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Biggest ever Super El Niño may be coming next month and it could be worse than the 1877 disaster that killed millions in India and ChinaForecasters warn a powerful Super El Niño, similar to the one causing the 1876-1878 famine, could develop in 2026. This event is linked to ...
Near Odisha's Puri, a rare elephant trunk-like waterspout emerges from the sea. Tourists stunned. How does it form?Tourists witnessed a rare waterspout off Odisha's Astaranga coast. The funnel-shaped column descended from dark clouds, creating a vortex o...
The Odyssey trailer out: Netizens declare Robert Pattinson, Christopher Nolan's movie 'blockbuster'. Full cast, India release date, plot and more detailsThe trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has arrived. This film adapts Homer's ancient Greek epic. It follows Odysseus's journey hom...
He was so broke that they married over vada pav. Became nearly paralysed after 5 months. Again competed after 4 years and won. But one thing did not change: Wife's supportAbhilash Tomy, a former Indian Navy pilot, achieved a remarkable solo circumnavigation. His journey faced immense financial hurdles and a s...
Cyclone Chido Devastates French overseas territory Mayotte, Thousands Feared DeadCyclone Chido, the worst storm to hit the French territory of Mayotte in nearly a century, has devastated the entire town.
Cyclone Remal Landfall: West Bengal and Bangladesh brace for a midnight hitCyclone Remal, the first pre-monsoon cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, is expected to make landfall between Sagar Island and Khepupara. It will...
US Hurricane season forecast: 3-4 major hurricanes predicted for Eastern Pacific2023 which was a period of El Nino witnessed unusually high number of hurricanes. This year will be a normal year.
Asia world's most disaster-prone region in 2023: WMOFloods and storms led to the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, and the impact of heat waves intensified, said the ...
At 13 days and 3 hours, Biparjoy longest duration cyclone since 1977: IMDBiparjoy, the first cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea this year, originated over the southeast Arabian Sea on June 6 and had landfall ove...
Cyclone Biparjoy rapidly intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; dampening monsoonCyclone 'Biparjoy', the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year, has rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, with meteor...
Cyclone Mocha: How and why cyclones are namedFor the Indian Ocean region, a formula for naming cyclones was agreed upon in 2004. Eight countries in the region - Bangladesh, India, Mald...
Aila, Amphan, Asani: What's in a cyclone's name?With Cyclone Asani -- a name given by Sri Lanka that means 'wrath' in Sinhalese -- formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning and hurtli...
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...
Mala, Helen, Nargis: How are cyclones named?Mritunjay Mohapatra, the additional director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), said Fani, pronounced as 'Foni', means a...
Depression over Indian Ocean intensifies, likely to become cycloneIt is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and further into a severe cyclonic storm, the IMD said and warned...
Why we don’t have hurricanes in IndiaTropical cyclones are named to provide ease of communication between forecasters and the general public.
Same basin can have multiple cyclonesA tropical cyclone is a storm system that is characterized by a low-pressure centre which produces strong winds and flooding rain.