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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Oklahoma storm-packing tornadoes injure seven, damage buildings
Several tornadoes were reported in northern Oklahoma late on Wednesday, with heavy winds blowing down power lines, damaging structures and injuring at least seven people, regional officials said. A
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WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2015
The year 2015 will stand out in the historical record of the global climate in many ways. Modern records for heat were broken: 2015 was a record warm year both globally and in many individual countries.
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Scramble to reach Fiji cyclone victims as toll hits 36
This February 23, 2016 NOAA satellite photo shows Tropical Cyclone Winston (11P) in the South Pacific Ocean. Humanitarian aid began pouring into Fiji February 23, as the death toll from super-cyclone Winston
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Tornadoes kill 3, injure dozens in Louisiana, Mississippi
Several tornadoes lashed southern Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 30 as the storms destroyed dozens of homes and businesses and toppled a water
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Cyclone Winston: Death toll rises to 29 as clear-up begins
The number of people killed in the cyclone that hit Fiji at the weekend has risen to 29, with officials warning the clear-up could take months. About 8,500 people are still sheltering in evacuation centres.
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India could be experiencing warmest ever winter
With temperatures remaining above normal since November, this winter could well be the warmest ever recorded not only in North India, but across the country. India Meteorological Department (IMD) director
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Cyclone passes over Australia's northwest as wild weather hits nation
A tropical cyclone that crossed Australia's northwest coast early on Sunday weakened, although several small inland communities were on red alert and the risk of heavy swells, flooding and storm surges
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Vanuatu on red alert as Cyclone Ula, category 4 storm, approaches
Residents of Vanuatu are taking shelter as a category four cyclone brings heavy rain and strong winds to the same area devastated by the largest cyclone in the South Pacific island nation’s history last
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'Bomb cyclone' to spike Arctic temperatures, add to UK's flooding woes
The ferocious storm cell that spawned deadly tornadoes in the US over the weekend is expected to develop into what meteorologists call a "bomb cyclone", steering exceptionally warm air over the Arctic
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US storms and tornadoes: Death toll rises to 43 as holiday storms ravage the south and midwest
The death toll due to severe storms slamming several southern and central states in the US has risen to at least 43. In Texas, at least 11 people died after a series of tornadoes hit the Dallas area. The