• 9964432222
  • Mail Us
  • Appointment
  • Locate Us
  • Chat Now
  • Courses
  • Login
  • Register
Manifest IAS
JournalsOfIndia
Manifest Learning Academy
  • Home
  • SNIPPETSfor Prelims
  • ARTICLESfor Mains
  • BROWSEBY SOURCE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • SNIPPETSfor Prelims
  • ARTICLESfor Mains
  • BROWSEBY SOURCE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result
JournalsOfIndia
No Result
View All Result
Home Environment

State of the Climate Report 2020

February 22, 2021
in Environment
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
State of the Climate Report 2020
179
VIEWS
Share on WhatsAppShare on TelegramShare on Facebook
image_pdfMake PDF

In News

  • IMD issues a Statement on Climate of India during 2020.The year 2020 as the eighth warmest year on record since 1901.

State of the Climate Report 2020

Highlights of the report

  • During 2020, the annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over India was above normal.
  • In that year, the annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over the country was  +0.29 0C which was above normal and based on the data of 1981-2010. 
  • On record, the year 2020 was the eighth warmest year since nation-wide records commenced in 1901. It is said that this is substantially lower than the highest warming observed over India during 2016 (+0.710C).
  • Factors that contributed to this warming are the monsoon and post-monsoon seasons with mean temperature anomalies that are Actual temperature-Normal temperature of +0.430C and +0.530C respectively.
  • During winter, the mean temperature was also above normal with an anomaly of +0.140C, and during the pre-monsoon season temperature was below normal (-0.030C).
  • During 2020 (January to October as per WMO state of the global climate), the global mean temperature anomaly was +1.20C.
  • The annual rainfall in 2020 over the country as a whole was 109% of its Long Period Average (LPA) based on the data of 1961-2010. The monsoon season rainfall over the country as a whole was above normal that is 109% of its LPA.

Average Temperature

  • The annual average temperature during the year in the country was 0.290C above the 1981-2010 period average. This made the year 2020 the eighth warmest year on record since 1901. However, it is lower than the highest warming observed over India during 2016 (+0.710C).
  • Such trends of temperature were reported despite the cooling effect of La Nina. It is a global weather pattern that prevailed in 2020 and is linked to substantially below normal temperatures in winter.
  • Let us tell you that on global temperatures, La Nina has a cooling effect but due to global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, it is disturbed. Therefore, La Nina years are now warmer as compared to the years with El Nino events of the past. 
  • On the surface of the sea when there is a periodic fluctuation in temperature then it is known as ENSO (El Nino and the Southern Oscillation) and the air pressure of the overlying atmosphere across the equatorial Pacific Ocean. It poses an influence on weather and climate patterns including heavy rains, floods, and drought.

About High Impact Weather Events

  • Some high-impact weather events are also experienced by the country like extremely heavy rainfall, floods, landslides, thunderstorms, lightning, cold waves, etc. 
  • Due to thunderstorms, lightning & cold wave events, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were the most adversely affected states during the year which reportedly claimed more than 350 deaths from each state.
  • During pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons due to heavy rainfall & flood-related incidents reportedly claimed over 600 lives from different parts of the country.
image_pdfMake PDF
Source: PIB
Tags: PIBPrelims

Related Posts

Mayurbhanj’s ‘ant chutney’

Mayurbhanj’s ‘ant chutney’

July 5, 2022
Species added to India’s floral and faunal database in 2021

Species added to India’s floral and faunal database in 2021

July 5, 2022
Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022

Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022

July 2, 2022
2022 United Nations Ocean Conference

2022 United Nations Ocean Conference

July 1, 2022
Ban on single use plastics

Ban on single use plastics

July 1, 2022
India Forum for Nature-based Solutions

India Forum for Nature-based Solutions

July 1, 2022
EU’s Nature Restoration Law

EU’s Nature Restoration Law

June 30, 2022
Oceans Great Dying 2.0

Oceans Great Dying 2.0

June 29, 2022
Menar bird village to be declared wetland

Menar bird village to be declared wetland

June 28, 2022
Kerala to have its own Red list of Birds

Kerala to have its own Red list of Birds

June 28, 2022
Please login to join discussion

Our Offline Classroom Student

PRELIMS 2021 POLITY QUESTIONS ANALYSED

https://youtu.be/5q8hBcRGhAs

PRELIMS 2021 HISTORY QUESTIONS ANALYSED

https://youtu.be/v0SIZ7SUybg

CONGRATULATIONS TO 2021 TOPPERS !!!

Rank 171 Kumar Shivashish
Rank 250 Sahithya
Rank 263 Sumit Kumar Thakur
Rank 311 Deepak Ramachandra Shet
Rank 455 Ravinandan B M

July 2022
MTWTFSS
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Jun    

Browse by Category

  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Management
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Geography
  • Governance
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Opinion
  • People in News
  • Places in News
  • Science & Tech
  • Security
  • Society
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized

Browse by Tags

AIR BBC Business Standard CNN Deccan Herald DownToEarth Down to Earth DTE Economic Times ET GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 Hindustan Times IE India & the world Indian express India today Indiatoday Kurukshetra LiveMint Mains News Newspaper News Paper PIB PIB & The Hindu pre Prelims PRS India RSTV Science Reporter Survey The Hindu The Hindustan Times The India Express The Indian Express The New Indian Express Times of India TOI TOPPERS UNDP website Wikipedia Yojana
JournalsOfIndia

Our vision is to orient the readers to grasp the facts objectively and analyse critically. In the rush of reaching first to the readers, the websites miss the balanced opinion, which is the need of the hour. We aim to reach the readers with more crispness, preciseness and relevance. We bring the articles in UPSC way for the civil services aspirants and the Wisest Way for general readers.

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Management
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Geography
  • Governance
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Opinion
  • People in News
  • Places in News
  • Science & Tech
  • Security
  • Society
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized

Browse by Tag

AIR BBC Business Standard CNN Deccan Herald DownToEarth Down to Earth DTE Economic Times ET GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 Hindustan Times IE India & the world Indian express India today Indiatoday Kurukshetra LiveMint Mains News Newspaper News Paper PIB PIB & The Hindu pre Prelims PRS India RSTV Science Reporter Survey The Hindu The Hindustan Times The India Express The Indian Express The New Indian Express Times of India TOI TOPPERS UNDP website Wikipedia Yojana

Newsletter

The most important UPSC news and events of the day.

Get Journals daily newsletter on your inbox.

© 2020 JournalsOfIndia - A free initiative by Manifest Team.

  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • SNIPPETS
  • ARTICLES
  • BROWSE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result

© 2020 JournalsOfIndia - A free initiative by Manifest Team.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In