Hurricane Milton to be followed by Hurricane Nadine? What we know so farNational Hurricane Center stated that the next storm of the year will be Tropical Hurricane Nadine 2024.
10 Oct, 2024, 05.25 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
What is tropical storm, how is it different from hurricane?A tropical storm is the movement of high-speed winds originating in a tropical region. When does it become a hurricane?
21 Aug, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
How cyclones get their names: Who named cyclone Biparjoy and what it means?Have you ever wondered how the cyclones get their names? Cyclone Biparjoy, the latest tropical storm brewing in the Arabian Sea, has been m...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.17 PM IST
How Biparjoy became the longest-lived cyclone, why it took 10 days to make landfall in Gujarat?Cyclone Biparjoy hit Gujarat with destructive wind speeds of up to 140 kmph and rains causing severe damage. The cyclone had been moving sl...
16 Jun, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
Why are cyclones with female names deadlier? Research explainsThe study used more than six decades of death rates from US hurricanes to show that feminine-named hurricanes cause significantly more deat...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.53 AM IST
Intensity of severe cyclonic storms increasing in North Indian Ocean region: StudyThe increasing intensity of severe cyclonic storms with major socioeconomic implications was due to atmospheric parameters like higher rela...
29 Jul, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
How to protect Mumbai from future cyclonesMumbai’s infrastructure that monitors weather systems also failed when called upon the most. The western coast has five doppler radars to t...
23 May, 2021, 06.45 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
Why we don’t have hurricanes in IndiaTropical cyclones are named to provide ease of communication between forecasters and the general public.
19 Nov, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
Indian monsoons steer Atlantic hurricanes towards Americas: StudyThe newly-discovered relationship could help scientists better predict the path of oncoming hurricanes, especially in late summer months li...
24 Oct, 2018, 12.13 PM IST
'Catastrophic' Florence buffets US east coast"Catastrophic effects will be felt." Federal emergency management officials warned that Florence -- while weakening slightly -- remains a "...
14 Sep, 2018, 07.52 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
Insurance firms may take a Rs 2,400-crore hit due to HudhudAIR Worldwide's insured loss estimates assume that insurance penetration of 3% for residential lines, 20% for commercial, and 30% for indus...
22 Oct, 2014, 08.59 PM IST
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.
13 Oct, 2014, 01.51 PM IST
- Reliance shuts oil, gas at MA field due to cyclone 'Laila'
Reliance Industries has shut crude oil and gas production from its Krishna Godavari basin MA fields in the Bay of Bengal to avoid damage fr...
19 May, 2010, 05.55 PM IST