East Coast

Cyclone Fani: As East Coast prepares for another summer-time disaster, here's why states like Odisha are prone to natural calamities

Odisha will have 28 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as a storm surge of about 1.5 metres height above the astronomical tide is likely to inundate low-lying areas of Ganjam, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts in at the time of landfall.

Donald Trump says East Coast 'could use a little bit' of global warming as US braces for one of coldest New Year's Eve

President Donald Trump says the East Coast "could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming" as bitterly cold temperatures are expected to freeze large swaths of the country this holiday weekend.

Mammoth 'Snowzilla' blizzard blankets Washington DC, New York: Worst yet to come, says weather service

A monster blizzard threatening the US East Coast slammed into Washington on Friday, blanketing the nation's capital in snow as officials urged millions in the storm's path to seek shelter, warning the worst was yet to come.

Photos: Cyclonic storm lashes Australia for three consecutive days, life comes to a standstill

A cyclonic storm has hit Australia's east coast for the third consecutive causing millions of dollars of damage in Sydney and other cities.

3 dead as fierce storm lashes Australia for three consecutive days

A cyclonic storm has lashed Australia's east coast for three consecutive days leaving three people dead.

US East Coast braces for 'historic' blizzard today, more than 3 feet snow expected

A swath of the US East Coast from Philadelphia to New York City to Maine braced for a potentially historic blizzard on Monday expected to dump as much as 3 feet (90 cm) of snow.

Reliance slumps after Niko cuts gas reserve estimate

Reliance Industries shares fall 3% after Canadian oil and gas producer Niko Resources said proved and probably reserves from their KG D6 block in India had decreased. Niko owns a 10% stake in the block.

Hurricane Arthur strengthens, makes landfall on US east coast

Hurricane Arthur strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane and made landfall, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) as it climbed up the US East Coast.

Strong earthquake strikes US East Coast; felt up to NY, Washington

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, shook much of Washington, DC, and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.