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 …
The last extreme El Nino, in 1997-98, resulted in the hottest year on record. The world’s most devastating global weather phenomenon — the weather events associated with “El Nino” — will double in frequency to once a decade if global warming remains unchecked, according to what scientists believe is a …
The Centre on Sunday announced an assistance of Rs 915-crore for reconstruction of areas affected by cyclone Phailin and subsequent floods in Odisha, and rehabilitation of victims. It also declared setting up of two new National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) battalions in Uttarakhand and at Silchar in the Northeast. On …
Research shows world's most devastating global weather phenomenon will occur once a decade under current emissions scenario The world's most devastating global weather phenomenon – the weather events associated with "El Niño" – will double in frequency to once a decade if global warming remains unchecked, according to what scientists …
The threat of intense tropical cyclones (TCs) to East Asia has increased in recent decades. Integrated analyses of five available TC data sets for the period 1977–2010 revealed that the growing threat of TCs primarily results from the significant shift that the spatial positions of the maximum intensity of TCs …
NDMA urged concerned officials to submit detailed note on preparation, operations carried out and post cyclone restoration The Odisha government's exemplary handling of the severe cyclonic storm Phailin has earned it accolades from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Impressed with the state government's massive evacuation and restoration efforts, the …
Aid agencies head to Tonga amid reports of extensive damage Tropical Cyclone Ian skirts Fiji as seen in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) NASA Aqua satellite image taken at 14:55 local (01:55 GMT) January 9, 2014. Ian, a category-four cyclone bearing down on the South Pacific island nation Relief …
Natural disasters, led by Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and flooding in Europe, cost a total of $125 billion (92bn euros) in 2013, German reinsurance giant Munich Re estimated on Tuesday. The figure was below the average over 10 years of $184bn, with insured losses of $31bn, down from …
A powerful cyclone packing expected winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour was threatening Australia’s west coast today, forcing towns into lockdown and shutting iron ore operations. A red alert was issued for Port Hedland and South Hedland on Western Australia state’s resource-rich but sparsely-populated Pilbara coast as the …
At least 2.1 lakh houses in 18 districts of Odisha have been completely destroyed by cyclone Phailin and resultant floods that ravaged parts of the state in October this year. State Panchayati Raj Minister Kalpataru Das said this while replying a question in the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday. Das said …
Climate change would cast an adverse impact on water and energy resources and governments need to address these issues. This was the observation made by experts at a seminar on Climate change – Impact on Agriculture in India , held at National Institute of Nutrition here on Saturday. Though no …
The severe cyclone storm "Phailin" that hit the coast of Odisha on October 12, 2013, brought with it very high speed winds and heavy rainfall that caused extensive damages particularly to houses, standing crops, power and communication infrastructure in the coastal districts of the state. The need to immediately start …
This document reports on 2012 major disasters in India, especially those for which the state governments have called on the Central Government for support, such as floods and heavy rain in Assam, Uttarkashi, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh (Nilam cyclone). It also considers some unique disaster events which caused a …
The Severe Cyclonic Storm Lehar turned into a ‘Deep depression’ and crossed coast near Machilipatnam at around 2 p.m. on Thursday. There was no human loss and no significant damage to standing crops. Over 9,000 people, mostly from fishermen community, were evacuated while another 8,000 in the seven coastal mandals …
Andhra Pradesh heaved a sigh of relief as ‘Lehar’, which was initially categorised as a severe cyclonic storm, petered out into a deep depression today and made landfall near Machilipatnam in the evening. Under its influence, very heavy rains lashed the south coastal districts of Guntur, East Godavari, West Godavari …
The India meteorological department (IMD) on Wednesday said cyclonic storm Lehar had lost its teeth and would make a landfall in Andhra Pradesh with a much lesser impact than predicted. By late evening Lehar was detected 585 km south of Gopalpur and had been reduced from a 'very severe cyclonic …
Residents now worried about cyclone Lehar Recent cyclones Phailin and Helen have severely hit the earnings of coconut growers in coastal districts like Srikakulam, East and West Godavari and Krishna. The two cyclones destroyed more than 110,000 coconut trees, resulting in an estimated loss of Rs 3.30 crore, according to …
Swell waves reaching a height of 2-3 metres generated by the Lehar cyclone will start hitting the coast near Kakinada from the early hours of Wednesday, much before the landfall time on November 28, according to ocean scientists. Based on modelling studies and data collected in real time from wave …
Bhubaneswar : With a very severe cyclonic storm, Lehar, moving towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, the Orissa government Tuesday sent the Disaster Rapid Action Force to its 10 districts where flash floods are expected because of the cyclone. “There is no possibility of cyclone Lehar affecting the state, but it …
The local met centre has urged the state government to take necessary steps to protect the standing crops in the field in south and western Odisha Cyclone Phailin Several districts, particularly those in south Odisha, have been put on alert because of approaching severe cyclonic storm Lehar, that is expected …
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government is gearing up to face the 'very severe cyclonic storm' Lehar, expected to be almost same in the intensity as cyclone Phailin which is likely to cross the state between Machillipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada around Thursday noon. As per the IMD bulletin issued at …
