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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Do tropical cyclones shape Shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of Snowy Plovers in Florida
The Gulf coastal ecosystems in Florida are foci of the highest species richness of imperiled shoreline dependent birds in the USA. However environmental processes that affect their macroecological patterns, like occupancy and abundance, are not well unraveled.
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Centre to implement cyclone risk mitigation scheme in Odisha
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A Centrally sponsored cyclone risk mitigation scheme would be implemented in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to minimise the vulnerability to cyclones and make people and infrastructure disaster resilient. The first phase of the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), which would be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 1,496.71 crore, was approved at a meeting of th
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Cabinet approves cyclone risk mitigation scheme for AP, Odisha
The Government on Thursday approved a Rs 1,496.71 crore cyclone risk mitigation scheme to be implemented in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to minimise the vulnerability to cyclones and make people and infrastructure disaster resilient. The Cabinet cleared the first phase of the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project which is expected to benefit 5.60 lakh people in Odisha and over 5.50 lakh people
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Cabinet nod to project on cyclone
The Cabinet on JThursday approved phase I of the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), which would be implemented in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa to minimise the vulnerability of coastal states to cyclones and make people and infrastructure disaster resilient. The scheme, costing `1,496.71 crores, is expected to benefit 5.60 lakh people in Orissa and over 5.50 lakh people in Andhra Pra
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Rs 1,500 crore for cyclone-hit states
The Union Cabinet is likely to approve a Rs 1,500-crore cyclone mitigation proposal to be funded by the World Bank on Thursday. The country
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Cyclone Sidr: What have we learnt?
Md Nadiruzzaman argues that we need to learn more from past experience of the impact of natural hazards if we are to deal effectively with these events in the future.
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Farmers' loss is immense: Naveen
BERHAMPUR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday accepted that farmers had suffered immense crop loss due to recent cyclonic rains. Mr Patnaik on Saturday made field visit to affected areas of Ganjam, Gajapati, Subarnapur and Bolangir districts to get first hand information about crop loss.
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High alert over cyclone threat
Nellore, Dec. 7: District administration sounded high alert along the coast following forecast over the possibility of low pressure system crossing between Kavali and Bapatla. State government has deputed special officer Mr G.
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Cyclone threat looms large over crop lands
VIJAYAWADA, Dec. 6: Krishna district farmers are concerned with another cyclonic storm formed over Bay of Bengal. Farmers have already suffered loss due to heavy rains caused by cyclone Laila and Jal during the last few months. Now, another storm is looming large over the Bay of Bengal in coastal districts.
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Vulnerability of the Sundarbans ecosystem
Ecological diversity in Sunderban is at the threshold of decline. The fragile land here is being swallowed every day by gradual sea level rise, coastal erosion and tropical cyclones. Besides the global