Amphan will bring saline water 25 km inland, cause large scale inundation: IMD

A storm surge will cause large-scale flooding and bring saline water in agricultural fields and people’s homes

Dying in isolation

A small group of islands in the Bay of Bengal is being eaten up by the sea

Cold waves in northwest India could still mean a warm winter

Light precipation over Christmas, but dry spell in plains; 2022 expected to end on a dry note

Lessons from cyclone Michaung: Take better care of natural resources in coastal states

Natural disasters are becoming more common as the average temperature of the land and sea rises

‘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

Shudder islands

Harsh environment, government apathy are literally driving Sundarbans inhabitants mad

Andhra Pradesh braces for Helen

Cyclone expected to hit close to Ongole on November 22 in the afternoon

Cold takes south India by surprise

Could be due to cold winds from north India or Arctic Oscillation

Cyclone Amphan: Discrepancy in wind speed data of US agency, IMD

US Joint Typhoon Centre recorded 270 km / hr peak wind speed, while IMD recorded 240 km / hr 

Tropical storm Hudhud forms in Bay of Bengal

Fresh cyclone warning issued for coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Another cyclone, Lehar, heads for Andhra Pradesh

The cyclone, more severe than Helen, is expected to make a landfall on November 28 noon

Plant 50 million mangroves in the Sundarbans? Improbable, say experts

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had decided on the plantation to compensate for plants lost during Cyclone Amphan

Experts urge national priority for shore areas

Among steps recommended to save the marine environment of the Bay of Bengal region is involving local people in coastal development planning.

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Weakened Lehar crosses Andhra coast at Machillipatnam

The very severe cyclonic storm lost its intensity by Thursday morning

Extreme weather in North East: Floods in some districts, others stay dry

While some districts such as Assam’s Dhemaji and Dibrugarh received excess rainfall, others in Manipur and Mizoram are reeling under …

As Hudhud approaches, coastal people move to safer areas

Many people hit by Phailin last year yet to overcome food and water shortages, find source of livelihood

Cyclones and climate change

Some climate models predict two- to seven- fold increase in the frequency of Hurricane Katrina magnitude events for a 1°C rise in global …

Monsoon to hit Kerala coast on June 3

Cyclone Mahasen likely to increase intensity of rainfall over southern peninsula

Rivers' fury

Flood alert in Gujarat

Dam-induced floods feared in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kheda districts

Why Hirakud dam failed to check flood

The river has strayed from its flood control route

Dams induce severe floods

They were built for flood protection by attenuating rivers’ flow

Eye on the storm

Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …