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Busier-Than-Normal Cyclone Season Predicted for East Asian Nations

SINGAPORE – Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to hit land in east Asian nations, forecasters said on Friday, making for a season that is …

India Oil Giant Under Fire for Offshore Disaster During Cyclone Tauktae

When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s field off the Mumbai coast stayed put. That decision would prove fatal when Tauktae, …

Storm Surges Inundate Villages in Eastern India as Cyclone Yaas Moves Inland

BHUBANESWAR, India – Storm surges inundated dozens of villages in eastern India on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone moved inland from the Bay of Bengal, damaging thousands of mud homes in two coastal states and killing at least one person, …

India Braces for Second Severe Cyclone in 10 Days

India braces for the second severe storm in about 10 days, with authorities in the eastern region preparing to evacuate people to safer places at a time when the country is battling the world’s worst outbreak of COVID-19. Cyclone Yaas, …

India Continues Rescue Operations After Powerful Cyclone Tauktae Batters Region

AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI – Naval vessels and aircraft scoured the waters off India’s west coast late on Wednesday after the most powerful cyclone in more than two decades battered the region, sinking an oilfield accommodation barge and killing 26 aboard, authorities said. …

Cyclone Sinks Barge Operated by India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Hundreds Rescued

A cyclone barreling through India’s west coast sank a barge hired by state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp. prompting a massive operation to rescue 96 people missing from the vessel. “Long-range maritime surveillance aircraft were assisting the rescue effort …

Update: Severe Cyclone Tauktae Slams India’s West Coast

A severe cyclonic storm made landfall on India’s west coast, home to major refineries and ports, causing heavy rain and strong winds at a time when the nation is already battling the world’s worst outbreak of COVID-19. Cyclone Tauktae, equivalent …

Cyclone Seroja Damages Towns in Western Australia with Strongest Winds in 50 Years

PERTH, Australia (AP) – A destructive cyclone has damaged several towns on Australia’s western coast, shattering windows, snapping trees and knocking out power. There have been no reports of serious injuries. Tropical Cyclone Seroja crossed the Western Australia state coast …

Cyclone Burevi Weakens After Bringing Heavy Rain to Southern India

CHENNAI – A cyclone that brought heavy rain to parts of southern India and neighboring Sri Lanka has weakened into a “practically stationary” deep depression, India’s weather office said on Friday. It was not immediately clear how much damage the …

Tropical Cyclone Burevi Heads to Southern India After Ramming Sri Lanka

COLOMBO — The Burevi tropical cyclone is headed towards southern India, authorities said on Thursday, after it slammed Sri Lanka’s east coast earlier this week but caused little damage. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a “red” warning to parts …