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Extremely severe Tauktae lashes India's western coast

-Hindustan Times The India Meteorological Department (IMD) labelled the storm as “extremely severe”, upgrading it from “very severe” earlier. The cyclone battered Mumbai with wind speeds of up to 114 kmph, causing the suspension of operations at the financial hub’s airport and flooding in many parts of the city. New Delhi/ Mumbai: Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated on Monday, with electricity supply and transport services badly hit as the most...

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Is Cyclone Tauktae an indication towards a new trend for Arabian Sea?

-Financial Express Arabian Sea is witnessing frequent cyclonic storms having strong intensities. This year, Cyclone Tauktae is an example. Cyclones have not been uncommon in India as every year, low to moderate cyclonic storms keep hitting the Indian shores. Be it Bay of Bengal or Arabian Sea, over the last few years, many storms have formed in the bay. While the ones in Bay of Bengal have been known, Arabian Sea too...

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The effects of climate change on cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea -Bibek Bhattacharya

-Mint Lounge As cyclone Tauktae develops over the Arabian Sea, it is now clear that India will see more frequent cyclones every year due to global warming It’s May, and for the second year running, a major pre-monsoon cyclone is set to make landfall in the next few days. Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea, which is currently classed as a cyclonic storm (CS) by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), is set...

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Locust invasions in a number of Indian states have arisen out of climate change induced extreme rainfalls in desert areas

In the midst of COVID-19 lockdown, desert locust swarms have been seen in parts of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in the second half of May 2020. The recent attacks by desert locust swarms have caused massive crop damage, depletion in the stock of cattle fodder and destruction of green vegetation in these states. As on 25th May, 2020, over half of Rajasthan’s 33 districts were...

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India staring at longest heatwave in 3 decades, monsoon relief unlikely soon -Chetan Chauhan

-Hindustan Times The Capital, which sweltered on its hottest June day in history on Monday (48 degrees Celsius) recorded as maximum temperature of 45.4 degrees Celcius at Palam in spite of a spell of light rain in the morning. Nearly two-thirds of India sizzled on Tuesday under a spell of a heatwave that is on course to becoming the longest ever as scalding temperatures killed four train passengers, drained water supplies, and...

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