At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts, exacerbating an existing learning crisis, according to a new UNICEF analysis released today. Heatwaves were the predominant climate hazard shuttering schools last year, with …
Preliminary assessment by the state government suggests at least 80,000 houses were damaged in the state under the impact of cyclone Hudhud. Standing crops suffered extensive loss in Gajapati and Koraput districts, official sources said. Special relief commissioner Pradipta Mohapatra said over 25,000 houses were damaged in Koraput, 15,000 in …
The maddening velocity of Cyclone Hudhud, apart from destroying the properties of thousands of residents, almost entirely stripped Visakhapatnam of its green cover, sucked it dry of its rich wealth of birds and eroded its picturesque beaches. Such was the cyclone's intensity that about 75-80% of the city's trees were …
A day after cyclone Hudhud hit the coast and then made its way to four districts in Orissa, the state government assessed that about 48,000 kutcha houses, 24 transformers, 600 electric poles and 75 km electric wires have been damaged. Overall, the cyclone appeared to have spared the state, with …
Nellore: Much to the relief of officials and general public, there is hardly any impact because of Hudhud cyclone in SPSR Nellore district. Except for rough sea and partly cloudy sky, the climate was as usual in Nellore on Sunday. A sea surge of 20 metres was witnessed at Kottakoduru …
In view of the cyclone hurling towards the state, the government evacuated about 1.50 lakh people from 400 villages in 63 mandals from north coastal Andhra and two Godavari districts till late on Saturday night. They were shifted to 250 relief camps. Authorities have identified a total of 500 vulnerable …
* 3.5 lakh people evacuated * 200 kmph winds slam Visakhapatnam * PM promises help Eight persons were killed as “very severe cyclonic storm” Hudhud battered coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of Odisha today, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. More than 3.5 lakh people — 2.5 lakh …
Visakhapatnam: While Vizag’s greenery is one of its most prized possessions, however it turned a curse for the city on Sunday as the cyclone Hudhud thrashed Vizag with all its might.Main roads and streets across the entire city were left choking with uprooted huge trees making commutation through almost impossible. …
6 dead in two states; Naidu wants it to be declared national calamity Although there was no major damage in Odisha from Cyclone Hudhud on Sunday, the threat of large-scale flooding loomed large in the southern Odisha districts of Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal, with major rivers in spate following incessant …
The Deep Depression over South Chhattisgarh & neighbourhood moved northwards and lay centered at 11 30 hours IST of 13 th October 2014 near Lat. 2 0.7 °N and Long. 81.5 °E, 50 kms south of Raipur . It would move northwards for next 12 hours and then north - …
HYDERABAD: Reclassified as a "very severe cyclonic storm" by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hudhud continued to gather force ahead of reaching Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh by Sunday. The cyclone will persist for nearly six hours post-landfall in the morning and peak by noon. It is expected to subsequently weaken …
More than 1.5 lakh evacuated in four districts of Andhra Pradesh Ahead of Cyclone Hudhud, classified as very severe, more than 1.5 lakh people have been evacuated to 370 relief camps and shelters from four frontline districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and East Godavari of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. With …
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm , ‘HUDHUD’ over west central Bay of Bengal , Cyclone Warning for north Andhra Pradesh & south Odisha coasts (Red Message) and post landfall outlook. Download the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin Cyclone Hudhud, 0930 hrs, 12 October 2014.
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South Odisha to be affected; people relatively relieved People in most vulnerable districts in the State were a bit relaxed on Thursday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that cyclone Hudhud was likely to make its landfall near Vishakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh with a wind speed blowing at 80-90 …
Unlike Phailin, which had hit the Odisha coast last year on October 13 and also brought major climatic aberration following heavy rainfall in Bihar and Jharkhand, cyclone Hudhud is unlikely to have any major impact in Bihar and Jharkhand. However, Met office (Patna) scientist R K Giri said on Thursday …
Disaster response teams have started arriving in Andhra Pradesh, while Army and Air Force also have offered help as the State gets ready to meet the threat of cyclone ‘Hudhud’ in coastal districts where an alert has been sounded. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the Centre is sending four …
Air Currents From Coast To Dump Pollutants Over Plains The Hudhud cyclone that’s likely to hit the Coromandel coast on Sunday will have a serious effect on Delhi’s air quality. The models prepared by System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology show …
To intensify into very severe cyclonic storm on Oct 10 To hit AP, Odisha coast on Oct 12 noon The India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Director General LS Rathore on Wednesday afternoon said the cyclonic storm Hudhud would be of lesser intensity than Phailin that had hit the Odisha coast just …
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday urged people not to get scared while reiterating that all preparations were ready to meet any eventuality that might arise due to a cyclonic storm likely to hit the State on October 12. “I reviewed the possible cyclonic storm situation with all the concerned …
