Australian travellers on high alert as twin cyclone threat looms over holiday hotspots; check updatesAustralian travellers face a high alert as two powerful cyclones approach. One storm is intensifying off Fiji's coast, threatening widespre...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
Tropical Cyclone Narelle threatens Western Australia after second landfall, bringing 185 km/h winds, flooding risks across Northern AustraliaTropical Cyclone Narelle is set to impact Western Australia after crossing the coast twice. The storm previously hit the Northern Territory...
22 Mar, 2026, 08.40 AM IST
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...
18 Mar, 2026, 08.44 AM IST
India sends humanitarian aid to Madagascar after cyclone devastationIndia has sent vital aid to Madagascar after tropical cyclones Fytia and Geza caused widespread destruction. An Indian Air Force aircraft d...
11 Mar, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
Cyclone Montha: How did the storm get its name and what does it mean?Cyclone Montha is poised to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, with landfall expected Tuesday, bringing heavy rains to Andhra Pradesh,...
28 Oct, 2025, 08.36 AM 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
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
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
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
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
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.
12 Oct, 2013, 11.40 AM IST
- Global warming making tropical cyclones fiercer
The global warming is leading to tropical cyclones becoming stronger and stronger, a new study says.
04 Sep, 2008, 03.28 PM IST