Strong El Niño may peak this year and weaken before India’s 2027 monsoon, say meteorologists | Pune News

Meteorologists suggest strong El Niño events typically weaken significantly before India’s monsoon season. PUNE: Major El Niño events often weaken substantially before the subsequent monsoon, meteorologists told TOI on Saturday, easing concerns about the system’s potential impact on India’s 2027 rainy season. This comes amid forecasts that a strong El Niño could develop by late…

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Overfishing, climate shifts can sharply reduce India’s sardine count: Study | Pune News

Pune: A steep rise in fishing pressure, coupled with climate-related changes, could seriously affect the sardine count along the country’s southwest coast.Researchers from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) warned thousands of coastal households dependent on India’s sardine catch about this after studying over five decades…

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