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Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation
IMD to stop using the term 'drought'
Posted on 12 Jan, 2016 09:55 AMIMD to replace the term 'drought' with 'deficient year'
![Affected by drought (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498477595_b432f838e5_z_0_0.jpg?itok=XlBfng7_)
Irumbuliyur Lake explains sudden floods in Chennai
Posted on 17 Dec, 2015 02:51 PMThe December 2015 rains in Tamil Nadu caused Chennai and its adjoining areas to be suddenly flooded. Huge portions of residential areas and roads were inundated for long periods of time. The rivers too flooded in an unprecedented manner, causing human loss and property damage to individuals, state and corporates.
![Irumbuliyur lake outlet from where entire rain water is expected to be drained (Source: P Sakthivel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/irumbuliyur_lake_outlet_kalingu_0.jpg?itok=CCgtkvcP)
First water atlas of the Himalayas launched during COP 21
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 10:21 AMFirst water atlas of the Himalayas launched in Paris
![View of the Himalayas from Dhulikhel, Nepal (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8495303300_70b23d61f7_z.jpg?itok=vwW6yeao)
Braving the deluge: Chennai's worst December
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:39 PMResidents were convinced that November was the worst but stock taking and rehabilitation had to wait a week longer as the maniacal rains of December took everyone by surprise and completely crippled the city. According the
![Rescue efforts underway in Kotturpuram, one of the Chennai's worst affected areas](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23431905981_443a72901a_z.jpg?itok=BoKiTIUH)
2016 might show worse impacts of El Nino, predicts WMO
Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:51 PM2015 the warmest year since 1850: WMO
![Annual average temperature map (Source: Robert A. Rohde via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/annual_average_temperature_map.jpg?itok=2-BKNtVp)
Monsoon 2015: Chinks in Chennai's infrastructure exposed
Posted on 19 Nov, 2015 09:34 PMChennai has historically been a water-starved region, but never rain-starved as it receives much of its annual quota during the northeast or ‘retreating’ monsoon between October and December. But this November was like no other.
![Flooded streets in Chennai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/01in_thjvn_chennai_2605191g_0.jpg?itok=Wo1MsMvW)
Rains bring relief to Chennai's water security but expose city's under-preparedness
Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 09:42 PMHeavy rain water logs Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu
![A water logged street (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3223419470_3520bbbc13_z.jpg?itok=_AzLRZU6)
CPCB gets strict with non-compliant industries along the Ganga
Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 09:34 PMRespond immediately or face closure: CPCB to non-compliant industries along the Ganga
![Ganga river at Sangam in Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934020083_c28c745673_b_0.jpg?itok=La040TkG)
China operationalises one of the biggest dams on the Brahmaputra
Posted on 20 Oct, 2015 07:01 PMChina's Zangmu Hydropower Project, one of the biggest dams on Brahmaputra, is operational
![Brahmaputra river in Tibet (Source: Luca Galuzzi via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0839_yarlong_tsangpo.jpg?itok=ILmR5yaj)