cyclones

Cyclone Ilsa rapidly intensifies as it approaches landfall in Western Australia | CNN

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Cyclone Ilsa rapidly intensifies as it approaches landfall in Western Australia | CNN

Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  A massive cyclone swirling off Australia’s western coast will likely make landfall as a category 5 storm – the strongest on the national scale – according to the country’s official forecaster. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) expects Cyclone Ilsa to cross the Pilbara coast of Western Australia Thursday evening or Friday … Read more

Record-strength Cyclone Freddy pounds Mozambique after making second landfall | CNN

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Record-strength Cyclone Freddy pounds Mozambique after making second landfall | CNN

Cyclone Freddy battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month, breaking records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere. Communications and electricity supply in the storm area have been cut so the extent of the damage and number of casualties were not clear. … Read more

Noru became a super typhoon in 6 hours. Scientists say powerful storms are becoming harder to forecast | CNN

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Noru became a super typhoon in 6 hours. Scientists say powerful storms are becoming harder to forecast | CNN

CNN  —  Residents on the small resort island of Polillo are accustomed to severe weather – their island sits in the northeastern Philippines, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean where storms typically gather strength and turn into typhoons. But even they were stunned by the intensity of Typhoon Noru, known locally as Typhoon Karding, … Read more

Melting Himalayan glaciers to Africa’s droughts — these climate warnings we must know amid COP26 buzz

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Melting Himalayan glaciers to Africa’s droughts — these climate warnings we must know amid COP26 buzz

According to an Oxfam report, climate-related disasters tripled in 30 years. (File) The COP26 climate change summit begins in Glasgow, Scotland, with leaders and delegates from 200 countries debating how to cut emissions by 2030. With an exponential rise in global warming due to fossil fuel emissions, scientists have called for urgent action to avoid … Read more

Cyclone Shaheen to emerge off Gujarat coast by Friday morning; is expected to head Pakistan, no direct threat to India

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Cyclone Shaheen to emerge off Gujarat coast by Friday morning; is expected to head Pakistan, no direct threat to India

(Picture: Twitter/Collector & DM, Malkangiri) In a matter of less than a week, another cyclone  has started brewing in the North Arabian Sea. The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said that, ” The cyclone is expected to develop in the North Arabian Sea by Thursday morning”. This will the second cyclone after Tauktae that will … Read more

October recorded warmest nights in last 50 years, says Met Department

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October recorded warmest nights in last 50 years, says Met Department

New Delhi: October recorded the warmest nights in the last 50 years and the month was the third warmest in terms of average monthly maximum and mean temperature during the same period, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. The temperature in November is likely to be near normal over the whole country except … Read more