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Thousands Feared Dead As Cyclone Chido, Worst Storm In Century, Hits France's Mayotte
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday.
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Bomb Cyclones Explained: What Are They and What Makes Them So Dangerous?
Bomb cyclones are low-pressure systems that intensify rapidly, often over oceans, bringing damaging winds, heavy rainfall and snowfall. They form when specific atmospheric conditions align, with a significant drop in pressure and the release of latent heat energy. Their occurrence is most common in cold months and poses risks to shipping. Experts a...
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People Asked To Stay Indoors As Cyclone Fengal Approaches Puducherry
Officials here have asked the residents to stay indoors in view of cyclonic storm Fengal's likely landfall near Puducherry on Saturday afternoon.
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Cyclone Likely To Hit Tamil Nadu Today, Heavy Rain Lashes Several Parts
Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department said the depression over Bay of Bengal has formed into a deep depression and it is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on November 27.
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Dramatic Satellite Image Shows Massive Bomb Cyclone Approaching California
An animated view of the storm reveals its classic cyclonic motion, spinning counterclockwise as a jet of moisture streams over the West Coast.
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'Bomb Cyclone' To Soak US's California With 8 Trillion Gallons Of Rain
Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.
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Severe Bomb Cyclone Threatens West Coast with Intense Rain and Winds
A powerful bomb cyclone is approaching the West Coast, with heavy rain, strong winds, and snow forecasted from November 19 to 21. California and Oregon will experience the worst of the storm, including gusts up to 70 mph, rainfall up to 4 inches, and snow in high elevations. The system is driven by an atmospheric river, which, while helpful for wat...
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Cyclone Dana Uproots Trees, Brings Heavy Rain In Odisha, 1 Dead In Bengal
Cyclone Dana hit the Odisha coast today, uprooting trees, snapping power lines in several areas and killing a person in West Bengal. The storm made landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph.
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Cyclone Dana Makes Landfall, Odisha And Bengal On Alert: 10 Points
Heavy rains and gusty winds battered southern West Bengal on Thursday as the state administration evacuated over 2.5 lakh people to safety in anticipation of the impending severe cyclonic storm 'Dana,' set to make landfall in Odisha after midnight.
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Cyclonic Storm 'Dana' Formed Over Bay Of Bengal: Weather Office
A deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclonic storm 'Dana' on Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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Cyclone Named By Qatar Will Hit Odisha, Bengal. What "Dana" Means In Arabic
"Dana" is likely to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph.
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Cyclonic Storm Likely To Form In Bay Of Bengal Off Odisha Coast On October 23
A cyclonic storm is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast on October 23, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Sunday.
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Video Shows Three Big Storms Swirl In The Pacific Ocean
Despite a late-season boost, the overall cyclone activity remains below historical averages, and direct hits on Hawaii are rare due to environmental factors.
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8 Killed As Storm Beryl Sweeps Across US, Death Count Rises To 18
At least eight people were killed in the southern United States after storm Beryl felled trees and caused heavy flooding, before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday.
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How Cyclones And Hurricanes Will Change As The Earth Warms Due To Climate Change
When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) the tropical Atlantic has seen.
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Thousands Feared Dead As Cyclone Chido, Worst Storm In Century, Hits France's Mayotte
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday.
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Bomb Cyclones Explained: What Are They and What Makes Them So Dangerous?
Bomb cyclones are low-pressure systems that intensify rapidly, often over oceans, bringing damaging winds, heavy rainfall and snowfall. They form when specific atmospheric conditions align, with a significant drop in pressure and the release of latent heat energy. Their occurrence is most common in cold months and poses risks to shipping. Experts a...
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People Asked To Stay Indoors As Cyclone Fengal Approaches Puducherry
Officials here have asked the residents to stay indoors in view of cyclonic storm Fengal's likely landfall near Puducherry on Saturday afternoon.
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Cyclone Likely To Hit Tamil Nadu Today, Heavy Rain Lashes Several Parts
Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department said the depression over Bay of Bengal has formed into a deep depression and it is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on November 27.
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Dramatic Satellite Image Shows Massive Bomb Cyclone Approaching California
An animated view of the storm reveals its classic cyclonic motion, spinning counterclockwise as a jet of moisture streams over the West Coast.
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'Bomb Cyclone' To Soak US's California With 8 Trillion Gallons Of Rain
Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.
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Severe Bomb Cyclone Threatens West Coast with Intense Rain and Winds
A powerful bomb cyclone is approaching the West Coast, with heavy rain, strong winds, and snow forecasted from November 19 to 21. California and Oregon will experience the worst of the storm, including gusts up to 70 mph, rainfall up to 4 inches, and snow in high elevations. The system is driven by an atmospheric river, which, while helpful for wat...
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Cyclone Dana Uproots Trees, Brings Heavy Rain In Odisha, 1 Dead In Bengal
Cyclone Dana hit the Odisha coast today, uprooting trees, snapping power lines in several areas and killing a person in West Bengal. The storm made landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph.
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Cyclone Dana Makes Landfall, Odisha And Bengal On Alert: 10 Points
Heavy rains and gusty winds battered southern West Bengal on Thursday as the state administration evacuated over 2.5 lakh people to safety in anticipation of the impending severe cyclonic storm 'Dana,' set to make landfall in Odisha after midnight.
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Cyclonic Storm 'Dana' Formed Over Bay Of Bengal: Weather Office
A deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclonic storm 'Dana' on Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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Cyclone Named By Qatar Will Hit Odisha, Bengal. What "Dana" Means In Arabic
"Dana" is likely to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph.
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Cyclonic Storm Likely To Form In Bay Of Bengal Off Odisha Coast On October 23
A cyclonic storm is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast on October 23, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Sunday.
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Video Shows Three Big Storms Swirl In The Pacific Ocean
Despite a late-season boost, the overall cyclone activity remains below historical averages, and direct hits on Hawaii are rare due to environmental factors.
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8 Killed As Storm Beryl Sweeps Across US, Death Count Rises To 18
At least eight people were killed in the southern United States after storm Beryl felled trees and caused heavy flooding, before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday.
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How Cyclones And Hurricanes Will Change As The Earth Warms Due To Climate Change
When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) the tropical Atlantic has seen.
