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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AGP demands Central aid to storm-hit
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today called on the Government of India to announce financial aid and relief to the affected people of the recent thunderstorms that left a trail of destruction in the State.
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Project to address coastal water issues
BHUBANESWAR: Good news for the people of coastal belt of Orissa who constantly suffer from drinking water-related problems during cyclones and floods.
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Brahma visits erosion, cyclone-hit Hatsingimari
HATSINGIMARI, April 25: Assam Agriculture Minister Promila Rani Brahma recently visited Hatsingimari and the erosion and cyclone-hit areas under Mankachar Revenue circle in Dhubri district.
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N Bengal storm toll goes upto 43
RAIGANJ, 15 APRIL: The death toll from Tuesday night
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Storm rips before alarm rings
Radar too far, response too slow Bengal found itself handicapped when a thunderstorm
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Freak storm kills 96 in Bihar, Bengal
A Freak storm preceded by hurricane-force winds killed nearly a hundred people in four blocks of North Dinajpur district in West Bengal and Araria, Purnea and Kishanganj districts of Bihar around midnight on Tuesday. While 31 people were killed and more than 50 injured in West Bengal, the toll was around 65 in Bihar.
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PCB to provide assistance to Aila-hit farmers
KOLKATA 6 April: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is going to provide technical assistance to farmers in the Aila-affected regions where they could not sow seeds due to high salinity. The initiative was taken after it was found that 80 per cent of the farmers of that area are moving to other regions as they failed to sow seeds in the Sunderbans after the storm.
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Cyclone claims 1 at Barkshetri
NALBARI, April 6
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Cyclonic storm kills seven, damages 16,000 houses
Agartala/Aizawl, April 1: At least seven people were killed and nearly 16,000 houses destroyed as pre-monsoon rains accompanied by strong winds and hailstorms continued to create havoc in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and southern Assam, officials said here today.
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Vulnerability of Bangladesh to cyclones in a changing climate: potential damages and adaptation cost
This paper integrates information on climate change, hydrodynamic models, and geographic overlays to assess the vulnerability of coastal areas in Bangladesh to larger storm surges and sea-level rise by 2050.