A fish moves west
Ten years ago Bangladesh’s rivers were deeper and hilsa plentiful. Silting, dams and pollution pushed the fisher into deep ocean leading to …
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 …
Asani: The first cyclone of 2022
The storm will move northwards along and off the Andamans, towards the Myanmar and south Bangladesh coast in the next 48 hours
Energy storage has a vital role to play in the green transition of BIMSTEC countries
The growing energy demands in the emerging economies of countries in the region will require that the energy transitions in the region be resource-…
Tropical depression forms in the Arabian Sea
An interesting fact about the present depression is that it is the first-ever to form in the Arabian Sea in October after seven years
Cyclone Yaas weakens after landfall near Balasore
EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAINS IN ODISHA, BENGAL | STORM MAY REACH JHARKHAND TOMORROW MORNING
Eight countries come together to protect Bay of Bengal
With major GEF grant countries set aside political differences and try to restore the mangroves and coral reefs of the world’s largest bay
8th cyclone formed in the North Indian Ocean region
Pawan joins Kyarr, Fani, Maha, Vayu, Hikaa, Bulbul and Pabuk; to cross Somalia on December 7
Cyclone Gaja to make landfall in Tamil Nadu on November 15
IMD issues cyclone warning for north coastal Tamil Nadu and south coastal Andhra Pradesh from November 14 onwards
Two depressions in September, an anomaly in this already erratic monsoon
There have been only three instances in the last 30 years where two depressions had been recorded in the Bay of Bengal in September
Mocha and summer cyclones in India
Usually, October and November constitute the peak cyclone season for India; but the Bay of Bengal has been witnessing cyclones during the summer …
Cyclone Jawad: Heavy to very heavy rains across Andhra on Dec 3, 4
Condition in the sea to be rough-very rough over along and off North Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast from December 3 midnight
Triple whammy: 3 weather systems to cause intense precipitation across India from December 1
Low pressure areas over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and western disturbance over Afghanistan likely to induce rain, snow
Internal tide mixing keeps deep Andaman Sea warmer than Bay of Bengal: Study
Deep waters in the Andaman Sea are about 2 degrees Celsius warmer than in the Bay of Bengal
Amphan now strongest-ever cyclone recorded in Bay of Bengal: US agency
Down To Earth could not directly verify this fact as the Joint Typhoon Centre in Hawaii keeps updating its warning and older reports are …
Scientists find new eel species in Odisha, name it Odishi
The species may face minimal threat for survival as it was discovered in an unpolluted area
Cyclone Fani to turn extremely severe before landfall
Odisha government will evacuate people from districts that will be hit by the storm by May 2
Mocha: ‘Super cyclone’ completes landfall near Sittwe; will weaken in next 3 hours
Locals stay put, nowhere to escape; international agencies and government on their toes
Cyclone Mocha to make landfall in Bangladesh-Myanmar this Sunday
Mocha is expected to reach its peak intensity by the evening of May 13 while recurving towards southeast Bangladesh and the north Myanmar coast&…
2019 set to be record-breaking cyclone year for India
Cyclone Bulbul, to hit Andhra and Odisha by November 9, to be seventh such storm this year
Rainfall, snow expected in northern India over weekend
A variety of weather events will be witnessed in India in the coming week
Researchers identify missing element in monsoon forecast model
The model has a 'dry bias' vis-a-vis rainfall over Central India; with the new research, a better picture of rainfall over the region and better …
Why Tamil Nadu should be worried about 2 storms brewing in the western Pacific
Both storms are forming off the coast of Southeast Asia and could have an effect on weather conditions in the Bay of Bengal, affecting the Tamil …
Fani to be second severe April cyclone to make landfall in India in 118 years
April storms are rare and are usually extremely severe; the last such storm, Cyclone Nargis, devastated Myanmar in 2008
Has Kerala learnt anything from extreme weather? Apparently not, say experts
As extreme weather kills 26 and makes several homeless in Kerala, experts urge climate literacy