Bay of Bengal

Rains bring relief to scorched Odisha

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to pound several areas of Odisha in the next 24 hours.

Jun 11, 2017, 20:05 PM IST

Cyclone Mora – All you need to know about weather forecast

Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh on Tuesday morning. The powerful storm made landfall around 6 am in Kutubdia damaging several houses and packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour.

May 30, 2017, 12:18 PM IST

Cyclonic storm Mora to intensify; heavy rains likely in Odisha

The Odisha government has sounded alert in four districts and has asked fishermen not to venture into the sea as cyclonic storm 'Mora' is likely to trigger heavy rainfall in some parts of the state on Tuesday.

May 30, 2017, 00:54 AM IST

Summer rains cool drought-hit Karnataka

"The city received 319 mm rainfall from May 1 to 28, surpassing the previous record of 287.1 mm set in May 1957 and 178 mm in May 2015.

May 29, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

Heavy rains likely in several parts of Odisha

The system is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours, likely to move north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast.

May 29, 2017, 16:24 PM IST

Cyclone aims for Bangladesh as flood toll rises to 164 in Sri Lanka

A depression in the Bay of Bengal had intensified into what has been named Cyclone Mora and forecast torrential rains over the next 36 hours.

May 29, 2017, 15:34 PM IST

Cyclone Mora to intensify in 24 hours; heavy rainfall expected in Bengal, Northeast

The deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm Mora.

May 29, 2017, 13:54 PM IST

IMD warns fishermen not to venture into sea on May 14-15

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said the Southwest monsoon has advanced into parts of southeast Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands, south Andaman Sea and parts of north Andaman Sea.

May 14, 2017, 18:42 PM IST

Low pressure over Bay of Bengal, rain likely in coastal Odisha

Rain and thundershower coupled with gusty surface wind are likely at some places in coastal Odisha and adjoining areas by Saturday due to a well marked low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.

Apr 14, 2017, 15:27 PM IST

How India lost an island chain in the Bay of Bengal

If this long island chain that stretched from north to south had not been swallowed by the sea, it could have offered a natural barrier against tsunamis like the one that killed thousands in 2004, they say.

Apr 05, 2017, 13:15 PM IST

Thousands clean up spilt oil along Chennai coast

Thousands of people scooped out buckets of thick oil sludge along the Chennai coastline on Saturday that had spilled into the sea after the collision of two tankers last week.

Feb 04, 2017, 18:51 PM IST

DG Shipping probing Chennai oil spill incident, 2,000 personnel deployed for clean-up

The mishap had taken place when "M T BW Maple", with a flag of "Isle of Man", was leaving after emptying Liquefied Petroleum Gas and M T Dawn, Kanchipuram, loaded with petroleum oil lubricant (POL), was on its way to berth at Kamarajar Port.

Feb 03, 2017, 18:13 PM IST

Indo-Russian naval exercise begins in Bay of Bengal

India and Russia on Wednesday today started their naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal with an aim to increase interoperability and strengthen security cooperation between the two maritime forces.

Dec 14, 2016, 19:52 PM IST

2016's biggest mystery: Missing IAF AN-32

The Indian Air Force's AN-32 plane, which was en route to Port Blair from Chennai, went missing over the Bay of Bengal on July 22.

Dec 13, 2016, 16:49 PM IST

Look: NASA satellites capture images of cyclone Vardah in Bay of Bengal

On December 11, 2016, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a natural-color image of Vardah (above) as it churned in the Bay of Bengal.

Dec 12, 2016, 10:12 AM IST

NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Vardah''s off-center strength

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Vardah in the central Bay of Bengal, Northern Indian Ocean.

Dec 11, 2016, 18:18 PM IST

Rains likely in some parts of Odisha in next 24 hours

Rain or thundershower accompanied by gusty surface wind is likely to lash some areas of Odisha in next 24 hours due to very severe cyclonic storm 'VARDAH' over Bay of Bengal even as fishermen were asked not to venture into sea.

Dec 11, 2016, 15:27 PM IST

Cyclone Vardah: Helpline numbers

The severe cyclonic storm Vardah is expected to cross the Bay of Bengal coast between Sriharikota and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh's SPS Nellore district after 5 PM on Monday.
 

Dec 11, 2016, 14:24 PM IST

Cyclone Vardah becomes 'very severe'; high alert in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Cyclonic storm 'Vardah' over the Bay of Bengal has turned into a "very severe" one.

Dec 11, 2016, 11:48 AM IST

Cyclone Vardah to hit Andhra Pradesh coast on December 12

CycloneVardah is set to hit Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam by 12 December.CycloneVardah is set to hit Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam by 12 December.

Dec 08, 2016, 15:40 PM IST