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   

How normal were the rains? IMD chief wants to study more factors to know

With climate change causing changes in annual precipitation and ocean temperature levels, these parameters need to be included in …

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

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 …

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 

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 …

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

The hockey-stick curve

The problem of and solutions to climate change. The imperatives of transition on the eve of the Bali meet

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Planners are yet to recognize the Sunderbans is increasingly vulnerable to rising sea level and intense cyclones. Despite the early warning, it …

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

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

Cyclone Sagar kills 16, displaces thousands in Middle East, East Africa  

Cyclone Sagar, one of the rare ones to penetrate into western Gulf of Aden, was also the strongest tropical storm ever recorded in Somalia

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

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 …

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 

‘There is still time to reverse the climate crisis'

Daniel Swain, a climate scientist from the University of California, Los Angeles, talks about the new science of extreme events attribution

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 Nivar may hit harder than we think. Here’s why

IMD has upgraded the storm to a ‘very severe’ one; expect it to rapidly intensify

Hurricanes, wildfires further endanger these threatened species in US, Caribbean

With extreme climate events showing no signs of ebbing, preservation of species can no longer be left to the whims of nature

Rising tides again destroy livelihoods in Bangladesh’s coastal areas

40-metre dam breaks in Sathkira; Difficult to survive after repeated losses, say residents   

Why were there no cyclones in October and November?

If December also remains cyclone-free, it would be the first time since 1961 that the post-monsoon season would not get a cyclone  

How to manage disasters: Assam officials visit Odisha to learn

Three officials from Assam were recently in Kendrapara and Puri to know how Odisha managed its cyclones

Cyclone Tauktae can be among the ‘strongest’ on India’s west coast in 2 decades

Two of south Asia’s megapolises, Mumbai and Karachi lie in the path of Cyclone Tauktae