Standing crop in half a million hectares of Andhra’s rice bowl may have been affected by Michaung: Expert

This would cause losses of Rs 4,000 crore in just paddy  

Chennai Airport opens for traffic day after Cyclone Michaung wrought havoc on metropolis

Eight people killed in and around Chennai due to Michaung

Michaung heads for coastal Andhra Pradesh

Big impact around 12 noon on December 5

Cyclone Michaung claims five lives in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu districts

Electocution and drowining are the main causes

Cyclone Michaung makes landfall at Kavali near Bapatla; process to end at 4 pm

The cyclone may weaken after crossing the coast, according to the Meteorological centre, Amaravati

Chennai’s devastation due to Cyclone Michaung is extensive

Stalin takes stock as three more deaths reported

Rains due to Cyclone Michaung damage paddy in Odisha’s border districts

Farmers in the districts could not shift ripened paddy due to paucity of safe storage spaces

In run-up to landfall, Michaung causes havoc in Chennai neighbourhoods & northern Tamil Nadu

Nandanam, Mylapore, Velacherry, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur severely innundated as heavy rains batter Greater Chennai

IMD issues red alert for Chennai, Yanam & Rayalaseema as Michaung continues to dump more rain

Chennai is witnessing showers more severe than those experienced in the 1970s-80s, according to state minister KN Nehru

Michaung intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; weak winds slowing its movement & causing heavy rainfall in Chennai

Michaung is moving slowly due to weak background atmospheric winds which steer the cyclone forward; this is resulting in heavy rains across Chennai

Severe Cyclone Michaung: Rainfall in Chennai comparable to 2015 floods. Here’s how 

The system is likely to move with cyclonic storm intensity in the next six hours, IMD predicted at 6 pm 

Chennai, southern Andhra brace as Michaung gets set to barrel east coast

Low-lying Chennai, with its rivers, waterbodies and encroachment, has been victim to urban flooding in 2015 and 2021

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 13, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Lessons from cyclone Michaung: Take better care of natural resources in coastal states

Natural disasters are becoming more common as the average temperature of the land and sea rises