Cyclone Sitrang surprise: Landfall already complete in Bangladesh

Landfall at least 9-10 hours before forecasts; fewer time spent on sea means relatively slower winds, less rain  

Simply Put: Climate change swing

Cyclone Sitrang: Bengal gears up to combat Sundarbans impact

Extremely heavy rainfall will likely accompany the cyclonic storm

Cyclone update: Sitrang may skirt Odisha, hit Bengal-Bangladesh coast Tuesday

Depression will turn into a cyclonic storm on October 24, predicts IMD  

IMD predicts low-pressure area over south Andaman Sea

If the low-pressure area intensifies into a cyclone, this would be the third cyclone of 2022

Cyclone Sitrang: Expect it to intensify day after Diwali

Storm seems to be moving towards the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts after skirting the Odisha coast by October 25

Sitrang effect: Heavy rainfall in Northeast India

Cyclone weakens into depression, expected to weaken further today  

Cyclone Sitrang forms, may intensify by Oct 24 night

The cyclone is expected to stay a severe cyclone for around six hours or so

Depression in Bay of Bengal intensifies: Cyclone Sitrang on track 

West Bengal, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands likely to receive light to moderate rainfall

Cyclones getting fiercer; account for nearly half of India’s deaths due to climate-related disasters

Frequency of very severe cyclonic storms during the post-monsoon season has increased by 1 event per a decade

Cyclone Sitrang: ‘Unusual’ quickening of pace, say weatherpeople

T-20 in the last few overs of cyclonic system? Speed doubled within span of four hours between 2 IMD bulletins

Why cyclones like Sitrang stoke fear? Loss & damage worth billions due to Indian Ocean storms

Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on along the Chittagong-Barisal coast last night & killed at least 9 people 

There are no ‘natural disasters’

A weather-related disaster doesn’t need to be. By addressing the vulnerability of a society, the worst of it can be avoided

After Mahanadi floods, Odisha farmers at mercy of Sitrang

Farmers harvest immature standing crops in fear of greater losses due to cyclonic storm 

Cyclone Sitrang: 7 Odisha districts on alert, evacuation efforts intensified

The cyclone is expected to make landfall on Odisha coast October 23-24