Months after forest fire, Cyclone Yaas threatens flooding in Similipal

Animals are being evacuated from the national park even as power and communication are disrupted

Odisha block offers glimpse into how state is tackling COVID-19, Yaas

Over 4,000 people have been successfully evacuated to 14 shelter homes in the Khunta block under Mayurbhanj district of Odisha

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

Odisha starts mass evacuation as Cyclone Yaas nears

A surge in COVID-19 cases has exacerbated fears regarding loss of lives and livelihood  

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

COVID-19 and Cyclone Yaas: Double whammy for Jharkhand’s watermelon farmers

Unseasonal rainfall triggered by Cyclone Yaas, combined with COVID-19 restrictions, has led to few takers for the crop 

Experts fear COVID-19 spread in Odisha’s districts affected by Cyclone Yaas 

Many of those evacuated and housed at cyclone centres have been observed not adhering to COVID-19 protocol

Cyclone Yaas: Heavy rains may spell doom for maize farmers of Bihar

Bihar is likely to witness moderate to heavy rains along with high-velocity winds May 27 and 28

Cyclone Yaas landfall pegged at Dhamra, near Bhitarkanika

Locals in and around Bhitarkanika worried about how loss of mangroves in the area could affect their villages

Cyclone Yaas: Landfall in Odisha but flood scares in Bengal

Cyclone Yaas’ landfall will overlap with the high tide and could inundate inland areas

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 …

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,…

Climate crisis has cost India 5 million hectares of crop in 2021

Around 36 mha agricultural area was affected due to hydro-meteorological calamities since 2016

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

Discrimination during pandemic, cyclones puts lives of dalits at risk

Lower caste communities are ostracised and denied access to rehabilitation facilities during natural disasters

World Environment Day 2023: How a teen climate crusader battled poverty, abuse after Cyclone Yaas

Across the world, there are millions of children who have been displaced from a stable life by climate-change induced natural calamities

Hundreds of gharial eggs destroyed by floods in north Bihar

Two back-to-back cyclones in May, followed by early floods in June caused officials to release water into the Gandak river, thus destroying the …

Cyclone Yaas aftermath: Odisha farmers in a fix over sowing Kharif crop

At least 5,882 hectares of cultivable lands in five blocks of Balasore district affected by sea water 

Cyclone Yaas: Odisha evacuates 400,000 fearing the worst since 1999

Cyclone Yaas likely to intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours

Disaster damage: 2021 sixth year with insured loss bill over $100 billion

India witnessed 2 of the world's 10 most financially devastating climate events in 2021

Is a land cyclone brewing over West Bengal

Two global forecasting facilities, including the US Navy have said a land cyclone is forming over West Bengal, but the IMD is yet to declare so &…

Cyclone Yaas: Record evacuation saves lives in Sundarbans but not livelihoods

Flood waters brought about by rains due to Cyclone Yaas breached embankments across region; residents used their bodies to plug embankment …

Weak dyke floods Mousuni despite Cyclone Jawad fizzling out, 5000 affected

Mousuni is on the frontlines of global climate change impact and has suffered major loss and damage four times in last two years

Monsoon reaches Bay of Bengal; Kerala onset on May 31: IMD

The intense cyclonic activities over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea might influence the monsoon system