Landfall

IMD says Cyclone Vayu unlikely to make landfall in Gujarat due to change in course; storm will cause heavy rains along coast

Even though Cyclone Vayu is unlikely to make landfall in Gujarat, all precautionary restrictions are to remain in place in the coastal districts of the state.

Cyclone Fani makes landfall: What are hurricanes, typhoons, hurricanes and tornadoes; are they similar to tropical cyclones?

The only difference between a hurricane, a cyclone, and a typhoon is the location where the storm occurs. They are categorised under the same weather phenomenon, but different names are used to describe these storms in different places. In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, the term “hurricane” is used. Whereas, the same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a “typhoon” and “cyclones” occur in the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean

Is Cyclone Fani a result of global warming? A climate scientist has the answer

Climate change is usually not the genesis of a problem; it exacerbates existing problems.

Hurricane Florence: As monster storm closes in on Carolinas, people rush to buy supplies, board up homes

Hurricane Florence put a corridor of more than 10 million people in the crosshairs on Wednesday as the monster storm closed in on the Carolinas in US, uncertainty over its projected path spreading worry across the Southeast.

All you need to know about Hurricane Florence: 'Monster' storm expected to make landfall on US East Coast in two days

Coastal residents fleeing a potentially devastating blow from Hurricane Florence encountered empty gasoline pumps and depleted store shelves as the monster storm neared the Carolina coast on Wednesday.

Toll in Vietnam flash floods rises to 19, disaster office says 13 people missing; disaster was triggered by Typhoon Son Tinh

Boasting a long coastline, tropical Vietnam is battered by floods and storms every year, with hundreds of lives lost from the annual monsoon barrage