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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Tornado Hits Missouri City, Killing Many
A tornado steamrolled over Joplin, Mo., on Sunday night, knocking out a hospital and causing many deaths across the city, according to various reports. Joplin, which the reports said was in the direct path of the tornado, was left isolated and in the dark after the destruction, with telephone connections largely cut off and many homes without electricity after the twister touched down around 6
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Project launched to support recovery of more than 2 lakh Aila affected people
A consortium of international agencies is initiating a Tk 1,000 million project to provide support for food security and livelihoods of 211,265 people severely affected by Cyclone Aila over the last two years, of which sixty percent are women, for assisting in their rehabilitation process. The agencies include four members of the NARRI consortium (Action Aid, Concern Worldwide, Islamic Relief and
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Arabian Sea's temp rise led to cyclones
MUMBAI: The Arabian Sea's average temperature has gone up by two to five degrees Celsius over the last four decades, which is not good news for the climate that you experience. It has also resulted in many cyclones originating from the Arabian Sea during the same time. The sea's temperature, which used to be 22 to 27 degrees Celsius till 1980s, is now 27 to 32 degrees Celsius.
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IMD to launch cyclone study
India is launching a major experiment to unravel meteorological mysteries that cause violent cyclones in the Bay of Bengal.
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Cyclone risk mitigation project for Gujarat soon
AHMEDABAD: The National Cyclone Risk Mitigation project of the central government which will be launched in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, will cover Gujarat in the second phase.
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WMO statement on the status of the global climate in 2010
<p>The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its annual "Statement on the Status of the Global Climate," highlighting that global surface temperatures reached record values and that 2010 represented the closure of the warmest decade on record.
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Maharashtra's first Doppler Radar installed in Nagpur
A Doppler Weather Radar (DWR), the first in Maharashtra, has been installed here for accurate predictions of monsoons, cyclones and other weather-related phenomena. The DWR was installed on Sunday near the Babasaheb Ambedkar International airport in the city.
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Cyclonic rings formed in Bay of Bengal; widespread rains in Odisha likely
Bhubaneswar: Most parts of the northern and southern Odisha are likely to experience widespread rainfall during the next 48 hours under the influence of a cyclonic ring Bay of Bengal, Met office sources said on Sunday. Most parts of Odisha witnessed widespread rains for the last two days. Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours was highest in Cuttack with 65.2 mm followed by Balasore
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Role of cyclones and other factors in the decline of the ports of northern Orissa
<p>The maritime trade of Orissa with transoceanic countries is evident from the early historical period onwards. It has been observed that new ports were set up after the decline of old ports in the nearby vicinity; however, information on the decline of ancient ports is very sparse. The archival
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Naveen lays stone for cyclone shelters
PURI: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in a day-long tour of Brahmagiri Assembly constituency, inaugurated two bridges and laid a foundation stone for four multipurpose cyclone shelter centres today. In a public meeting at Krushnaprasad, he lauded the local legislator Sanjay Das Burma for his contribution towards development of the constituency. He said the long-standing problems of the area l