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Cyclone Dana: Odisha braces for impact, 10 lakh people in 14 districts to be evacuated

The government has identified 14 districts at risk, with the coastal areas facing high winds and inland regions expected to receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.

23 October 2024, 14:16 IST

Cyclone Dana: Odisha braces for impact, 10 lakh people in 14 districts to be evacuated

Cyclone Dana: Odisha braces for impact, 10 lakh people in 14 districts to be evacuated

Cyclone Dana: Odisha braces for impact, 10 lakh people in 14 districts to be evacuated

23 October 2024, 14:16 IST

Cyclone Dana approaches: Odisha deploys 288 rescue teams, evacuates people

On Wednesday morning, the Indian Air Force transported 150 NDRF personnel and relief materials to Bhubaneswar using two aircraft.

23 October 2024, 07:26 IST

Odisha deploys 288 rescue teams, evacuates people as Cyclone 'Dana' heads towards coast

Odisha deploys 288 rescue teams, evacuates people as Cyclone 'Dana' heads towards coast

Cyclone Dana approaches: Odisha deploys 288 rescue teams, evacuates people

23 October 2024, 07:26 IST

Cyclone 'Dana' forms over Bay of Bengal, to cross Odisha-Bengal coasts on early Friday: Met

More than 150 express/passenger trains running through South Eastern Railway jurisdiction have been cancelled in view of the severe cyclonic storm, an SER official said.

23 October 2024, 04:51 IST

Cyclone 'Dana' forms over Bay of Bengal, to cross Odisha-Bengal coasts on early Friday: Met

Cyclone 'Dana' forms over Bay of Bengal, to cross Odisha-Bengal coasts on early Friday: Met

Cyclone 'Dana' forms over Bay of Bengal, to cross Odisha-Bengal coasts on early Friday: Met

23 October 2024, 04:51 IST

'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Gulf Coast

The US National Hurricane Center described Milton as a 'catastrophic' and 'dangerous' major hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph), putting it at the highest level on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale.

09 October 2024, 12:48 IST

'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Gulf Coast

'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Gulf Coast

'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Gulf Coast

09 October 2024, 12:48 IST

One of the largest storms to strike US: Hurricane Helene hits Florida

Helene is tied as the 14th most powerful hurricane to hit anywhere in the United States since records have been kept, and is the seventh most powerful to slam into Florida.

27 September 2024, 05:47 IST

Hurricane Helene hits Florida as one of the largest storms to strike US

Hurricane Helene hits Florida as one of the largest storms to strike US

One of the largest storms to strike US: Hurricane Helene hits Florida

27 September 2024, 05:47 IST

IIT Gandhinagar analysis suggests 'robust & scalable emergency response strategies to handle concurrent extreme events'

The data found that Morbi and Dwarka recorded rainfall levels that surpassed their 50-year (with exceedance of 100-year for Dwarka) return thresholds, marking an intensity of rainfall that typically occurs only once in half a century.

03 September 2024, 08:51 IST

IIT Gandhinagar analysis suggests 'robust & scalable emergency response strategies to handle concurrent extreme events'

IIT Gandhinagar analysis suggests 'robust & scalable emergency response strategies to handle concurrent extreme events'

IIT Gandhinagar analysis suggests 'robust & scalable emergency response strategies to handle concurrent extreme events'

03 September 2024, 08:51 IST

India to spend Rs 2,517 crore to mitigate floods, conserve water in big cities

Ratings agency Moody's warned in June that India's growing water stress could affect its growth, which at a projected 7.2% this April-March fiscal year is the highest among major economies.

21 August 2024, 08:14 IST

India to spend Rs 2,517 crore to mitigate floods, conserve water in big cities

India to spend Rs 2,517 crore to mitigate floods, conserve water in big cities

India to spend Rs 2,517 crore to mitigate floods, conserve water in big cities

21 August 2024, 08:14 IST

People's concerns over natural disasters growing in recent years: PM Modi

According to official data, the country recorded 41,789 suspected heat stroke cases and 143 heat-related deaths in the summer season.

15 August 2024, 07:13 IST

People's concerns over natural disasters growing in recent years: PM Modi

People's concerns over natural disasters growing in recent years: PM Modi

People's concerns over natural disasters growing in recent years: PM Modi

15 August 2024, 07:13 IST

Experts are fighting over whether to treat heat waves like hurricanes

Unlike hurricanes, wildfires or floods, the problems caused by heat are often invisible until it’s too late. It’s hard to illustrate why “feeling hot” — a routine human experience — can easily become dangerous, and even harder to tell people when and how to react.

13 August 2024, 03:43 IST

Experts are fighting over whether to treat heat waves like hurricanes

Experts are fighting over whether to treat heat waves like hurricanes

Experts are fighting over whether to treat heat waves like hurricanes

13 August 2024, 03:43 IST

No concept of national disaster in central govt rules: Sources cite UPA govt 2013 reply in Parliament

The then minister of state for home and Congress MP from Kerala Mullappally Ramachandran had told the Lok Sabha in 2013 in a reply to a question that "there is no provision to declare a natural disaster as a national disaster", the sources noted.

10 August 2024, 06:49 IST

No concept of national disaster in central govt rules: Sources cite UPA govt 2013 reply in Parliament

No concept of national disaster in central govt rules: Sources cite UPA govt 2013 reply in Parliament

No concept of national disaster in central govt rules: Sources cite UPA govt 2013 reply in Parliament

10 August 2024, 06:49 IST