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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Thousands of flood-hit Bangladeshis sheltering on river banks-Red Cross
Floods, landslides and a cyclone have made at least 180,000 people in Bangladesh homeless, with thousands living in makeshift shelters on river banks, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
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Safer to predict an ‘unpredictable’ monsoon, says The Economist
“It is safe to predict more unpredictability,” says a special report in The Economist on the Indian monsoon that continues to defy the best forecasts made by the best of models. The magazine recently published
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Cyclone Hudhud: strategies and lessons for preparing better and strengthening risk resilience in coastal regions of India
This report documents good practices and identifies various issues which may need to be considered for effective and coordinated response for cyclone disaster risk management. It takes into account the
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Bangladesh issues warning as cyclone Komen intensifies
DHAKA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh has issued an alert over Cyclone Komen that is heading towards its coastlines. A special bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the storm is likely
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Cyclone rips through three districts of West Bengal, 800 left homeless
CM cuts short London trip as state deals with emergency-like situation. High velocity storms have flattened hundreds of houses, rendered over 800 people homeless and injured at least 12 people in three
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on effect of adverse climate on agriculture, 24/07/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on effect of adverse climate on agriculture, 24/07/2015. Government of India is providing technical assistance to the district/state officials in terms of drought preparedness,
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Natural disasters forced 20 million from their homes in 2014: report
Nearly 20 million people were forced to flee their homes due to floods, storms and earthquakes last year, a problem likely to worsen due to climate change, but which could be eased by better construction,
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Pacific nations must prepare for more natural disasters
Update: 1:26PM THE south-west Pacific has experienced its fair share of natural disasters in the past two years and experts warn more may be on the way. The region has always been at the mercy of wild
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Global estimates 2015: people displaced by disasters
<p>India is among top three Asian nations after the Philippines and China where large number of people have been displaced due to disasters as 19.3 million people were displaced globally last year alone, according to the latest estimates released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). </p>
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Hotter, wetter, stormier: study finds 2014's climate melted records
Global sea levels swelled to a high, tropical cyclones continued to multiply and the world's thermometer set a record in 2014, according to a new report tracking the earth's climate. The report, an