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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Trade-off between intensity and frequency of global tropical cyclones
Global tropical cyclone climate has been investigated with indicators of frequency, intensity and activity. However, a full understanding of global warming’s influence on tropical cyclone climate remains
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El Niño on its way to Australia, says Bureau of Meteorology
‘Substantial’ event will be the first in five years, and is expected to bring widespread drought and warmer temperatures Australia will be hit by a “substantial” El Niño event for the first time in
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Tornado kills one in north Texas, several twisters touch down in Colorado
A tornado killed one person in a rural part of north Texas on Saturday and destroyed at least two houses, a local emergency official said, just days after a series of twisters tore through several Great
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Tornadoes hit southwest of Oklahoma City
A series of tornadoes touched down southwest of Oklahoma City on Wednesday, including a major one that hit about 20 miles from the state's capital city, officials and local TV reports said. There have
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Tornado as violent storms batter northern Germany
A town in northern Germany has been badly damaged by a tornado that was triggered by violent storms which have left at least one person dead. Witnesses in Buetzow, near Rostock, said cars were hurled
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on rapid coastal erosion in Visakhapatnam, 30/04/2015
Minister of State for Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Shri Y. S. Chowdary informed Rajya Sabha that towards possible development of long-term solution solution, data collection
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Almost half Vanuatu people lack clean water, month after cyclone: UNICEF
More than 100,000 people in Vanuatu have no clean drinking water, a month after a monster cyclone struck the tiny Pacific nation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. Two thirds
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Cyclonic storm kills 42 in Bihar; Purnia worst hit
At least 42 people were killed, more than 100 injured and crops damaged when a cyclonic storm hit the north-eastern border districts of Bihar late on Tuesday night. “It was a strong storm with a wind
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Govt widens relief net for crop loss, hikes compensation
Taking a significant step that could help it counter Opposition criticism that it is insensitive to farmers, the government has hiked compensation amounts for crop loss due to natural disasters and relaxed
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Vanuatu Puts Drones in the Sky to See Cyclone Damage
Cyclone Pam was one of the worst disasters to hit the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu in recent memory. Thousands of buildings and trees were flattened in the March storm, leaving 75,000 people