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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U.S. forecaster says 40 percent chance of cyclone east of Lesser Antilles
(Reuters) - A low pressure system about 800 miles east of the Lesser Antilles has a 40 percent chance of strengthening into a tropical cyclone, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
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A region at risk: the human dimensions of climate change in Asia and the Pacific
Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality
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Seasonal differences in the response of Arctic cyclones to climate change in CESM1
<p>The dramatic warming of the Arctic over the last three decades has reduced both the thickness and extent of sea ice, opening opportunities for business in diverse sectors and increasing human exposure
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Atlas of the human planet 2017: Global exposure to natural hazards
The Atlas of the Human Planet 2017: Global Exposure to Natural Hazards summarizes the global multi-temporal analysis of exposure to six major natural hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods,
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Climate change impacts on extreme weather
The goal of this paper is to bring a risk‐based mindset to the challenge of climate change and its effects on atmospheric perils of relevance to catastrophe modeling. Section 1 summarizes some key elements
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Cyclone brings destruction to Myanmar refugee camps in Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh Bangladesh has evacuated at least 350,000 people as a cyclone lashed coastal areas on Tuesday, officials said, causing havoc in refugee camps set up for Rohingya Muslims who have
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15 killed as lightning, thunderstorm strike state
Patna: At least 15 people died and over two dozen were injured in the lightning and thunderstorm with rain in various parts of the state on Sunday. The wind speed was so high that the disaster management
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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) Atlas: unveiling global disaster risk
The GAR Risk Atlas contributes to unveiling the hidden risk in national economies and their urban centres. Building on a multi-year effort by a consortium of leading scientific institutions coordinated
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World's deadliest disasters caused by weather revealed by UN
The World Meteorological Organisation has revealed the deadliest weather events to have hit the planet. It found that the 1970 tropical cyclone that killed up to half a million people in East Pakistan,
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Plan to revive Digha forests
The Digha administration has decided to plant a large number of casuarina trees along the coastline where such forests have depleted because of subsequent cyclones and felling of trees. The lush forests