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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Phailin wanes; 90 lakh affected, crops worth Rs. 2,400 cr. destroyed
Flood warning issued in Bihar as widespread rains are expected in Phailin’s wake; wind speed of the cyclone is now 100 to 110 kmph Eight persons were killed in Odisha as the very severe cyclonic storm
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Over 1.29 lakh people evacuated in coastal Andhra
Over 129,000 people were evacuated in north coastal Andhra Pradesh in view of cyclone Phailin, which crossed the coast near Gopalpur in Odisha Saturday night. Officials said 129,100 people were evacuated
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Cyclone Phailin leaves trail of destruction, but few casualties
(Reuters) - India's strongest storm in 14 years left a trail of destruction along the country's east coast on Sunday, but little loss of life was reported after close to a million people took refuge in
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Cyclone Phailin: India in one of its largest evacuations, 12 million people at risk
ICHAPURAM/BHUBANESWAR: Rain and wind lashed India's east coast on Saturday, forcing about 450,000 people to flee to shelters as one of the country's largest cyclones closed in, threatening to cut a swathe
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Management of super cyclone and flood in Orissa
Orissa on the East Coast along with West Bengal and Andhrapradesh has the locational disadvantage of being in the path of depression of severe cyclonic storms that occur before the onset of south-west
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Cyclone 'Phailin' will not be a super cyclone: IMD
With fear gripping people in Odisha at the approach of severe cyclonic storm 'Phailin' to Gopalpur on October 12 where it would make landfall, the IMD today affirmed it would not be a super cyclone.
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Cyclone warning at Puducherry, Cuddalore
Flag Number 2 has been hoisted at both ports Cyclone Phailin is likely to cross Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast on October 12 but Puducherry and Cuddalore administrations, the two coastal areas that have borne the brunt of cyclonic storms in the past, have sounded a cyclone warning, unwilling to take any risks.
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Measures taken to battle Phailin
Hyderabad: Districts along the Bay of Bengal coast began gearing up for Cyclone Phailin, which is expected to make landfall on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Officials and staff have been put on high alert and the state government has drawn up an action plan. It includes, when the cyclone is 500 km from the coast: Total suspension of fishing operations, evacuation from coastal areas, regulation of rail and road traffic.
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Odisha, A.P. brace for cyclonic storm
It is expected to cross coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradip by Saturday The authorities in 23 cyclone-prone districts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are bracing themselves to tackle any exigency as a cyclonic storm intensified in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday and is expected to cross the coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradip (close to Gopalpur) by Saturday evening.
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Phailin is not less than a super cyclone: Odisha Govt
Cyclone Phailin with a windspeed of 220 kmph is turning into a super cyclone before making landfall on Thursday evening near Gopalpur in Odisha where the government has galvanised its machinery to deal