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Kolkata, East, and West Medinipur likely to receive moderate rainfall

West Bengal's Kolkata, East and West Medinipur districts is likely to receive moderate rainfall and experience thunderstorm with lightning during morning hours of Thursday

Frequent intense cyclones in Arabian Sea may be due to climate change: IMD

Frequency of intense cyclones in Arabian Sea could be linked to climate change, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra Mohapatra said

Cyclone Yaas pounds Odisha-Bengal coasts, may move to J'khand by midnight

Cyclone Yaas pounded the beach towns in north Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal as it hit the coast around 9 am on Wednesday with a wind speed of 130-140 kmph

Yaas landfall process begins; seawater gushes into coastal towns, villages

The landfall process has begun and will take 3-4 hours to complete the process

Very severe cyclonic storm Yaas likely to make landfall by noon: IMD

Cyclone Yaas is likely to make landfall by noon on Wednesday with wind speed of about 130 to 155 kmph, informed the IMD, adding that it currently lay centred over northwest Bay of Bengal

Cyclone Yaas update: Indian Navy prepares for relief, rescue operations

With Cyclone Yaas predicted to make landfall on the eastern coast on May 26, the Indian Navy on Wednesday said it has stepped up and made all necessary arrangements for rescue and relief operations

Cyclone Yaas: Odisha, WB, Jharkhand to receive light to moderate rainfall

In view of the impending landfall of Cyclone Yaas, light to moderate rainfall are expected at most places in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Cyclone Yaas intensified into very severe cyclonic storm, says IMD

Cyclone Yaas intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday evening, India Meteorological Department Director General M Mohapatra said. The IMD has also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts. "The severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' (pronounced as 'Yass') over northwest and Bay of Bengal intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm," Mohapatra said. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach near north Odisha coast close to Dhamra port by the early morning of Wednesday. "It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Islands close to north of Dhamra and south of Balasore, during noon of Wednesday, the 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm," the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said. The cyclone is being tracked by Doppler Weather Radar at Paradip, it added.

Cyclone LIVE: Yaas intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm, says IMD

Cyclone Yaas LIVE updates: Stay tuned with Business Standard on cyclone Yaas landfall, cyclone alert, weather updates and more

Delhi receives highest rainfall for May in as many as 13 years: IMD

The Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, had recorded 21.1 mm rainfall last year, 26.9 mm in 2019 and 24.2 mm in 2018

Cyclone Yaas to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the cyclonic storm Yaas is going to intensity into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' in the next 12 hours

Cyclone Yaas: Calcutta HC cancels all matters listed for May 26-27

With West Bengal bracing up for Cyclonic storm Yaas, Calcutta High Court on Monday informed that it has canceled the hearing of all matters listed for May 26 and 27, due to warning issued by IMD

Fishermen fret over vital insurance cover with Cyclone Yaas set to strike

The cover, under an earlier Central scheme, ended almost a year back, and there hasn't been much progress on a newer one that promises them a higher amount

India braces for another storm: All you need to know about Cyclone Yaas

Yaas is expected to be about as intense as Cyclone Tauktae which slammed into the west coast last week but tamer than Cyclone Amphan which hit Bengal exactly one year ago

Cyclone Yaas: Deep depression to intensify into severe cyclonic storm

IMD on Monday informed that deep depression over the East-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm and it would further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours

Cyclone Yaas: Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Balasore to be worst hit, says IMD

Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak and Balasore districts are likely to be worst affected by the cyclonic storm Yaas which will reach the state on May 26

Depression in Bay of Bengal to develop into cyclonic storm by May 24: IMD

A low-pressure area in Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression that will cross the WB and Odisha coasts on May 26 as a 'very severe cyclonic storm', says India Meteorological Department

India's western states lack critical infrastructure for cyclone management

States lag in installing saline embankments and underground cabling to ensure continued supply of services.

IMD predicts light to moderate intensity rain in parts of Delhi-NCR today

Parts of Delhi and its adjoining areas will witness light to moderate intensity rain with thunderstorm, the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) predicted on Sunday."23-05-2021; 0915 IST; Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over isolated places of Southwest, South Delhi, Farukhnagar, Manesar (Haryana) and adjoining areas during next 2 hours," the IMD said in a tweet.Residents of Delhi woke up to reduced visibility due to dust raising winds."Due to dust raising winds, visibility reduced in Delhi. Safdarjung reported 0500 m visibility at 0830 hrs IST of today," the IMD tweeted.Earlier this week, Delhi recorded the highest ever rainfall of 119.3 mm in the last 24 hours since 1951 for the month of May after weather conditions in the city changed under the impact of Cyclone Tauktae."Delhi has received highest ever Rainfall of 119.3 mm since 1951 for the month of May," the IMD said in a tweet on Thursday.

Cyclone Yaas likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD

A low pressure area formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Andaman Sea on Saturday