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Wayanad landslide: How ecological damage, geography, population rise and politics have all played a role in the catastrophe

Siddhi - 31 July, 2024

The Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology in Kalpetta had issued a landslide warning for Mundakkai in Wayanad's Meppadi 15 hours before the huge landslide occurred that destroyed entire villages and killed over 160 people.

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‘Cyclone Michaung’: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, to hit by...

OpIndia Staff - 2 December, 2023

If the depression intensifies and the storm develops, it will be named ‘Cyclone Michaung’. Based on the formula followed for naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the name 'Michaung' was suggested by Myanmar.

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Conditions becoming favourable for onset of monsoon in next 48 hours: India Meteorological Office

ANI - 7 June, 2023

Meteorological conditions becoming favourable for onset of monsoon over Kerala during the next 48 hours, says India Meteorological Office

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Cyclone Amphan to evolve into a super cyclone; Bengal, Odisha on high-alert as landfall expected on May 20

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2020

The Indian Meteorological Department today announced that Cyclone Amphan in Bay of Bengal has intensified into a super cyclone with wind speed close to 200 Kmph

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