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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How did Laila' become less ferocious?
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: Even as late as Wednesday evening, cyclonic storm
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Laila heading towards Orissa
Cyclonic storm Laila late Thursday wreaked havoc in coastal Andhra Pradesh, killing 17 people, inundating scores of villages and inflicting massive damage to infrastructure. The armed forces have been called in to help in relief and rescue work.
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Cyclone alert in Krishna district
K. N. Murali Sankar The Krishna district administration has been put on high alert with the Meteorological Department indicating that the cyclone
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Cyclone Laila has Andhra on alert
Cyclone Laila is set to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast between Kakinada and Nellore early on Thursday morning. Fearing the possibility of massive destruction, the entire state machinery is on alert to face the cyclone, aptly named Laila, the Arabic feminine for night. Nine Andhra districts raced for impact as heavy rain lashed seven districts.
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Laila may hit oilfields, refineries in Andhra
The country
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Rains lash Tamil Nadu coastal areas, fishing boats missing
The coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, including state capital Chennai, received incessant rainfall due to Cyclone Laila. The torrent, which began late on Tuesday, continued on Wednesday too. The regional meteorological department in Chennai issued a warning that similar weather conditions would continue till Thursday.
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High alert in Krishna, Guntur coastal areas
Vijayawada, May 19: The district administration is on high alert with the cyclone Laila likely to cross the Krishna district coast tonight or Thursday morning triggering gales up to 120 km per hour and heavy rains.
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Laila weakening as it inches closer to Andhra coast
The Andhra Pradesh coast may escape severe battering by cyclonic storm Laila that is showing signs of weakening before hitting the seashore. However, heavy rains with gales, which killed 10 people, brought normal life to a halt in the coastal region.
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Cyclone Laila not to affect onset of monsoon, say weathermen
Pune Even as cyclonic storm Laila has brought a lull in the movement of the south-west monsoon, Met officers are hopeful that it will not delay the onset date of the monsoons touching the Kerala coast on May 30.
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Morning laila
Raging. Turning. Twisting. Crashing. Foaming.... You have woken up to a severe cyclonic storm SHE'S a twisting, turning, raging, moving, speeding circle of winds. She's Laila, severe in her intensity, a cyclonic storm that's lashing Andhra Pradesh and districts along the Tamil Nadu coast from the wee hours of Thursday, after lying low, centred in the Bay of Bengal, for most of Wednesday.