traffic snarls.

The deceased were an auto-rickshaw driver (30) and a 15-year-old boy, a class nine student, an official at Bandlaguda Police Station said. They came in contact with an electric wire which fell on the road and were electrocuted, police said.

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As strong dust-laden winds swept across the national capital on Tuesday evening, the Palam station recorded a peak wind speed of 120 kmph, matching its previous such record in 2001, according to the IMD data.s The weather station experienced 120 kmph of gusty winds between 6.50 and 6.52 pm on Tuesday (June 9, 2026).

Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather said the strong winds and isolated rain activity were triggered by a cyclonic circulation persisting over central Pakistan and adjoining areas.

He said similar conditions, including sporadic rain and gusty winds, are likely on Wednesday.

Mr. Palawat added that pre-monsoon activity is expected to intensify from June 11 onwards, bringing fairly widespread rainfall over Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.

- PTI

The southwest monsoon, which set over Kerala on June 4, marking the beginning of the four-month-long rainy season in India, advanced into North Bengal and the northeastern States on Tuesday (June 9, 2026).

North Bengal is the gateway to the eight northeastern States.

The weather office said conditions remain favourable for further advance of the monsoon into eastern, central and western India in the next four to five days.

In a bulletin issued on Tuesday (June 9, 2026), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, “The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of northeastern states, entire Sikkim and some parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal.” It has forecast heavy rain in the north Bengal districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar till June 13.

- PTI