Indian insurers listed among worst performers in climate sector globally
Cyclone Amphan fetched record insurance damages despite not paying three-fourths of claimed amount
UP, Bihar hit hardest by adverse weather in 2020
More than 350 deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar each in 2020, mainly due to thunderstorms, lightning and cold wave events
‘Dynamic system’: Why Mocha is a storm with a difference
A careful analysis shows that the prediction of the storm’s wind speed has been modified several times in the past 3 days
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
Cyclones could’ve been a rarity in the Arabian Sea historically; but not storms, say historians
The Arabian Sea is currently witnessing Cyclone Biporjoy having witnessed cyclones Vayu, Nisarga and Tauktae in the past few years
Amphan aftermath: Crab trading hit, Sundarbans villagers left to fend for themselves
The cyclone along with COVID-19 lockdown has affected crab catching and trading — a major source of livelihood in Sundarabans
Cyclone Sitrang: Expect it to intensify day after Diwali
Storm seems to be moving towards the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts after skirting the Odisha coast by October 25
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: Bengal to double number of disaster shelters to avoid COVID-19 spread
Cyclone Yaas is predicted to strike Bengal, which is recording 20,000 COVID-19 cases daily, on May 26
Cyclone Yaas weakens after landfall near Balasore
EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAINS IN ODISHA, BENGAL | STORM MAY REACH JHARKHAND TOMORROW MORNING
Cyclones in southern Africa: five essential reads
Over the past 30 years, as the world’s oceans have become warmer, the locations of where tropical cyclones form and intensify have been shifting
Mocha to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rains until May 12
Biporjoy: Arabian Sea cyclone will delay monsoon arrival, say experts
If a cyclone is moving away from the mainland, it is driving the moisture away. But if it is progressing towards the coast, it could enhance monsoon
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: 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
IMD predicts low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal
The storm will move north-northeastwards towards the east-central Bay of Bengal till May 11, skirting the Andaman Islands
Cyclone Gulab: Excess rainfall, landslides in Odisha; national highways blocked
Possibility of floods have been ruled out; more rainfall predicted as cylone moves towards Chhatisgarh
Cyclone Vayu to strike Gujarat coast in 48 hours
The cyclonic storm will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and cause heavy rainfall when it strikes Saurashtra and Kutch
A new rights organisation brings focus back to climate-resilient development in Sunderbans
Better river dam, land lease documents, road connectivity and mitigation of problems of migrants were some of the demands raised at the 1st …
Cyclone Mocha may not hit India; Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts likely to be impacted
Cyclonic conditions are likely to increase temperatures by 3-5°C in the Indian subcontinent
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
Cyclone Jawad: Heavy to very heavy rains across Andhra on Dec 3, 4
Condition in the sea to be rough-very rough over along and off North Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast from December 3 midnight
Satellite-based advisory service launched for deep sea fishermen
The gap in communication was severely felt during Cyclone Ockhi in November-December 2017
Cyclone Vayu: Expect no landfall in Gujarat
The cyclonic storm Vayu has changed its direction to northwest and may not hit the coast