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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Super cyclone: Centre yet to release ex gratia
PARADIP: The State Government
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Cyclone hits Seijosa
SEIJOSA, Oct 7: A sleepy town, Seijosa in East Kameng district bordering Assam, was jolted awake by a high intensity cyclone accompanied by heavy rainfall and thunderstorm that left behind a trail of destruction in the entire subdivision.
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Digital cyclone alert system for Goa soon
SHWETA KAMAT Goa will now have a digital cyclone warning dissemination system (DCWDS), which will be operated by policemen at the police control room in Panjim. After a break of three years, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided to replace its old cyclone warning dissemination system (CWDS) which was based on analog. Talking to Herald, IMD Goa in-charge K V Singh said that th
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Climate profile of India
<p>This publication by Indian Meteorological Department, Pune contains studies with latest data on various aspects of important weather / climate systems viz. Monsoons, Cyclone, Drought, Floods and observational weather / climate mechanism in India. </p>
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The Asia-Pacific disaster report, 2010
<p><span id="itro1">Countries in the Asia-Pacific are more prone to natural disasters than those in other parts of the world says this first of its kind regional disaster report launched at 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in South Korea.</span></p>
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The challenges of local environmental problems facing the urban poor in Chittagong, Bangladesh: a scale-sensitive analysis
This paper explores local environmental problems at both the household and neighbourhood levels in Chittagong, based on a broad spectrum household survey. The survey shows that households in poor areas
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Variations in long term wind speed during diļ¬erent decades in Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
A study has been carried out by comparing the extreme wind speeds estimated based on NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data for 100 years return period using Fischer Tippet-1 (commonly known as Gumbel) and Weibull
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UN extends support to 14,000 Aila Affected Families
The United Nations (UN) System (WFP, UNDP and UNICEF) has extended its support to 14,000 cyclone Aila affected families still living on embankments in Bangladesh. Drawing assistance from the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), the UN agencies will work to distribute food, assist with shelter and implement basic Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and nutrition interventions, sa
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Funds that augured well for Aila-hit
KOLKATA, 27, JULY: Ramakrishna Mission has sunk six tubewells in the Aila-affected areas in South 24 Parganas using the Statesman Calamity Relief Fund. Three tubewells have been sunk in Chotomollakhali, Bazarpara, two in Kumirmari and one in Amtali in South 24 Parganas under the Aila cyclone relief project taken up by the RKM.
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Cyclone Phyan victims to get more compensation
The government today assured to give additional compensation to the families of the 67 fisherman who lost their lives when cyclone Phyan hit the state last year. The Opposition crticised the government for a giving compensation of only Rs 50,000 to the victims