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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Declare national calamity, Buddha urges PM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting him to declare the devastation caused by cyclone Aila a national calamity and provide immediate relief of Rs 1,000 crore for rehabilitation. He also requested the Prime Minister to send a Central team that could, along with a state team, assess the damage caused by the cyclone.
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No relief in remote south yet Official death toll rises to 147
No relief materials reached many remote areas in the south and south-west left battered by tidal surges whipped up by cyclone Aila even three days after the inundation in which thousands of people were marooned without food and drinking water. The unofficial death toll rose to 178. The disaster management ministry on Thursday confirmed the death of 147 people.
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Flooded Sunderbans may force tigers to stray into villages
Kolkata: As the cyclone-fuelled tides kept large parts of the mangrove forest inundated amid rising fears about the fate of tigers and prey animals, the forest department launched an emergency assessment survey in the Sunderbans on Wednesday. Forest guard teams and members of the local forest protection committees (FPS) fanned out in search of animal carcasses.
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Hungry Aila tide swallows a dozen tigers
Cyclone Wrecks Sunderbans Kolkata: It
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Calamity control room in June
- Aila prompts disaster review, preventive measures Aila, the speed demon that tossed and terrorised Bengal, has put Jharkhand, the cradle of many a tempest, on its toes.
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Cyclone Aila Kills Nearly 200 In Bangladesh, India
Nearly 200 people have been killed by a cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh and eastern India, while millions remained marooned by floodwater or forced to live in shelters.
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West Bengal cyclone death toll mounts to 82
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: The city and some districts, devastated by cyclone Aila on Monday, are yet to come to terms with the reality, even as the death toll shot up to 82. Fresh areas in the north were reeling under the impact of the cyclone
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Storm trail cripples north, 40 landslides in Darjeeling
Cyclone Aila set off as many as 40 landslides across the Darjeeling hills today, killing at least 20. The toll in the storm and rain triggered by the dissipating storm in north Bengal stood at 23, with three deaths reported each from Malda, Cooch Behar and South Dinajpur. A 12-year-old girl, hit by a flying branch, was among the victims.
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Sunderbans home hunt
A Sunderbans tiger apparently looking for safe ground after its reserve went under water during yesterday
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Monsoon is here, powered by Aila
Monsoon 2009 has done a Jenson Button, racing into Bengal late on Monday, a fortnight ahead of schedule, powered by the turbo drive of Aila.