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
-
India stockpiles rations, plans evacuations as cyclone heads for southeast
BHUBANESWAR India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India began stocking shelters with rations, deploying disaster response forces and planning mass evacuations as an increasingly powerful cyclone hurtled
-
Cyclone alert: Cyclone Hudhud to be surfaced on October 8
VISAKHAPATNAM: The low pressure system in Bay of Bengal, which appeared as a deep depression on Tuesday, is expected to surface as a cyclonic storm, Hudhud, on Wednesday (October 8). The India Meteorological
-
16 districts in Odisha on alert over impending cyclone
The government asks people to be prepared Sixteen districts in Odisha have been put on high alert, by the Odisha government, in view of the formation of a depression over the north Andaman Sea, which
-
Cyclone Hudhud heads for India, after battering Andaman and Nicobar islands
PORT BLAIR/BHUBANESWAR India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A cyclone heading for India's southeast coast gathered strength on Wednesday, uprooting trees, triggering landslides and snapping power and phone
-
Cyclone Hudhud likely to hit Odisha by Oct 12
VISAKHAPATNAM: A cyclonic storm is brewing in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to hit the Odisha coast by October 12, Met officials said. The cyclone is likely to be named Hudhud, after an Afro-Eurasian
-
Displaced by disasters
From typhoon Haiyan to cyclone Phailin, various natural disasters forced almost 22 million people out of their homes across the world in 2013. Find out which countries and regions witnessed maximum displacement
-
Global estimates 2014: people displaced by disasters
IDMC’s latest Global Estimates report shows that 22 million people were displaced in 2013 by disasters brought on by natural hazard events. As in previous years, the worst affected region is Asia, where
-
Typhoon Kalmaegi sweeps past Hong Kong
Typhoon Kalmaegi has swept past Hong Kong, closing schools and disrupting flights as strong winds pounded the territory. More than 500 flights were delayed as the storm passed by on its way to China's
-
From Tuvalu to Kiribati, the outlook for Pacific island states is perilous
Small island developing states in Asia-Pacific are at a development crossroads. Some have achieved middle-income status. The classification is based on several indicators, one being economic. Some are
-
Weather system east of Caribbean could turn into tropical storm
An area of low pressure located east of the Caribbean Sea has a 50 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm in the next 48 hours, U.S. forecasters said on Thursday. "For the five-day