Business Line

Positive IOD may re-emerge this year, likely to boost south-west monsoon

Positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) or Indian Nino, a climate pattern that results in irregular oscillations of sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean, may re-emerge for the second consecutive ...
Daily Mail

Indian Ocean Dipole weather event that helped cause Black Summer bushfires rapidly forming near Australia

A weather phenomenon that was a major factor behind the Black Summer bushfires is forming off the coast of Western Australia and could combine with El Niño to produce disastrous effects. Ocean and ...
Indiatimes

After a long active spell, weak monsoon phase likely in 2-3 weeks, say experts

Monsoon is likely to enter a weak phase during the next two-three weeks with the classic break-like features after a long active spell, top weather experts told TOI on Wednesday. The break situation, ...
Mena FN

Heavy rains brought by strong positive IOD impact East Africa, hundreds of thousands affected

(MENAFN- SomTribune) Hundreds of thousands in East Africa are now being affected by torrential rains influenced by the very strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), which was predicted to cause ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Southern Australian states sizzle as Indian Ocean climate driver nears record strength

One of the main drivers behind Australia's year-to-year rainfall and temperature variability is approaching record strength, second only to the peaks of 2019. While El Niño in the Pacific dominates ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Follow-up rain unlikely after wet week as El Niño and positive IOD intensify

One wet day does not make a season, and despite this week's soaking across large parts of Victoria and NSW, this spring is still likely to become one of Australia's hottest and driest on record. While ...