Tropical Cyclone

Record-breaking storm Freddy due to hit Mozambique again

More than 171,000 people were affected after the cyclone swept through southern Mozambique two weeks ago, bringing heavy rains and floods that damaged crops and destroyed houses.

Mauritius halts flights, Madagascar braces for intense cyclone Freddy

The Indian Ocean islands and Mozambique on Africa's coast have been hit by a string of deadly storms and cyclones that have forced thousands to flee, destroyed buildings and ruined crops.

As Cyclone Nisarga forms in Arabian Sea, India Meteorological Department issues red alert for coastal Maharashtra and Gujarat

According to a report in Moneycontrol, the IMD has also issued an orange code warning for Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Goa and coastal Maharashtra for today.

Five killed as Cyclone Fani hits Bangladesh after battering Odisha; dozens of villages on low-lying coast submerged

The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday, where five more people died and more than a million were moved to safety.

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

Cyclone Titli updates: Naveen Patnaik aims for 'zero casualty' in Odisha, Congress launches emergency helpline

Cyclone Titli Latest updates: The Odisha unit of Congress on Wednesday opened a 24-hour emergency cell to help the people likely to be affected by the cyclone 'Titli', which is fast approaching towards the coastal areas of the state. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, ordered officials to target "zero casualty".

Cyclone Titli in Odisha: Minister SN Patro warns people not to 'panic buy' essential commodities

Bangladesh floods: Death toll exceeds 170; over 4,500 displaced as rescue operations continue

At least 4,500 people remained lodged in some 50 shelters in southeastern Bangladesh and more evacuees continue to trickle in as the death toll from ongoing heavy rains touched 170

UN agency lists all-time deadliest weather events for the first time

The UN's weather agency, the World Meteorological Organisation released a list of the deadliest weather events to ever take place in the world.