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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Climate change poses threat to coastal megacities
CLIMATE change is fast turning out to be a big challenge for mega cities.
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Phyan affect: Longer wait for alphonsoes
Mumbai: Alphonso mangoes will not hit the markets on time next season; blame it on Cyclone Phyan. And when it does, the quantity may not be enough for the connoisseurs of the luscious fruit. As the flowering of the mangoes has been destroyed by the cyclone in the Konkan area where it is mostly grown, the rates are destined to soar.
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Post-Aila, farmers wake up to forgotten salt-resistant paddy varieties
Cyclone Aila has altered their calculations. Hit by crop failure due to increased salinity caused by sea water surge, the farmers of the Sunderbans were pinning hope on the low-yield but salt-resistant paddy varieties that their forefathers cultivated.
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Rs 207 crore: damage caused by Cyclone Phyan in district
Pune Crops worth Rs 207 crore were damaged because of cyclone Phyan that struck Pune last week, according to preliminary figures released by the district administration. About 1.45 lakh farmers, and cultivable land of nearly 75, 363 hectares have been affected. The figures will be put before the state government for compensation to be disbursed to the farmers.
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The IMD Has Blood on its Hands
The IMD overlooked and ignored data on Cyclone Phyan, leading to the loss of almost a hundred lives, says SUJAY GUPTA
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Sena blames govt for damage by cyclone Phyan
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday blamed the state government for the damage caused to lives and property in the Konkan after Cyclone Phyan hit the coastal areas last week. "It was the duty of the government to inform fishermen about the cyclone earlier," Subhash Desai, leader of the Sena in the assembly, said. He was speaking after a visit to the cyclone-affected areas.
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Aila victims caught in political battle
Poll debacle of the Left parties in the recently held elections has apparently caused severe damage to the confidence of the CPI-M led state government. And the Aila victims are the worst sufferers of the situation.
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Untimely rain: 72,000 ha crop loss
Pune Minister holds review meeting It has been estimated that at least 72,000 hectares of crops have been damaged in the untimely rain and high-velocity wind that lashed the state in the past few days. The preliminary reports indicate that grapes and pomegranate crops suffered the maximum damage in the district.
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What about the cyclone victims?
Cyclone Phyan, which was dubbed 11/11 in Mumbai because of the date on which it threatened the city, is the first cyclonic storm in the Konkan region in November for 43 years. The last such storm in November was seen in 1966. Though it transited around 300 km from Goa
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26 Sindhudurg fishermen missing
Kolhapur: As many as 26 fishermen from the coastal district of Sindhudurg, along with eight boats, are missing in the Arabian Sea after Wednesday's Cyclone Phyan.