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
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Global approach urged to face climate change challenges
Representatives of development partner countries and organisations on Wednesday said Bangladesh was the worst affected by climate change and it needed a strong leadership in facing climate change and its mitigation. Climate changes are evident in Bangladesh and there is no controversy that such changes have taken place, they said referring to cyclones such as Sidr and Aila, recurring floods and
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Yasi unlikely to benefit Indian sugar mills: Crisil
Cyclone Yasi pushes global sugar prices to record highs. Global sugar prices have shot up to historic highs after Cyclone Yasi hit the Queensland coast in Australia. On February 2, white (refined) sugar prices for March 2011 delivery touched a record high of $845 per tonne.
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Australia sugar output to drop on cyclone
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After floods, Australia hit by Supercyclone Yasi
Cairns: One of the most powerful cyclones on record slammed into Australia
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Monster cyclone hits Australia
A terrifying top strength cyclone hit Australia
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Cyclone early warning project to benefit Goa
Goa will benefit from the contract inked between the Government of Indian and World Bank under which Cyclone Warning Systems would be installed in coastal states. Sources stated the first phase for this project is to the tune of $255 million which will cover the cyclone prone states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which has seen worst ever disasters in recent years. The other states like Goa will
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World Bank agrees to support national programme to mitigate cyclone impact
NEW DELHI: More relief is on the way for the over one million people living in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, who face the wrath of cyclones year after year. India and World Bank on Friday signed an agreement through which the latter will provide a credit of $255 million for the first phase of the national programme to mitigate the impact of cyclones. The programme, which wo
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World Bank lends $1.7b for roads, fighting cyclones
THE World Bank on Friday pledged $1.72 billion in loans to India, mainly for building 24,000 km of roads in rural areas. "It is the largest roads project to be approved by the bank," World Bank President Robert Zoellick said after a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi. The global lending agency also pledged $255 million to the first phase of a project that aims to mitigate
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Australia Flood Clean-Up Starts; Risk Of More Floods
Australia's third-largest city began cleaning up stinking mud and debris in flood-hit areas on Friday, but whole suburbs remained submerged, smaller towns braced for more inundations and forecasters pointed to a threat of cyclones. Military aircraft and trucks fanned out across Queensland state, ferrying food and clothing over an area the size of South Africa.