Kerala on alert as Maha intensifies into super cyclone off its coast

Storm not likely to hit state directly

Fixing its Development Plan might be the solution to Mumbai’s flooding woes

Reducing concretisation in the city is crucial, allowing for more permeable surfaces. A balanced approach involves improving both blue-green …

Storm Shaheen predicted to intensify into severe cyclonic storm by tonight

The cyclonic storm is moving away from the Indian coast  

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 …

Arabian Sea is suffocating due to toxic algae bloom, and it is going to get worse

The extent and frequency of harmful algae bloom increases, thanks to ocean warming and higher levels of water pollution due to human activities

Simply Put: Dubai Floods 2024

Biporjoy: Cyclonic storm develops over Arabian Sea, could make landfall in Pakistan or Oman

This is the first cyclone to form in June since 2020

Biporjoy: Saurashtra, Kutch highly vulnerable to cyclones

Gujarat, with the longest coastline in India and unique climatic conditions, is particularly at risk to cyclones according to the Gujarat …

Severe Cyclone Remal makes landfall along Bangladesh and West Bengal coasts

Both coasts could be innundated by storm surges a metre high in West Bengal and upto 4 metres high in Bangladesh

How a massive anticyclone caused floods in Dubai and humid heat in Mumbai, on the other side of the Arabian Sea

Anticyclones don’t let other weather systems pass by and create conditions for extreme weather on their peripheries as well

Tej likely to make landfall near Yemen coast, becomes 4th strongest post-monsoon season cyclone in Arabian Sea

Tej is expected to weaken to a cyclonic storm on October 24 at 5:30 am

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Biporjoy: Cyclone likely to make landfall in Gujarat; is second strongest in the Arabian Sea after Tauktae

IMD forecasts indicate that cyclone Biporjoy might have a landfall as a severe cyclone but dissipate after landfall to a deep depression  

Great change in Little Rann: How salt workers on the brink in Gujarat brought about a solar revolution

In this first part of a three-part series, here is a look at how Agariya salt workers in the Little Rann of Kutch transformed their lives by …

International Whale Shark Day: Wildlife Trust of India launches campaign to sensitise fishers along southwest coast

Whale shark landings and stranding are largely reported from Kerala, according to WTI

What is so strange about Cyclone Gulaab?

Why did Cyclone Gulaab form over both Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea?

Cyclone Nivar may hit Tamil Nadu Wednesday: IMD

Possible landfall between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram; southern states may get rainfall

Cyclone Mandous: A weather expert charts the storm’s path

Mandous is expected to emerge over the Arabian Sea early next week and travel for a few days, but it won’t intensify again into another …

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

Indian researchers may improve wave forecasts

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services-led team research may help in coastal management, mitigation of adverse impacts 

Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on schedule despite early onset in Andaman Islands: IMD

According to IMD, monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala on May 30, just a day ahead of the normal monsoon onset

Southwest monsoon reaches Kerala

As of now, conditions are favourable for its progress

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

Rains could intensify further in flood-hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

15 of 32 Tamil Nadu’s districts received more than 10 times the normal rainfall on December 1

Sonorous submarine: Tech used to study fish in Goa can help understand how sea life responds to climate change

Certain fish communities are loud during the day, while others are more vocal at night