Meet satellite Aeolus; it may better predict the next Fani
Josef Aschbacher of the European Space Agency talks about the only satellite dedicated to measuring wind speeds after localised winds made it …
Rebuild to tame cyclones
Commendable emergency response to cyclone Fani saved lives in Odisha, but now the state must build climate-resilient structures to minimise long-…
उड़ीसा के बाद पश्चिम बंगाल पहुंचा चक्रवात फोनी, नुकसान की खबर नहीं
पश्चिम बंगाल के बाद बांग्लादेश की ओर बढ़ रहा है फोनी, अब तक पश्चिम बंगाल से किसी बड़े नुकसान की खबर नहीं आई है
चक्रवात फोनी का कहर: अब तक पांच लोगों की मौत
चिल्का झील के आस-पास मौजूद करीब दो लाख आबादी चक्रवात और सैलाब से जूझ रही है। ग्रामीणों के सामने पेयजल का बड़ा संकट खड़ा ...
उड़ीसा के पुरी तट से टकराया फोनी, 175 किमी प्रति घंटा की रफ्तार से चली हवाएं
ताकतवर हवाओं के कारण जहां पेड़ जड़ से उखड़ रहे हैं, वहीं राहत बचाव कार्यों की टीमें जानमाल के नुकसान की निगरानी कर रही ...
3 मई को शाम 5.30 बजे उड़ीसा से टकराएगा चक्रवात फोनी, बचाव की तैयारी तेज
1804 से अब तक कुल 133 बार उड़ीसा ने चक्रवात झेला है। जिसमें पूर्व मानसून ( अप्रैल-मई) के दौरान 11 चक्रवात शामिल हैं।
उड़ीसा के लिए बड़ा आर्थिक बोझ साबित हो सकता है चक्रवात फोनी
उड़ीसा में 1999 की भयानक तबाही लाने वाले चक्रवात की तरह बेहद तीव्र और गंभीर चक्रवात 3 मई को सूबे से टकरा सकता है।
Southern African countries won’t manage disasters unless they work together
Of SADC’s 16-member states only Angola, Botswana, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa contributed to the relief efforts after Cyclone Idai
'Natural disasters are shaped by social and economic inequality'
Down To Earth speaks to historian Ben Kingsbury, who, in his book An Imperial Disaster: The Bengal Cyclone of 1876, says natural disasters are …
Lessons from Cylone Gaja to Tamil Nadu
While the state government’s precautionary measures have helped save many lives, the cyclone offers some very important lessons for the future
Cyclones that have hit India: What you should know?
Here is what you should know about cyclonic activity in India as Cyclone Gaja is going to hit the coast of Tamil Nadu today.
Cylone Gaja to make landfall further south: IMD
The forecasted track of the cyclone would now take it between the towns of Cuddalore and Pamban
IMD calls Titli, Luban cyclones “rarest of rare” occurrences
Cyclone Titli caused immense damage in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh despite several warnings
Crab fattening: a business opportunity through climate change adaptation
The cyclone-affected in Bangladesh have found a lucrative source of income in crab farming
Fiji feels devastating effects of Winston
Experts linked the cyclone to global warming, saying that the extreme-weather event pointed to climate change
Hudhud aftermath
Cyclone, strong winds and intense rains cause extensive damage to coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha. Next worry, floods
Extreme weather events in India in the past 10 years
India is extremely vulnerable to the impact of climate events. Every year, it faces extreme weather events in the form of floods and cyclones, …
How people weathered Phailin storm
Bitter lessons from 1999 cyclone and a prepared community helped reduce the impact of the night-long cyclonic storm that raged across coastal …
Some villages made their own disaster plan
People say it was lessons from 1999 super cyclone and media warnings that helped save lives during cyclone Phailin
Relief and rehabilitation is next big challenge
Cyclone Phailin leaves behind a trail of destruction; people complain they have received no relief supply
Mangroves shield coastal villages from cyclones
As Odisha braces for super cyclone Phailin, a coastal village hopes the mangrove it nurtured will protect their homes
‘Scale of disaster would depend on where Phailin hits’
M R Ramesh Kumar from National Institute of Oceanography on Phailin and the cyclone vulnerability of Bay of Bengal
Mass evacuation on in coastal districts
All two-storey government and NGO buildings, schools and colleges declared cyclone shelters
When wind and water run riot
The killer cyclone that hit Andhra Pradesh in 1977 will long be remembered as India's worst natural calamity of this century. But that we still …
Storm warnings
Coastal cyclone-warning radar technology, usually a matter of hit and miss, is to be upgraded with American help