Rapid intensification is a process where a tropical cyclone intensifies in a short period (an increase in intensity of 30 knots speed or more in 24-hours).
By Prakash Kumar Sahoo & Yashobanta Parida India’s geo-climatic and socioeconomic factors are contributing to an increase in the frequency and damage from cyclones. Among the natural disasters, cyclones constituted the second most frequent phenomena accounting for 15% of India’s total natural disasters over 1999-2020. Around 12,388 persons were killed and the total damage stood […]
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) - Hyderabad, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Maldives-Comorin area.
While the cyclone is making news in the country, their names and their unlikely meaning for a voracious cyclone have been trending majorly among Indians.
According to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday, the HLC has approved additional central assistance of Rs 3,113.05 crores to five states and union territories from the National Disaster Risk Management Fund