The storm's abnormal rise and changing tracks fit a recent pattern. Read more
Most traditional workers in Odisha have no means to sustain themselves after the storm pummelled the state. Read the full story
The weather agency and the state must look out for new ideas, focus on immediate response and long-term recovery instead of celebrating the evacuation success. The full story is here
Josef Aschbacher of the European Space Agency talks about the only satellite dedicated to measuring wind speeds after localised winds made it difficult for the IMD to forecast Cyclone Fani. The entire story can be read here
The natural disaster, which claimed over 40 lives, has caused huge losses to around 8,000 paan farmers across Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Balasore and Bhadrak districts. Click here for the full story
India Meteorological Department’s Director General KJ Ramesh writes about how they prepared for the storm. Here's what he told Down To Earth
Around 1,200 handloom weavers in the Odisha district have no means to earn. The entire story is here
The state government saved its people from Fani’s wrath, but the essentials to survive still remain scarce. There's more to the story, read here
The cyclone hit Odisha coast at a time when large number of tourists were expected to flock to the state. Click here for the entire article
On May 4, the cyclonic storm had turned into deep depression in Bangladesh. No major damage in West Bengal. Read the story done then
Cyclones Gaja, Titli and Ockhi had also intensified very quickly and taken weather forecasters and scientists by surprise. The full story is here
Here is a series of pictures from Odisha after the cyclone made landfall in Puri district on May 3, 2019
Click here to see the day-long live coverage of Cyclone Fani on May 3 when it made landfall
Natural disasters as cyclones, its frequency and pace, must be directly linked to climate change. Here's the entire blog by Avilash Roul
The storm killed 11 people in the state; left coastal areas without electricity, homes or crops. Here's the story done two days after the storm had passed
Commendable emergency response to cyclone Fani saved lives in Odisha, but now the state must build climate-resilient structures to minimise long-term cost of reconstruction. Read Anumita Roychowdhury's blog here
April storms are rare and are usually extremely severe; the last such storm, Cyclone Nargis, devastated Myanmar in 2008. Click here for the full story
Odisha, which is bracing up for the extremely severe cyclone that’s predicted to make landfall on May 3, faces two natural disasters every year. The full article is here
The weather agency had put the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on red alert (highest) on April 30 and May 1. This was when the storm was towards Tamil Nadu. But it ultimately made landfall in Puri. Here's the story