Cyclone Hamoon makes landfall in coastal Bangladesh

Hamoon underwent rapid intensification from 30 knots to 70 knots in 24 hours

Simply Put: Cyclone Biporjoy

Cyclone Hamoon intensifies into severe cyclonic storm, likely to reach very severe category in next 6 hours: IMD  

The storm is predicted to weaken gradually while moving northeastwards and cross Bangladesh’s coast between Khepupara and Chattogram around …

‘Internationally, core weather forecasting is always done by national weather services’

Down To Earth speaks to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), about the weather forecasting …

Heavy rains lash coastal Odisha as Bulbul nears

Fishermen have taken shelter in harbours even as farmers are harvesting paddy that has not fully ripened

Dense fog in north India linked to cyclonic activity in Bay of Bengal

This year, the fog has arrived few weeks early on the back of cyclonic activity in the Bay of Bengal and light easterly winds blowing over the …

After rattling Chennai, cyclone Nada to bring rain in Karnataka

Waterlogging was reported in certain low-lying areas due to non-completion of stormwater drain works

Tamil Nadu stands guard as cyclone Nada approaches

Strong winds and heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

One person is displaced every second by disasters

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) estimates that disasters forced more than 19.3 million people in 100 countries to flee their …

Phailin cyclone: how severe?

Experts in the West say Phailin is category 5 tropical cyclone, and may prove to be more devastating than even Hurricane Katrina

Cyclone Helen likely to hit Andhra Pradesh tomorrow

The storm is likely to make a landfall at Kavali coast in Nellore district

Cyclone Helen likely to hit Andhra Pradesh tomorrow

After cyclone Phailin, villages face flood fury

People deny receiving any supply materials, aid

Cyclone Gulaab: Heavy rain lashes West Bengal, 2 dead

Large swathes of land in Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, Bankura and the coastal areas inundated

Odisha seaside villagers move to safe places as cyclone Amphan intensifies

Over 567 cyclone shelters and 7,092 buildings have been readied, claimed a state official

Cyclone Amphan: Waterlogging sparks COVID-19 infection fear in Bengal

Amphan fiercest cyclone to hit Bengal in last few decades, says IMD  

Plant 50 million mangroves in the Sundarbans? Improbable, say experts

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had decided on the plantation to compensate for plants lost during Cyclone Amphan

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, escapes major damage as Cyclone Hidaya makes landfall on Mafia Island near it

No further threat of Cyclone Hidaya in Tanzania, says government; Kenya bans beach activities, fishing and swimming in coastal counties till May …

Cyclone Hidaya to slam into Tanzania south of Dar es Salaam; Ruto puts Kenya on alert

Kenya lies within Latitude 4° North and South hence it is safe from tropical cyclones; but Ruto says this will change

World will face at least 560 climate disasters every year by 2030, warns UN

Insurance against disasters can help adapt and build back better

Simply Put: Himalayan blunders

Simply put: Turtle pace

Fewer cyclones in Bay of Bengal but frequency increased in Arabian Sea: Report

The trend can be attributed to global warming, say researchers

Bulbul could have damaged Sundarbans more than Aila but for the low tides

High tide would have meant saline water inundating the delta area

World’s water cycle severely impacted by climate change and human activities in 2022: WMO

Altered hydrological cycle poses long-term threat for millions’ water security