Red Alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘red’ alert for extremely heavy rainfall in two districts - Idukki and Pathanamthitta on Thursday, a day after torrential rains lashed several parts of the state. The weather department has…
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The United Nations’ weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-breaking increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and the melting of glaciers and sea ice. The World…
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Cyclonic storm ‘Midhili’ weakened into a deep depression over Tripura and adjoining Bangladesh on Saturday morning and will be moving towards north northeast over South Assam and adjoining Mizoram and Tripura in the next six hours, the…
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The French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe will be placed under a cyclone red alert at midnight local time as Hurricane Tammy looms, the prefecture announced Friday. “This level of alert is aimed at phenomena with a very strong impact,”…
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Konkan region of Goa and Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall during the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. The weather…
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After witnessing incessant rainfall on Saturday, Mumbai is likely to get some respite from the heavy showers as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has downgraded the Maharashtra capital’s ‘orange’ alert to ‘yellow’ alert for Sunday.…
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The rainfall situation in parts of Maharashtra is expected to continue on Saturday, as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘red alert’ predicting ‘heavy to very heavy rainfall’ in Palghar district and an ‘orange alert’ for…
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Tens of millions were battling dangerously high temperatures in the United States on Saturday as record heat forecasts hung over Europe and Japan, in the latest example of the threat from global warming. A powerful heatwave stretching from…
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Heavy rain has lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh for days with no respite in sight. Several areas of the state saw flash floods with roads and highways being damaged due to incessant rainfall. India Meteorological Department scientist…
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Severe cyclonic storm ‘Mandous’ is expected to move west-northwestwards and cross the coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota on the intervening night of December 9-10, according to Indian Meteorological Department. The weather…
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