2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
Heat Waves
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Heatwave on across the state
BHUBANESWAR: As the heatwave continued to grip Orissa, western and interior Orissa sizzled where the day temperature soared past 45.5 degree Celsius on Wednesday. Both Titlagarh and Sambalpur recorded 45.5 degree Celsius whereas at Hirakud and Jharsuguda, mercury hovered about 45 C, the India Meteorological Department said.
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Heat wave forecast in state
Hyderabad, April 14: A weather bulletin put out by the Indian Meteorological Department has cautioned people from moving around in the scorching sun between 12 noon and 3 pm on Thursday and Friday, as temperatures are likely to remain high. In Hyderabad, the mercury touched 42.8
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Water, hygiene to beat the heat
TAMLUK: As the mercury level continues to rise and an unbearable heat wave continues to sweep across Midnapore East district, health department officials have come up with tips to help people deal with the rough weather.
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5 more die of sunstroke
BHUBANESWAR: With unrelenting heatwave in most parts of Orissa, the death roll in the State due to sunstroke rose to 42 today. Five more deaths were reported from districts. While Cuttack , Jharsuguda, Mayurbhanj reported one death each and two died of heat stroke in Ganjam.
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Monsoon seen normal this yr: Met dept chief
A SECOND straight poor summer monsoon is unlikely, India Meteorological Department (IMD) chief said ahead of an official forecast for the rains that are crucial to the economy of the world
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Heat wave could hurt wheat crop
With wheat har -vest going on in many states, experts feel that the sudden rise in mercury is going to affect the late sown crops, putting a dent on the overall production of the food grain.
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Blast from west behind heat - hope of cooler weather lies in Mediterranean storm
Weather records over the past decades suggest that summers in India have become hotter, but scientists today linked the extreme heat in eastern India to the flow of hot and dry winds from India
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Hot spell kills three in state
The continuing hot spell across the state has claimed three lives today.
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Studies say rising mercury levels could be connected to global warming
The summer of 2010 has just begun, and India is already reeling under extreme temperatures as the mercury climbs unprecedented heights. This unusual rise in summer temperatures could be connected due to global warming says CSE. See Also Report: Global climate in 2009 : WMO www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/302056 Report: Daily gridded temperature data set (1969-2005)
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Nights getting warmer in India
Yields Of Rice, Other Cereals Could Be Hit