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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India skips mention of natural disasters at climate meet
WARSAW: World may be looking at India for its response to what had happened recently in Odisha and Uttarakhand due to natural disasters which were results of climatic extremes, but there was not a word
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India ignored U'khand floods, cyclone Phailin in UN meet: NGOs
On the eve of a crucial ministerial session on climate change here, green NGOs from India today accused Indian negotiators of having an "attitude problem" as they ignored to project the Nature's fury during
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State seeks Rs 2200 cr WB aid
Concrete houses for fishermen, cyclone shelters and underground cabling for power supply are among the host of projects the state government on Wednesday placed before a central team on external assistance,
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2013 marked by record sea level, weather extremes: World Meteorological Organization ..
GENEVA: Sea levels this year posted a record high, making low-lying coastal populations ever more vulnerable to extreme weather like super-storm Haiyan, the UN said Wednesday. In an interim report on
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2013 so far seventh hottest year, more warming seen - WMO
This year is the seventh warmest since records began in 1850 with a trend to weather extremes and the impact of storms such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines aggravated by rising sea levels, the World
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Typhoon Haiyan sets tone for UN climate change talks
The Philippines' tragedy that saw loss of over 10,000 lives by Typhoon Haiyan set the tone of United Nations' climate change talks, which began in Warsaw on Monday, amid hope that the devastation, caused
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Uttarakhand yet to formulate disaster management plan
Nearly five months after devastating floods ravaged the hill state, Uttarakhand is yet to formulate a disaster management plan to meet any future calamity. According to the disaster management authority, as of now only 19 States in the country have a mandatory state disaster management plan (SDMP) — and Uttarakhand is among the defaulters.
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Typhoon Haiyan, potentially strongest storm ever to make landfall, hits Philippines
The strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land battered the central Philippines on Friday, forcing millions of people to flee to safer ground, cutting power
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Bay of Bengal, in peril from Climate change
Nearly one in four people on earth live in the countries that border the Bay of Bengal. The region is strategically vital to Asia’s rising powers. Its low-lying littoral — including coastal regions of
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Countdown begins as India prepares odyssey to Mars
Isro said that the launch will not be impacted due to a cyclone warning, which was given for the southern coast of Tamil Nadu A day prior to the historic moment of launching its Orbiter to Mars, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has undertaken the propellant filling operation of Second Stage (PS2) in the spacecraft, which will carry Mangalyaan to Mars and hardware checks on the mission computers have commenced.