What early warning did Kerala have before Wayanad disaster?

Sub: Geo

Sec: Climatology

Context:

Union Home Minister Amit Shah discussed early warning systems and alerts given to the Kerala government before the Wayanad landslides.

National Monsoon Mission:

It was launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences in 2012.
Aim: To improve forecasting skills by setting up a state-of-the-art dynamic prediction system for monsoon rainfall at different time scales.
NMM builds a working partnership between the academic and research and development (R&D) organisations, both national and international.
Its augmentation with the HPC facilities has helped the country achieve a paradigm shift in weather and climate modelling for operational weather forecasts.
Phase I of the Monsoon Mission was completed in 2017, with Phase II beginning in September 2017, focusing on weather/climate extremes prediction and related applications.

Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS):

It pertains to the atmospheric science programs of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and addresses different aspects of weather and climate services.
Each of these aspects is incorporated as eight sub-schemes under the umbrella scheme “ACROSS”.
The sub-schemes are the Commissioning of Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs), Upgradation of Forecast System, Weather & Climate Services, Atmospheric Observations Network, Numerical Modelling of Weather and Climate, Monsoon Mission III, Monsoon Convection, Clouds and Climate Change (MC4) and High-Performance Computing System (HPCS).
Implementation:
- It will be implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences through its institutes namely the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), and Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Service (INCOIS).
Each institute has a designated role for accomplishing the above tasks through the aid of eight schemes.
The Budget allocation for ACROSS, which includes the Monsoon Mission, decreased by ₹50 crore in 2024.

Source: TH