The rough seas off the Chennai coast of Ennore did not deter some young people from living on the edge, literally Photo: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic did not deter many from desperately fleeing Chennai, packing buses after the Tamil Nadu government announced the suspension of bus services …
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday he visited the flood-affected areas in Solapur and mocked former CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis for his criticism of the government for the situation. The opposition BJP has targeted the Chief Minister for not leaving the house. While Fadnavis had also said …
Read More »IMD issues orange alert in Telangana for Monday and Tuesday
The Indian Meteorological Department has warned of heavy or very heavy rains in the state. Even as Hyderabad recovers from last week’s heavy rains, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for October 19-20 in the state. The warning issued for Monday and Tuesday reads: “Heavy or …
Read More »‘Water gushed out’: residents recall fear when bund gap flooded parts of Hyderabad
Hafiz Baba Nagar witnessed a total flood, with the water washing rickshaws and cars through the streets. Abdul Qader, a resident of Hafiz Baba Nagar in Hyderabad’s old city, saw a live Facebook from his local corporation on Saturday night, warning people in his colony to move to higher ground. …
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In the northern part of the country, Delhi’s air quality hit an eight-month low on Thursday and stubble burning accounted for just six percent of the city’s PM2.5 concentration, even as a smoky layer of haze it remained over the Delhi-NCR region. with air quality reaching ‘very poor’ levels on …
Read More »Heavy rains in Hyderabad cause flooding, rescue operations are underway
People wade along the flooded Karkhana Road after heavy rains. Fifteen people have died in Hyderabad in rain-related incidents, following incessant rains that hit the city and different parts of Telangana, causing flooding on roads and flooding in some low-lying areas. People were advised to stay indoors for the next …
Read More »Heavy downpour kills 8 people in Madhya Pradesh, efforts are made to evacuate 1,200 people, says CM Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh – Flood-like situation in Shajapur after heavy rains in the region; normal life interrupted. AND ME In the past two days, heavy rains hit nine districts of the state, including Hoshangabad, Sehore, Chhindwara and Narshinghpur, causing the level of the Narmada River to rise in some places. PTI …
Read More »Tomanowos, the meteorite that survived the great floods and human madness
[ad_1] This article was originally published in The conversation. The post contributed the article to Space.com. Expert voices: opinion and opinion. Daniel Garcia-Castellanos, Earth Scientist, Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera (ICTJA – CSIC) The rock with possibly the most fascinating history on Earth has an ancient name: Tomanowos. Means …
Read More »The meteorite that survived the great floods and human madness
[ad_1] The rock with possibly the most fascinating history on Earth has an ancient name: Tomanowos. It means “the visitor from heaven” in the extinct language of the Clackamas Indian tribe of Oregon. The Clackamas revered the Tomanowos, also known as Willamette meteorites, believing that they came to unite heaven, …
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