Tag Archives: Bay of Bengal

Weather: IMD Issues Depression Watch Over Bay, Again

A zone of low pressure has formed over the southern Andaman Sea, adjacent to the southeastern areas of the Bay of Bengal and the equatorial Indian Ocean, almost the same region where the very severe cyclone ‘Nivar’ had occurred the week passed and happened to cross the Coast of Puducherry …

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Cyclone Nivar and the shadow of climate change

On the night of November 25, at 11:30 p.m., Cyclone Nivar began to make landfall in Puducherry, on the coast of Tamil Nadu. A severe cyclonic storm (SCS) with wind speeds of 120-30 km / h, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Nivar finished making landfall at 2.30am on …

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Chennai, Puducherry is likely to receive heavy rain

Six teams from the National Disaster Rescue Force have been dispatched to Cuddalore and Chidambaram districts in Tamil Nadu. The Met forecasts a wind speed of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour. Six NDRF teams have been dispatched to Cuddalore and Chidambaram districts.(Photo courtesy: NDRF) People in low-lying areas have …

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North TN will receive rain starting Tuesday

Sea conditions would be rough and wind speeds are likely to increase gradually from Nov. 22, the Met department bulletin said. Various weather models and forecasters have predicted that, as of Tuesday, northern parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, and as far as Cuddalore and beyond, are likely …

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