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 …
KOLKATA: Villages in the Aila-affected region of the Sunderbans witnessed a complete shut-down on Tuesday, the first anniversary of the cyclone, as a result of a twelve-hour strike called by the Left Front in protest against the apathy of the Central government to the plight of the inhabitants of the …
Ananya Dutta GOSABA (SUNDERBANS): Houses patched up with tarpaulin, palm leaves, bundled hay, tin and mud; embankments repaired from fresh mud barely withstanding the onslaught of tides and heavy rains; homes rebuilt, only to be washed away in tidal surges, increasing incidents of tiger attacks
Hyderabad, May 25: Despite rains due to the cyclone Laila, reservoirs in the Telangana region, including Hyderabad, failed to get adequate inflows. Osmansagar, Himayatsagar, Manjira, Singur and Nagarjunasagar, which feed Greater Hyderabad with 332 Million Gallons of Water per day (MGD), hardly received any inflows. As a result, the Hyderabad …
Rajahmundy, May 25: Laila cyclone brought relief to East Godavari in the form of developing water sources, both surface and ground water. Studies reveal that the district, which was otherwise reeling under severe water shortage, benefited from the rains due to the cyclone immensely. According to sources, the district received …
Pune Even as Laila formed a depression and Bandu has just been formed in the Indian ocean, Phailin, Komen, Phet or Giri might come knocking as monsoon begins next month. These are cyclones named by countries in the Indian sub-continent. The India Meterological Department of Pune and Delhi have been …
Hyderabad, May 23: The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, who left for Delhi on Sunday evening, will brief the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, about the damage caused by cyclone Laila and the state
The cyclonic storm Laila reached Andhra Pradesh coastline on Thursday and showed definite signs of weakening but weather scientists said its behaviour over the next two days would be extremely crucial, especially from the point of view of its impact on the monsoon. The cyclone is most likely to move …
Cyclone Laila wreaked havoc in the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh for the second day on Thursday. However, it had weakened when it hit the Andhra coast at Bapatla in Guntur district in the afternoon today. Meanwhile, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), which had suspended operations on its floating production storage …
Throws Road & Rail Traffic Out Of Gear, Causes Outages Along Coast Hyderabad: Even after Cyclone Laila weakened ahead of landfall, about 30km from Bapatla in Guntur district, on Thursday afternoon, it left 16 people dead, flooding thousands of homes, snapping power in many areas and throwing rail and road …
Cyclone Laila, which is currently just off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, could delay the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala, Ajit Tyagi, Director General of the India Meteorological Department, said today.
May 20: Cyclone Laila wreaked havoc in the coastal districts of the state on Thursday, affecting day-to-day lives of people. However, it was less intense than initially feared, but caused damage to property and crops. The storm, which has frequently changed course and speed, caused six more deaths on Thursday, …
Cyclonic storm Laila remained stationary near south coastal Andhra Pradesh as heavy rains and gales continued to batter the region for the third consecutive day on Friday, killing 27 people and inundating towns and villages. The transport system was paralysed and electricity and communication disrupted. Heavy downpour continued in the …
JHARKHALI, 20 MAY: Laila is knocking at the door and residents of Sunderbans don't even know what flood and cyclone shelters are. According to Mr Mortaza Hossain, state disaster management minister, there are 315 flood shelters in coastal areas of North and South 24-Parganas and Midnapore East. But, a visit …
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. Accompanied by heavy rains, high storm surges and winds with speed of …
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 …
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. While the coastal areas of …
