Soon, an early warning system for cyclones and floods
Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia was put in place soon after the 2004 tsunami hit the Indian …
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 …
Role of climate change in tropical cyclones still unclear
Thomas Knutson is a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US. He was the co-chairperson …
Future shock
As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-…
The day the sea raged in
Bangladesh's early warning system had already warned those vulnerable on the coastline and helped limit the usually terrible human toll to a minimum
Deaths foretold
The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an 'act of God'. Had the emergency plans been in place, the …
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A new cyclone prediction model will indicate the severity of a cyclone at least 12 hours in advance
Many parts of southern India likely to witness heavy rainfall
A fresh low pressure in the Bay of Bengal will bring rains to south whereas cold weather will prevail in north
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
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 …
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 …
Dwindling tree cover dilates storm havoc
Cyclones that traverse the Indian peninsula from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea are a common enough feature. But over the past few years, …
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, …
Catastrophe!
A super cyclone has left Orissa shattered and blown away India's claims of managing itself during a natural disaster
Blown out
A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Pakistan and despite early warnings the toll on the Indian side is as high
Even weak tropical cyclones have grown more intense worldwide – we tracked 30 years of them using currents
An increase in ocean currents corresponded to a rise in the intensity of weak tropical cyclones during 1990-2020
Cyclone Bulbul may skip Odisha coast, head for Bangladesh
The chances of the cyclone hitting Odisha coast are remote, as per the latest bulletin of the India Meteorological Department
A state in chaos
The human cost of the cyclone in Orissa is very high. So is the cost of the damage to the environment. The failure of the state machinery in …
Severe fog: Met department in dark
The rising trend of murky days in recent years has failed to spur the Indian Meterological Department into action. Quite clearly, the need of the …
Intensity of tropical cyclones to increase next century due to climate change: Study
There could be a 5% increase in maximum cyclonic wind speeds if the world warmed by 2°C by 2100
Hurricanes with pretty female names more deadly
Changing a severe hurricane’s name from “Charley” to “Eloise” could triple its death rate, suggest researchers
Climate change is real: Strong cyclones to reduce in Bay of Bengal, rise in Arabian Sea by 2050, says study
Globally, the risk of strong tropical cyclones is expected to become more than double by 2050, according to the study
Infographic: Extreme weather events in India from January to September 2022
A comprehensive analysis of the extreme weather events India faced from January-September this year
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
Rage of Cyclone Ockhi
While Cyclone Ockhi ravages Tamil Nadu and Kerala, we take a look at the deadliest tropical cyclones that hit Indian subcontinent