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After saving lives, now to fortify themThe US experienced devastating storms and tornadoes, killing at least 23 people. In India, Cyclone Remal caused less than 20 deaths in popu...
Ingerndhu Dubai romba dooram*Michaung is the sixth storm in Indian seas this year. While the formation of a tropical storm in the Bay of Bengal in December is expected,...
Climate change fingerprints all over monsoon this year, say expertsBarring the cumulative rainfall over the country, this year's monsoon has been anything but normal and experts point to climate change as t...
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...
Phailin to Amphan: A look at deadliest cyclones that hit India in last 10 yearsWith Biparjoy bringing the vulnerability of India's coastal communities to natural disasters back into focus, here is a look at the notable...
Natural disasters caused 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, report saysInternal displacement is a term used to describe the movement of people within a country due to natural disasters. In 2022, around 2.5 mill...
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...
Frequency of cyclones in Arabian Sea increased by 52 pc from 1982-2019: StudyM K Roxy, a co-author of the study, said the increase in cyclone activity in the Arabian Sea is tightly linked to the rising ocean temperat...
May records second highest rainfall in 121 years; no significant heat wave spellThe lowest ever temperature recorded for May was 32.68 degrees Celsius in 1917. The temperature was lowest since 1977 when it was of 33.84 ...
Warming of Arabian Sea raising cyclone frequencyBack in November 1940, when cyclones didn't have names, the Arabian Sea threw an unprecedented, untimely night-long tantrum that cost the c...
Cyclonic storm in Arabian Sea; IMD issues red alert to coastal Maharashtra, Gujarat for June 4It has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over south coastal Maharashtra for June 2-4, on north coast on June 2-3 and in Gujarat, Daman ...
Brace for more extreme weather events: ExpertsIndia should brace for more extreme weather events as the adverse impact of global warming is increasing, as seen by the recent cyclone, wh...
View: Lockdown and covid woes, then add cyclonic destructionAt some point the questions give way to explanations that involve the gods, or fate, or happenstance, or coincidence, or chaos. Answers bec...
- Scientist warns of more frequent cyclones in Arabian Sea
Gandhinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Cyclonic turbulence is expected to increase in the Arabian Sea over the coming years, a scientist warned on Frid...
- Cooling Earth artificially could be disastrous, warn scientists
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Proposals to counter the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions could lead to natural disasters in...
- Chennai floods: Climate change footprints in freak weather
In 24 hours ending Wednesday, Chennai got almost twice the rain it normally receives in the entire month of December. This was just the sor...
12 districts "very highly prone", 41 "highly prone" to cyclones: StudyWest Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Gujarat are more vulnerable to tropical cyclones, the study said.
- Monsoon depressions that bring heavy rain waned over 12 decades
Cyclonic disturbances like depressions that trigger rainfall in the monsoon have lessened over the past 124 years, India Meteorological Dep...
NTPC power plants less affected due to Cyclone PhailinPower generation from state-run NTPC's thermal plants in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh was not affected much due to Cyclone Phailin.
Cyclone Phailin: Power situation under control, says Power Ministry"Required load and generation were managed in a balanced manner so as to secure stable transmission frequency," it said in a statement.