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20 May

Cyclone ‘Yaas’ may be on its way to West Bengal

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, on Wednesday afternoon said that a low-pressure system could take birth within the next 48 hours and it holds the potential to intensify into a cyclone. This system will develop close to the north Andaman Sea around May 22 and reach either Odisha or West Bengal by the evening of May 26. If realised, this storm will be the second to form in 2021 and the first over the Bay of Bengal this year. Once the cyclone forms, it will acquire the name Yaas, given by Oman. he state meteorological department has already put an…

17 May

Cyclone Tauktae turns into a “very severe cyclonic storm”

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Authorities in Maharashtra and Gujarat, where the cyclone is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, sounded an alert and evacuated thousands from low-lying areas to safer places. Fifty-four teams of the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in Gujarat for relief operations. Till Sunday evening, authorities in Gujarat were in the process of evacuating an estimated 1.5 lakh people, while Maharashtra evacuated 5,000 people. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tauktae is likely to intensify further in the next 24 hours and reach the Gujarat coast. Strong winds with speed…

22 Mar

Bengal to be in the heat with no possibility of rain, says Alipore Meteorological Department

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Heat to rise, no possibility of rain in the state for now It will be hot, bengali is in the heat for the time being. It is accompanied by moisture-related discomfort. There is no possibility of rain for now. This is what the Alipore Meteorological Department said. The air office said the maximum temperature in Kolkata may approach 37 degrees Celsius on Monday. The minimum temperature in the city may be 26 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in the city yesterday was 36.8 degrees Celsius, which is 2 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature in Kolkata has gone up to…

21 Jan

West Bengal Witnessing Continues Temperature Fall across the State

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West Bengal continues to reel under the intense cold fog and low visibility in the isolated areas. The weather office has predicted that the minimum temperature will further decline in the next two-three days in the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has extended its weather alert till January 22 saying that the cold weather conditions in West Bengal continue as the temperature will hover below the normal limits. Light to moderate rain is expected in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Kochbihar and Jalpaiguri in North Bengal. According to the meteorological department the rest of the districts will remain dry. However, in…