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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City profile: climate and disaster resilience
This study makes a comparative analysis of 15 cities in the Asian region, including some megacities, medium sized cities, and smaller cities, in their capacity to absorb stress, to manage it and recover from it.
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WMO statement on the status of the global climate in 2008
This latest WMO statement contains information for 2008 on global temperature, regional temperature anomalies, global precipitation, droughts, flooding and storms, La Ni
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The humanitarian costs of climate change
Using existing international databases that track disaster occurrence and humanitarian costs, this research attempts to improve understanding of how climate change may affect
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State submits 441 crore revised project plan
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has submitted a revised project of Rs 441 crore to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to tackle soil erosion along the coast and strengthen cyclone mitigation measures.
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Nisha damage put at Rs 50cr
Kadapa, Dec. 15: The heavy downpour that lashed the district for about 10 days recently caused by
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Cyclone Nisha claims 180 lives, another one brewing
Nisha, a tropical cyclone formed off the coast of Tamil Nadu, was the first cyclone since 1971 to batter the state. This delay, however, was over-compensated since its landfall on November 27 left at least 180 dead till Thursday.
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Cyclones wreak havoc
Vijayawada, Dec. 3: The farmers suffered heavy loss in the coastal districts due to the two recent cyclones which damaged standing crops in thousand of acres. The crop damage in Krishna district is in around 90,000 hectares, according to the joint director of agriculture, Mr Vaman Goud.
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Disaster management action plan for floods and cyclones
The basic objective of this Disaster Management Action Plan for Cyclone and Flood is to protect all its residents and every kinds of wealth from all sorts of untoward incidents through the following objectives.
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Karaikal declared flood-hit
EVEN as Karaikal was on Thursday declared flood-affected, coastal Cuddalore reeled in the wake of cyclone Nisha
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Nisha hits life in Chittoor
Tirupati Nov 27: Normal life has come to a grinding halt in Chittoor district for the last two days due to heavy rains following the Nisha cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. As on Thursday night, over a hundred houses have collapsed and thousands of acres with standing crops of paddy and vegetables marooned.