Annual Lightning Conference 2023
Recent trends have evidenced a notable surge in lightning occurrences and so the fatalities. As per the observations by Lightning Detection Network (LDN) of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)/ Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)/ Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India has witnessed continuous rise in lightning strikes.
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Annual Lightning Report 202-2022
The biggest achievement of this campaign is that today Lightning no more a mystery, the science of lightning that is fulminology has evolved in India as a science and lightning is a reckonable disaster. Its at the forefront of disaster risk reduction (DRR). In addition to Ministry of Earth Science Institutions that is India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, most of the government agencies from National Disaster Management Authority to state disaster management agencies are serious about lightning risk management. Lightning Resilient India Campaign – the joint initiative of Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council (CROPC) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) has taken the early warning services of IMD and knowledge products of MoES institutions to stakeholders and community with value added insights to far more meaningful outcomes.
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