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India registers 8% rainfall shortage in June, lowest after 2 years: IMD

PUNE: June with 152.3mm rainfall had an 8% shortfall this year, making it the lowest precipitation for the country after two years, IMD data shows. The normal quantum is 165.3mm.

The Times of India

How marine heatwave fuelled super cyclone Amphan

Besides surface warming, ocean stratification and warming below the surface also played a role

The Hindu

Risking death to cross the Bay of Bengal

Death is likelier than ever for migrants who travel across the high seas. And yet they persist.

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Monsoon progress slows down in Maharashtra, season's rain deficit at 38%

PUNE: The monsoon flow has weakened over the Arabian Sea, stalling its advance over parts of India by almost six days now, a top Met department official from Delhi told TOI on Monday. With the monsoon weakening, the countrywide rainfall deficit for the season has hit 38%, IMD data showed.

The Times of India

Conditions not conducive yet for monsoon to hit Kolkata

KOLKATA: Even though monsoon is about set in across north Bengal by Saturday, conditions are yet to turn favourable for the arrival of rains in Gangetic Bengal and Kolkata. Unless a system forms over Bay of Bengal and moisture content in the air builds up further, monsoon currents were unlikely…

The Times of India

Rohingya refugees face eternal exile in Bangladesh

The ethnic minority Rohingya Muslims suffer severe persecution in Myanmar. Following a deadly crackdown by the Burmese army in 2017, some 740,000 Rohingya fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, where they were settled in the southern town of Cox’s Bazar. Five years on, the town is home to the world’s largest and…

France 24

At least 17 Rohingya, including children, killed in boat capsize

UNHCR expresses shock and sadness after incident in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Myanmar.

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Heatwave likely in south Bihar, thunderstorm in north: Met

PATNA: Even as southwest monsoon has advanced in some parts of Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, parts of Bihar, especially southern districts, continue to reel from sweltering heat.

The Times of India

Explained | The science behind twin cyclones

Cyclone Asani, active now in the Bay of Bengal, has a twin — cyclone Karim — in the southern hemisphere. How do we explain this phenomenon?

The Hindu

Watch | How is a cyclone named?

On 8th May, Cyclone Asani developed in the Bay of Bengal. Asani, a name given by Sri Lanka, means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese.

The Hindu

Asani not to make landfall on Odisha, AP coast: IMD

Kolkata/Bhubaneshwar:

The Hindu

Cyclone Asani intensifies; parts of Andhra Pradesh likely to receive heavy rain for next 2 days

VISAKHAPATNAM: Cyclone Asani, which developed over southeast regions of Bay of Bengal, intensified into a severe cyclone on Monday.

The Times of India

Isolated showers to continue in Kerala

Depression over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into cyclonic storm

The Hindu

Cyclone Asani in Bay of Bengal to intensify into severe storm in next 24 hours

The deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal on May 8 moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 16 kmph during the past six hours but Cyclone Asani is expected to fizzle out next week without making a landfall

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Cyclonic storm likely to curve away from Odisha, A.P. coast, may not make landfall

On May 11, districts such as Ganjam, Khordha, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack are likely receive light to heavy rainfall due to cyclonic storm

The Hindu

Isolated showers forecast for State

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The Hindu

Odisha staring at looming cyclone

Cyclonic storm likely to move towards Odisha and north A.P. on May 10

The Times of India

Heatwave in West Bengal abating due to change in wind direction & incursion of moisture

KOLKATA: The intense heatwave that prevailed over southern and western districts of West Bengal is abating owing to a change in wind direction and incursion of moisture from the Bay of Bengal, the Met department said.

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Bay of Bengal nations resolve to face calamities together

An umbrella organization of Bay of Bengal nations says its members must leverage geographical advantage and other resources to address their post-pandemic vulnerabilities and collectively strengthen resilience to face future calamities

The Hindu

Bridging the bay in quest of a stronger BIMSTEC

The grouping has potential as a natural platform for development cooperation in a rapidly changing Indo-Pacific region

The Hindu

A subregional grouping that must get back on course

BIMSTEC is in need of a framework to tackle the specific challenges confronting the Bay of Bengal region

The Times of India

Depression over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into cyclonic storm; moderate rain likely in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

NEW DELHI: The depression over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea has moved north-northeastwards, intensified into a deep depression at 0530 hours on Monday over north Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. It lay centred at 0830 hours IST, over the same region near latitude…

Bangkok Post

Rain forecast for most areas

More rain, with isolated heavy to very heavy falls, is forecast for the North, Central, East and South regions on Monday and Tuesday, brought by a tropical depression over the centre of the Bay of Bengal.

Dynamite News

Cyclone Asani: Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea to intensify in next 24 hrs

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjoining south Andaman Sea will intensify further into a deep depression during the next 24 hours.

The Hindu

Rain brings relief to some parts of Karnataka

Low pressure over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into depression, and then cyclonic storm

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