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Far North Queensland on high alert as category 4 cyclone Narelle threatens coast with winds, floods, and record tidesFar North Queensland faces severe weather as Tropical Cyclone Narelle, a Category 4 storm, heads towards the coast. Destructive winds up to...
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blameTyphoon Kalmaegi caused widespread destruction in the Philippines and Vietnam. Scientists link such extreme weather to rising global temper...
Atlantic tropical wave AL95 poised to strengthen; Leeward Islands travelers urged to monitor, prepare for potential stormA low pressure area in the central Atlantic will likely become a tropical depression. It will move towards the Caribbean later this week. E...
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 likely driving early arrival of intense tropical cyclones: StudyA study published in the journal Nature suggests that climate change is causing the early arrival of intense tropical cyclones. Researchers...
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...
Cyclone brewing in Bay of Bengal, A&N Islands to get heavy rainsIn its first Pre-genesis Track and Intensity Forecast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the low pressure area, which was form...
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...
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...
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...
'Fani had longest life span among tropical cyclones in the bay'The peculiarity of this strong cyclonic storm was the persistence of its intensity till it crossed the coast.
Cyclone Fani makes landfall in Odisha; here's why most cyclones hit India’s east coastLast year, Cyclone Gaja had battered the Tamil Nadu coast, killing at least 20 people and causing widespread destruction.
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.
Climate change boosting hurricane intensity, making tropical storms powerful"We're seeing fewer hurricanes, but the ones we do see are more intense. When one comes, all hell can break loose," said Professor Elsner.
Phailin to be one of the strongest cyclones to hit IndiaHours ahead of its landfall in Orissa, US experts have described Phailin as the strongest tropical cyclone to affect India in 14 years.
- Global warming making tropical cyclones fiercer
The global warming is leading to tropical cyclones becoming stronger and stronger, a new study says.