Tamil Nadu: Schools in Madurai to remain closed today due to heavy rainfallMadurai District Collector Sangeetha has declared a holiday for schools in the district on Thursday due to heavy rainfall.
09 Nov, 2023, 08.43 AM IST
Rains continue to batter several parts of Karnataka, flood warning in northern districtsDistricts like Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada in the coastal and Malnad regions continue to face the brunt of torrential r...
08 Jul, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
Cyclone Yaas inundates large parts of Bengal's coastal districtsThe seaside towns of Digha and Mandarmoni in Purba Medinipur and Fraserganj and Gosaba in South 24 Parganas were among the areas affected b...
26 May, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
Cyclone 'Amphan' may cause extensive damage on Bengal coast during landfall: GovernmentThe cyclone has the potential to cause extensive damage in the coastal districts of West Bengal, an official statement said.
19 May, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
India witnessing average sea level rise of 1.7mm/yearThe government has told the Rajya Sabha that Indian coast have risen by 8.5 cm during the past 50 years. The data shared in the upper house...
20 Nov, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Coastal Concerns: Rising sea levels will inundate coastal areas sooner than projectedAreas inhabited by 36 mn Indians now are at risk, much higher than the five mn expected previously.
10 Nov, 2019, 09.42 AM IST
Sea level rise may up risk of devastating tsunamis worldwideThe threat of rising sea levels to coastal cities and communities throughout the world is well known, but new findings show the likely incr...
19 Aug, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
Uninhabited Lakshadweep island vanishes, says studyParali I island, part of Bangaram atoll, which was 0.032 km2 in 1968 has been eroded to an extent of 100 per cent, resulting in its inundat...
06 Sep, 2017, 02.25 PM IST
40 million people at risk from rising sea level by 2050: GovernmentA National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) has been established to promote research and development in the area of coasta...
25 Jul, 2017, 10.10 PM IST
Rising sea levels to flood major US cities: StudyThe cities expected to be inundated by 2035 include places along the Jersey Shore and in parts of North Carolina, south Louisiana and neigh...
13 Jul, 2017, 01.39 PM IST
Rising sea levels to flood major US cities: StudyIf the sea level predictions are accurate, places like New York, Boston, San Francisco and Miami face a grim future, according to researche...
13 Jul, 2017, 12.49 PM IST
- Higher seas to flood US cities: Study
Washington, July 13 (IANS) Higher sea levels due to climate change will flood hundreds of US cities including New York, Boston, San Francis...
13 Jul, 2017, 09.42 AM IST
IIT-B working with US scientists to predict storm surgeWith climate change and global warming triggering erratic and extreme weather events, the coastal states in India were vulnerable.
22 Dec, 2016, 03.17 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh rain fury: Toll mounts to 42, over 84,000 evacuatedNineteen teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in various districts for rescue operations.
27 Oct, 2013, 03.39 PM IST
Kiran Kumar Reddy reviews situation in Andhra after heavy rainsKiran Kumar Reddy reviewed the situation caused due to heavy rains at a high-level meeting here today and directed the administration to ca...
25 Oct, 2013, 08.50 PM IST
No impact of cyclone Phailin in West Bengal: Javed KhanBarring inundation of some low- lying areas in coastal West Bengal, there has been no impact of cyclone Phailin in the state.
13 Oct, 2013, 01.38 PM IST
- Heavy rain claims 13 lives in Andhra Pradesh
At least 13 people were killed in heavy rains and flash floods that have wreaked havoc in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
09 Aug, 2008, 01.09 PM IST