Cyclone Yaas ravages through Odisha

Yaas has now weakened into a severe cyclone and it will weaken into a cyclonic storm in the next six hours

2 days after Amphan landfall, Sagar island still left in the lurch

Local administration in the island struggle with limited resources in the aftermath of cyclone Amphan

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

Cyclone Amphan’s damage to Sundarbans’ wildlife not known yet

People dependent on the mangrove forest such as honey collectors and fishermen will be affected too

Amphan now strongest-ever cyclone recorded in Bay of Bengal: US agency

Down To Earth could not directly verify this fact as the Joint Typhoon Centre in Hawaii keeps updating its warning and older reports are …

A warming Bay of Bengal may have turned Amphan into super cyclone: Experts

Storms will rapidly intensify more frequently in the Indian Ocean, making prediction methods less accurate

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 …

Heat waves to follow in the wake of Amphan: IMD

Isolated areas in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will suffer from heat waves between May 18 and May 22, it says

Amphan to make landfall between Bengal and Bangladesh on May 20: IMD

The storm is being said to be ‘unpredictable’ on the lines of Cyclone Fani last year

Cyclone Nisarga may hit Mumbai on June 3, says weather department

Nisarga will be the first cyclone to hit the Maharashtra coast in June since 1891, according to the weather department  

A quarter of Bangladesh under water, NASA photos reveal

The flooding this year could be the worst in a decade and the longest-lasting since 1988

COVID-19: Lessons for disaster management

Good governance, responsive administration and coordination should be non-negotiable in a process driven by transparency and accountability

A day after: Cyclone Amphan throws life out of gear in Odisha districts

Houses and crops destroyed, trees uprooted, no power supply a day after cyclone hit coastal Odisha 

Cyclone Amphan to maintain intensity till May 21 morning: IMD

Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall near Digha in West Bengal on May 20, is predicted to weaken as it moves towards inland regions close to Kolkata

India bore maximum brunt of extreme weather events in 2020: Report

As many as 2,067 lives lost to floods in India through the year, the highest in the world due to climate change-induced events 

After Cyclone Yaas, Sunderbans brace for massive floods again

A low-pressure area brewing over north Bay of Bengal might coincide with spring tides on June 11 and prolong flooding 

Cyclone Yaas aftermath: Bengal farmers worry on how to carry on

As rain water breached embankements, saline water entered the fields, destroying the standing crop

Cyclone Yaas makes landfall: Houses blown away, families displaced in Odisha

The landfall started at 9 am and was accompanied by a wind speed of 140-160 kmph. Heavy rains continued to lash coastal districts

COVID-19 and Cyclone Amphan: Malda’s Mango growers bear the brunt

Livelihood of at least 0.4 mln people dependent on mango trade has been badly affected in Malda 

Amphan causes heavy damage in coastal Odisha’s districts

The districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara were the worst-affected due to the cyclone

Cyclone Yaas gathers speed, set for early landfall on May 26

Cyclone Yaas likely to make landfall on the east coast between Balasore in Odissa and Digha in West Bengal, from where it is expected to move …

Cyclone Yaas may turn extremely severe by May 25

The low-pressure area that will eventually intensify into cyclone Yaas is likely to form on May 22 over the north Andaman Sea and east central …

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

First pre-monsoon cyclone may intensify by May 6, says IMD

But the cyclone may also become a cause for concern for the onset of the south west monsoon season over the Bay of Bengal and the Indian mainland,…

Cyclone Yaas: Where are the 50 million mangroves gone, asks Mamata? 

Banerjee’s earlier government had planted 50 million mangroves after Cyclone Amphan despite experts criticising the plan