Real-time IOD monitoring at IOD Monitor
Questions and comments may be addressed to
Saji N. Hameed by email (saji'at-mark'u-aizu.ac.jp) or
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IOD 2019 in the news
Tropical Africa
Indian Ocean Dipole spells flood danger for East Africa
Here’s the explanation for heavy rainfall currently pounding the country
Why the floods in East Africa are so bad
Floods kill 280 people, affect 2.8m others in EA: UN
Intian valtameren dipoli-ilmiö kylvää tuhoa itäisessä Afrikassa – Sateet voivat jatkua jopa pitkälle tammikuuhun
Blogs on IOD
THE CLIMATE KELPIE BLOG: Indian Ocean in the climate ‘driver’s seat’ for 2019
Droughts over Australia -- current situation and outlook
Australia - ABC News
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole this winter is bad news for drought-hit parts of Australia
India - Prof. Sridhar Balasubramanian's analysis of the abundant rainy season of 2019
Southwest monsoon 2019 took everyone by surprise and proved it is the master
India - Prof. Sridhar Balasubramanian assesses the impact of the 2019 IOD on
Indian summer rains
As El Niño Plays Villain, Could the Indian Ocean Dipole Save Monsoon 2019?
India - Economic Times : IMD's assessment featuring Dr. Pai
Local Indian Ocean phenomenon may bring better rainfall despite El Nino
India - Business Times : IMD updates assessment for latter half of 2019
Excess rainfall in half of India in August: IMD
India - my assessment of where the IOD is going from now
2019 to Be One of Strongest Indian Ocean Dipole Years On Record: Expert
Singapore - the newpaper : Hotter and drier than normal years
Dry spell likely caused by climate phenomenon
Singapore - The Strait Times : Dry spell to last long
Dry spell in Singapore likely to last several months
Indonesia - Forest fires and haze
ASEAN should move faster for mitigation of peatland fires, haze
Indonesia - NASA : Smoke blankets Borneo
Smoke blankets Borneo
Indonesia - Al Jazeera : Schools and airports to close in Sumatra
Indonesia fires forces schools and airport to close in Sumatra
Indonesia - Atlantic.com : Fires and Smog In Indonesia
Fires in Indonesia Blanket Islands and Cities in Smog
Iran - The Tehran Times
Will Iran experience above-normal rainfall during autumn?