Cyclonic storm 'Vardah' likely to make landfall near Chennai today

Chennai, Dec 12 (IBNS): Adding trouble for people of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, cyclonic storm 'Vardah' is likely to make a landfall in the northern part of the state on Monday, media reports said.

Extremely warm 2015-’16 winter cyclone weakened Arctic Sea Ice Pack

Washington, Nov 15 (IBNS): A large cyclone that crossed the Arctic in December 2015 brought so much heat and humidity to this otherwise frigid and dry environment that it thinned and shrunk the sea ice cover during a time of the year when the ice should have been growing thicker and stronger, a NASA study found.

Cyclone Nilofar likely to make landfall on Saturday

Ahmedabad, Oct 29 (IBNS): Officials in Gujarat continued to evacuate villages in the coastal areas of Kutch district ahead of Cyclone Nilofar which is expected to make a landfall before noon on Saturday, media reports said.

Met department: Cyclone Hudhud to "turn severe" in few hours

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Cyclone Hudhud is expected to “turn severe” in a few hours causing heavy rain and stormy spell of about 140-km/hour, Met department sources said.