Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
Cyclones
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Tk 13.65 lakh Thai donation for Aila victims
Thailand will donate Tk 13.65 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund for the victims of cyclone Aila that recently hit the southern coastal districts. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya pledged this to Foreign Minister Dipu Moni at her office during his recent visit to Bangladesh, says a press release.
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Big cats on the prowl
KOLKATA, 4 JUNE: After a tiger had taken shelter in a village hut in the wake of cyclone Aila, wildlife experts are worried about the whereabouts of these big cats, many of which, may have been displaced from its natural habitat.
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GP, TeleTalk to relay early disaster message
The users of Grameenphone (GP) and state-owned TeleTalk in Cox's Bazar and Sirajganj will receive from now on early warning message about impending natural disasters in a bid to reduce damages to life and property. Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) signed separate memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with the two mobile phone operators under a pilot project for six months.
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Cyclone, tidal surge, erosion silently increasing eco-refugees
Many helpless families, all too frequently battered by destructive cyclones, subsequent tidal surges and constant river erosion, are abandoning their ancestral homes and livelihoods and increasing the number of environmental refugees in the country.
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Pacific Islands Seek Low-Cost Storm Protection
Pacific islands are trying low-cost ways to protect crops and coasts from cyclones that are a bigger threat -- for now -- than rising sea levels that could wipe low-lying nations off the map.
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Mangrove tigers
Cyclone Aila
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After the deluge, the disaster
Ravik Bhattacharjee Posted: Friday , Jun 05, 2009 at 0145 hrs IST
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Aila report contradicts govt claims
Pranesh Sarkar KOLKATA, 2 JUNE: A report filed by a senior bureaucrat on the supply of relief materials in the cyclone-hit South 24-Parganas has virtually demolished the tall claim of state disaster management minister, Mr Mortaza Hossain, in the matter.
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Form special monitoring cell to avoid its misuse
Bangladesh should not accept money from the climate change fund if it is given as loan because the country is not responsible for climate change, said the speakers at a seminar yesterday. They also suggested forming a cell that would monitor the fund management to avoid its misuse.
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Aila damage estimated at Tk 1,020 crore
The country has suffered a financial loss of about Tk 1,020 crore and a production loss of crops of nearly 3.75 lakh tonnes as over 2.50 lakh hectares of land had been submerged due to the recent devastating cyclone Aila. The Department of Agricultural Extension disclosed this Wednesday after conducting a final assessment on the extent of damage to the crops.