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India's monsoon deficit widens to 12%; El Nino strengthens, positive IOD offers some relief: Report

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 31m ago
66 distinct posts / 48h, matching Report 51 Nino 27 India 7
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8h ago 08.10.2026 India 'A violent hailstorm strikes the Punjab region with giant and exceptional hailstones The weight of some chunks exceeded half a kilogram, causing severe damage to rice crops and … -6.0
20h ago The World’s Third-Largest Ice Reservoir Is Vanishing— Soot from India’s brick kilns is darkening Himalayan ice, cutting its ability to reflect sunlight. Nepal's deadly flash flood in August was a w… -4.5
21h ago An IndiGo passenger jet carrying 110 people was left with significant damage to its nose after being struck by suspected lightning while descending through severe weather over northern India -4.0
1d ago Hurricane Isaias warnings from Mississippi to Florida, a $70,000 OPT fee, DNC sues over ads, India voter rolls, Rays sweep Yankees: what you missed while you were asleep 🌙 Watch in 90 seconds + ev… -1.0
1d ago More than three-quarters of maternal health professionals surveyed across Brazil, India, Zimbabwe, Australia and the UK reported rising harm to foetuses or newborns linked to extreme heat. #SciCom… -6.5
1d ago 07.10.2026 💀Death from above.. 'Giant hailstones with exceptional spiky shapes fell due to a severe thunderstorm that struck Sirouli town in Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh state in India The s… -7.0
1d ago www.independent.co.uk headline change https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/indigo-patna-lucknow-hailstorm-lightning-damage-b3063240.html New text is now Plane damaged by suspected lightning … +3.5
56m ago I wrote about this possibility at the start of the season 😬https://heatmap.news/climate/el-nino-california-hurricane -3.5
2h ago How to prepare your home for El Niño’s extreme weather https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/how-to-prepare-your-home-for-el-nino +2.0
2h ago Elon Musk net worth tops 1 trillion dollars. Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport. El Nino records highest Pacific temperatures. Montenegro detains Russian war blogger. Azorean… -2.0
3h ago Took a while (thanks to El Nino), but we have the first hurricane of the 2026 season and it's a biggie -3.0
3h ago El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias Climate is a balancing act. www.independent.co.uk/news/el-nino... +1.5
4h ago Telangana ministers to discuss farmer relief as rainfall deficit persists Telangana’s ministers will review the rainfall deficit, farmer relief and the state’s request for https://linksgraph.com/… -2.5
5h ago Almost all Gaza residents need shelter as El Niño threatens flooding, UN agency says - https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/almost-all-gaza-residents-need-shelter-el-nino-threatens-flooding… -7.0
7h ago ... and 2027 El Nino is yet to come ... "A triple tropical threat is taking shape. 🌀🌀🌀 Rachel, Isaias and Simon are all expected to bring significant impacts this weekend, from the U.S. West Coast… -2.5
7h ago The state of California will be one of the ground zeros of Hyper El Nino driven extreme weather Prospects are looking grim for the rest of the year and 2027 www.theguardian.com/environment/... -5.0
8h ago Distressing imagery coming out of Chile. One of the horrific consequences of El Nino is extra flooding on the west of South America. The extreme global warming driven El Nino this year is making th… -8.0
10h ago Sonoma County is accelerating winter emergency preparations for strengthening El Nino conditions, including staging supplies, storm kits, and response plans for flooding and severe storms. ×3 +3.5
12h ago Well, we're still in the Hurricane Warning bucket. Yeah. 🙄 Here's the 10P CDT Cone of UhOh - NHC thinks Isaias might gently trip into being a low-Cat3 (yup, a Major) but El Nino ramps up the shear… -4.0
21h ago Latest El Nino forecast update as seven areas face extreme weather chaos and 'cyclones' via Opera ×2 -3.0
1d ago One other uncertain but potentially significant impact is potential for worsened coastal flooding in SoCal due to combo of high surf, minor storm surge from Rachel (low pressure+onshore winds), & p… -2.5
1d ago WMO predicts El Nino could reach a record Nino 3.4 anomaly of +3.7°C in Oct-Dec, with near-certain persistence into February 2027. The record is forecast, not observed. Flood and drought risks will… -3.5
1d ago Hurricane Rachel and an El Nino Kelvin wave are expected to raise Southern California sea levels, increasing coastal flooding and beach erosion risk through Sunday. ×3 -3.5
1d ago Tropical storm Isaias forecast to become hurricane. What does it mean for the Maritimes? - It has been a remarkably quiet Atlantic hurricane season as a strengthening El Nino in the Pacific is crea… -1.5
1d ago apple.news/AA0o7ls0jQqC... Remeber: HURRICANE ANDREW hit during an EL NINO #hurricane #gulf #isaias -1.5
1d ago With all the hurricane activity in the Pacific this year due to El Nino, it's easy to forget that the Atlantic hurricane season is not over yet -- & the first one is now threatening the Gulf Coast. -3.0
1d ago Amazon communities prepare for El Nino drought conditions while saving money and improving local air quality. #Solarpower #Renewables #Endclimatedenial +5.0
1d ago With a new hurricane forming in Mexican/American Gulf and tons of cyclones in the Pacific due to this Super El Nino, the earthquake activity at a low but likely to pick up, the space weather may su… -5.0
1d ago due @weatherprof.bsky.social it's unlikely to become a hurricane due to unfavorable conditions (shear winds) caused by current "Hyper" El Nino +3.0
2h ago I called ICE to report Isaias. It’s gonna be a ruff one down here in Southeast Alabama. -1.5

Articles in Story

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The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T3 Why first monsoon drought in 11 years left India dry, and wet 📄 weather_drought indiatimes.com paradoxical, worrying, uneven
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T3 India records lowest monsoon rainfall in more than a decade weather_drought mymixfm.com parched, alarming, dire
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T3 India's monsoon deficit widens to 12%; El Nino strengthens, positive IOD offers some relief: Report weather_drought indiatimes.com worrying, parched, cautious
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T3 India records lowest monsoon rainfall in more than a decade weather_drought wiky.com parched, alarming, dire
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T3 India's monsoon deficit widens to 12%; El Niño strengthens, positive IOD offers some relief: Report weather_drought aninews.in dry, worried, hopeful
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fear
T3 India records lowest monsoon rainfall in more than a decade weather_drought wkzo.com parched, worrying, strained
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T3 India records lowest monsoon rainfall in more than a decade weather_drought hot96.com concerned, parched, urgent
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T3 Why first monsoon drought in 11 years left India dry, and wet ⚖ Contested weather_drought indiatimes.com paradoxical, uneven, revealing
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T3 El Nino impact: India sees lowest monsoon rainfall in over a decade weather_drought business-standard.com alarming, parched, worrying
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T3 Indias monsoon deficit widens to 12%; El Nio strengthens, positive IOD offers some relief: Report weather_drought webindia123.com worrying, cautiously hopeful, watchful
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T3 India's monsoon deficit widens to 12%; El Nino strengthens, positive IOD offers some relief: Report weather_drought calcuttanews.net parched, uncertain, cautious
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T3 India's monsoon ends 12.6% short, October likely to stay dry: IMD weather_drought indiatimes.com worrying, parched, uncertain
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