Cyclones News

The IMD has issued a statement on the 'Climate of India during 2021'. It said that the country saw 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events last year. Maharashtra was the worst-affected state with 350 fatalities, followed by Odisha, Madhya Pradesh.

The cyclone season in Fiji is between November to April every year

Heavy to very heavy rains and thunderstorm activity is likely in northern regions of Tamil Nadu like Chennai, Villupuram, Cuddalore among other areas. 

An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over the southeast Bay of Bengal The low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal lead to heavy rainfall along Tamil Nadu coast

In DNA on Wednesday, Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary analyses when and how the process of naming cyclones began. The tradition of naming cyclones began more than 60years ago.

Looking at the data since 2014, experts see a rise in the number of such instances, a phenomenon which might be attributed to global warming, said former Union Earth Sciences Secretary Shailesh Nayak.  

 National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India, has shared some useful tips on what you can do during natural disasters like cyclones and cold waves. 

The global institution predicted that by 2050, worsening rivers and coastal floods alone would affect 1.3 billion people.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to sanction Rs.399.83 crore as assistance for cyclone Phailin destruction from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), which was pending due to an erroneous assessment.

Though Odisha expects 8.78 percent growth rate in 2014-15 fiscal, the state stands fourth from the bottom in per capita income in all-India rankings, said the Economic Survey Report 2014-15 tabled Monday in the state assembly.