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Cyclonic storm likely to cross over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on 25 Nov: Met dept

Fishermen have been advised to stay off the sea and local authorities said they have also advised fishermen who have already set out for fishing to returnSouth coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana are also expected to receive rainfall from 25 to 26 November

1 min read22 Nov 2020
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Meet India’s cloud chasers

Lounge goes hunting for flash and fury with an intrepid group of storm chasers

22 min read21 Jul 2018
Politics

Why cities are witnessing ‘urban chipko’ movements

In a city which has lost over 50,000 trees to the Delhi Metro alone, a combination of air pollution, dust storms and water crisis have perhaps made trees an issue worth standing up for

3 min read4 Jul 2018
News

When the work from-home policy should kick in

Should Delhi or Mumbai shutdown offices and schools when they are facing dust storms or waterlogging?

2 min read2 Sep 2021
Industry

After Sunday’s devastation, more dust storms may hit several states

IMD has issued a 48-hour alert for Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and Sikkim and a weather alert for Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and North-eastern states for the next 24 hours

1 min read15 May 2018
Science

IMD to add 30 Doppler radars in country

With a radius of 250km, Doppler radars help in issuing nowcasts 2-3 hours prior to severe weather events

1 min read13 May 2018
Politics

Indian monsoon hurls almost 37,000 lightning bolts in single day

India's monsoon begins with an extraordinary outburst of lightening Wednesday, as almost 37,000 bolts flashed across the sky or slammed into the ground in just 13 hours

1 min read27 Apr 2018
News

Visitors abandon vacations as Hurricane Maria churns near Carolinas

Hundreds of visitors have abandoned their vacation plans and left North Carolina's outer banks ahead of Hurricane Maria as it moves northward in the Atlantic

1 min read26 Sep 2017
News

Three hurricanes smash the Atlantic’s single-day power record

Hurricane Irma and its two siblings, Jose and Katia, made Wednesday and Thursday the fourth- and third-most violent dates in the history of ACE Atlantic-basin record-keeping

1 min read9 Sep 2017
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5.6 millions in Florida ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Irma pounds Cuba

5.6 Millions Florida residents asked to evacuate as Hurricane Irma roared toward the state after lashing Cuba, killing 21 people in the Caribbean, leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake

4 min read9 Sep 2017
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