Assam storm toll rises to 14 in two days

Widespread rainfall likely in the state for next five days, says India Meteorological Department. So far, 7,344 homes have been destroyed.

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· Apr 17, 2022 · 05:45 pm

US: President Donald Trump issues warning as Hurricane Florence advances

Officials have ordered mandatory evacuations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

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· Sep 11, 2018 · 11:53 am

Mumbai has never suffered a cyclone – but researchers warn a massive one could hit in future

A team of scientists from Columbia University and MIT is studying the city’s cyclone risk.

Mridula Chari

· Jan 02, 2018 · 10:30 am

Cyclone Ockhi kills eight in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, schools in seven districts shut on Friday

Fishermen have been asked to not venture into the sea even as 90 of them are still missing.

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· Dec 01, 2017 · 07:49 am

Cyclonic storm Ockhi kills five in Kerala, Tamil Nadu; dozens of fishermen missing

Several passenger trains between Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram have been cancelled.

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· Nov 30, 2017 · 01:23 pm

Tamil Nadu braces for a cyclonic storm in the midst of a monsoon with uneven rain distribution

The state’s northern belt has received excessive rainfall while the southern districts are experiencing a deficit.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Nov 29, 2017 · 07:30 am

Hurricane Ophelia: Strong winds likely in the UK and Ireland by Monday

Although the storm will be at its tail end by the time it reaches the British Isles, authorities have warned of power cuts and mobile network disruption.

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· Oct 15, 2017 · 11:04 am

Hurricane Maria advances towards Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico may take months to restore power

The Category 3 storm lashed the northern coast of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and winds at 115 mph.

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· Sep 21, 2017 · 03:37 pm

Texas braces for Hurricane Harvey, mandatory evacuations ordered in towns along the coastline

The Category 3 storm is expected to make landfall on Friday, bringing winds greater than 111 miles per hour with it.

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· Aug 25, 2017 · 10:30 am

Four dead after Cyclone Vardah makes landfall near Chennai

Thousands have been evacuated in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and accommodated in relief camps.

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· Dec 12, 2016 · 01:26 pm

Is a weather forecasting company’s new ad exploiting farmer suicides for commercial gain?

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· Aug 19, 2015 · 04:13 pm