China's Shanghai braces for torrential rain as Typhoon Kong-rey advancesShanghai prepares for the worst rains in over 40 years as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches. Authorities have alerted citizens to stock up on ess...
01 Nov, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon BebincaShanghai has halted transportation, recalled ships, and closed tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort as it braces for Typhoon Bebi...
15 Sep, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
Super Typhoon Yagi sets sight on Vietnam, two reported dead in China's HainanSuper Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, is heading towards northern Vietnam after causing significant damage in China's H...
07 Sep, 2024, 11.17 AM IST
Hurricane category 6 to hit soon? Here's what research paper has claimedHurricane category 6 is not a reality so far but a research paper has suggested there should be Category 6 in the scale.
06 Feb, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
Thousands evacuated, flights cancelled as Taiwan girds for Typhoon HaikuiTaiwan has cancelled domestic flights and evacuated nearly 3,000 people as it braces for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui. The storm is expect...
03 Sep, 2023, 06.57 AM IST
How warm oceans are creating super cyclones across the globeScientists are warning that climate change is making hurricanes more intense, with increased rainfall and stronger winds. The warming of th...
30 Aug, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
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Super Typhoon Mawar crosses over Guam, know why storms are becoming frequentThe eye of Typhoon Mawar crossed the north of Guam on Wednesday evening resulting in strong winds and heavy rainfall in the territory leadi...
24 May, 2023, 06.12 PM IST
How climate change is fueling hurricanesIan follows Hurricane Fiona, a powerful Category 4 storm that carved a path of destruction last week through Puerto Rico, leaving most of t...
26 Sep, 2022, 10.58 PM IST
Most powerful storm of 2022 is moving at a speed of 250 km/hourThe typhoon has picked the gusts speed of up to 252 kilometres per hour, and is moving west at a speed of 30 kilometres per hour. The super...
31 Aug, 2022, 05.23 PM IST
Philippine death toll from its strongest typhoon of year tops 400The typhoon affected nearly 4.5 million people, including about 500,000 sheltering in evacuation centres, government data showed. It made l...
31 Dec, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
Tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea: Why are they increasing?This is the first time since the start of satellite records in 1980 in India that there have been four consecutive years of pre-monsoon cyc...
17 May, 2021, 07.14 PM IST
Florence plows inland, leaving five dead, states floodedBy Friday night the center of the storm had moved to eastern South Carolina, about 15 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach, with maximum sustain...
15 Sep, 2018, 09.37 AM IST
India to select fighter jet under 'Make in India' by March 2017Parrikar said various issues will have to be taken into account before selecting a foreign fighter even as he pointed out that Rafales are ...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.54 PM IST
Taiwan diaries: Rare snapshot into a country which in many ways is a place like no otherET Magazine’s intrepid writer spent a week there as an invitee of the Taiwanese government provides some rare snapshots.
23 Aug, 2015, 09.41 PM IST
Cyclone Hudhud caused $ 11 billion worth of losses: UNThe 41 fatalities associated with the cyclone, a Category 4 storm that hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in October, were considered "r...
26 Feb, 2015, 11.04 PM IST
- $4-Billion Globemaster-III deal sails through cabinet
The Indian Air Force's long wait for its new heavy-lift aircraft is almost over, with the central government clearing the decks for the pur...
07 Jun, 2011, 02.27 PM IST