Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department and India’s Permanent Member to World Meteorological Organization, speaks with Rajesh Mahapatra about climate change, extreme weather events, and the accuracy of IMD’s weather forecasts.There is a high probability that the southwest monsoon this year will be above normal this year, Mohapatra said, adding that monsoon is likely to be geographically uniform across most parts of the country.