Victoria swelters under record heatwave as Queensland faces cyclone threat and ongoing flood warningsVictoria is preparing for a severe heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees. This heat is increasing the risk of bushfires across th...
23 Jan, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
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...
06 Oct, 2025, 01.12 AM IST
Hurricane Imelda: Twin cyclones could trigger Fujiwhara Effect — Which U.S. Cities are at risk?Meteorologists have issued new alerts as two active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic raise the risk of a rare Fujiwhara Effect, where the ...
26 Sep, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
Tropical storm Dalila might form within 48 hours as Eastern Pacific hurricane season sees active start. Check mapPotential Tropical Cyclone Four-E, poised to become Tropical Storm Dalila, is expected to form south of Southern Mexico, prompting a Tropic...
13 Jun, 2025, 04.56 PM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
Ophelia: Tropical storm warnings issued from North Carolina to Maryland; Here’s what you need to knowTropical Storm Ophelia is forecasted to make landfall as a tropical storm along the North Carolina coast on Saturday morning.
22 Sep, 2023, 07.41 AM 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
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...
10 May, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
Cyclonic circulation likely to develop over southeast Bay of Bengal: IMD"Some models are suggesting that it would be a cyclone. We are keeping a watch. Updates will be provided regularly," Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, ...
02 May, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
Climate finance a mirage; early warning systems key to saving lives, livelihoods: Bhupender Yadav at COP27There is an urgent need to acknowledge the cascading natural hazards that cause substantial losses around the world, Bhupender Yadav said, ...
07 Nov, 2022, 10.31 PM IST
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...
17 Mar, 2022, 10.54 PM IST
Scientists devise novel method for early detection of tropical cyclonesSo far, remote sensing techniques have detected them the earliest. However, this detection was possible only after system developed as a we...
09 Jun, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
India faced 117 cyclones from 1970-2019, over 40,000 lives lost: StudyCurrently, the eastern part of the country in facing 'very severe cyclonic storm' Yaas which battered the Odisha and West Bengal coasts on ...
27 May, 2021, 04.29 PM 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
Extreme weather events claimed lives of over 1.4 lakh people in last 50 years: PaperThe paper also stated that the period from 1970-2019 recorded 7,063 extreme weather events --- heat waves, cold waves, floods, lightning an...
01 Mar, 2021, 10.50 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
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