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

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 …

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

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

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

How an Odisha community revived a mangrove forest to protect their village from cyclones

Over the past 12 years, the residents of Badakot have converted degraded land into a 25-acre mangrove forest that protects their village from …

Is the Arabian Sea no longer pacific?

Cyclone patterns and occurrence over India’s western sea show a change and recent data suggests that the previously calm body of water has …

How a low pressure in the Arabian Sea can affect the monsoon

While the IMD has said the low pressure area will create favourable conditions for the monsoon’s advance, others are more skeptical 

Cyclone Yaas may have caused jellyfish to wash up on Puri beach: Experts

Strong winds and high tidal waves under the influence of the cyclonic storm might have caused the jellyfish to be washed ashore

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian’s powerful winds to forecast intensity – here’s what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

A storm that isn’t yet fully together might have low-level circulation, a few kilometers above the ocean

IMD presents new, neutral names for future cyclones in north Indian Ocean

The new names were contributed by 13 member countries of the WMO/ESCAP panel on tropical cyclones   

Fierce and frequent: What causes rapid intensification of cyclones?

Lack of understanding of transition from a seedling, like a low-pressure system to a tropical storm or cyclone, limits extending …

WATCH: How cyclones influence monsoon arrival

An early monsoon over Kerala is not indicative of the impact over rest of the country; monsoon rains may arrive over central India …

Biporjoy: Depression forms over Arabian Sea, climate change making conditions conducive

Exceptionally warm Arabian Sea, weak monsoon onset and favourable Madden Julian Oscillation conditions favouring the cyclone, expert tells Down …

Going under: Coastal Odisha under existential threat

In a warming world, governments are far from prepared to resettle people evicted by sea-level rise 

Cyclone Amphan and high tide: A 1 hour gap saved Sundarbans from an even bigger disaster

Experts say Aila was worse; that, however, is little consolation to the thousands who have lost home and hearth

Barrier to cyclone storms: Odisha plans to plant mangroves along its coast

The proposal is to raise mangroves and casuarinas in around 109 and 4,000 hectares of land along the coastal belt

Loss and Damage: Disaster a day

India experienced extreme weather events on 241 of the 273 days from January 1 to September 30, which claimed 2,755 lives & damaged 1.9 …

Detecting tropical cyclones in north Indian Ocean earlier than satellites: IIT-Kharagpur researchers find a way

The technique could help in early detection of development of tropical cyclones in atmospheric column over ocean surface in the North Indian …

Cyclone Biporjoy causes large-scale property destruction in Kutch; moves towards Rajasthan

A father-and-son goatherd duo killed while rescuing their flock in a flooded ravine; but no other human casualties yet

Stormy September: Several tropical storms turn into typhoons, hurricanes

Super typhoon Noru is battering Philippines, while Floridians in US are gearing up for hurricane Ian

Africa warming faster than rest of world: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

Frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events projected to increase across the continent