Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- Director General of the India Meteorological Department Dr Mrityunjaya Mahapatra said that the current weather forecasts are accurate only by 40 to 50 per cent, and it would improve with multi-forecast models in the near future.

He said that climate change was not just adversely impacting the farmers and other sections, but has also been posing challenges to the meteorological department, which has been adopting appropriate strategies to address it.

He was addressing the inaugural session of the two-day "National Conference on the Impact of Climate Change on Horticulture: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies," jointly organised by Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University (SKLTGHU), Department o...