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  • Cyclonic Storm Remal Approaches West Bengal, IMD Issues Heavy Rainfall Alert |

    New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall over West Bengal and Odisha as a depression which is moving towards which lies over the Bay of Bengal is likely to move northeastwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm Remal by the evening of May 25 and reach the West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening.

    Under the influence of the cyclonic storm, the coastal districts of West Bengal and adjoining districts of North Odisha are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall on May 26 and May 27.

    The IMD has issued a warning for rough sea conditions ad cyclonic storm Remal approaches the West Bengal coast. Weather is expected to worsen by the evening of May 24. The meteorological department advises fishermen to avoid venturing into the Bay of Bengal until the morning of May 27, 2024.

    This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season and will be named Remal, according to a system of naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean region.

    “The system will concentrate into a depression over central Bay of Bengal by Friday morning. It will further intensify into a cyclonic storm on Saturday morning and reach Bangladesh and the adjoining West Bengal coast as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening,” IMD scientist Monica Sharma told PTI.

    According to the IMD, the cyclone could reach a wind speed of 102 kilometres per hour on Sunday.

    The Met office has warned of very heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of West Bengal, north Odisha, Mizoram, Tripura and south Manipur on May 26-27.

    Well-marked Low Pressure Area over westcentral & adjoining south Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards during past 12 hours and lay over the same area at 1730 IST of 23 May. Very likely to concentrate into a Depression over central parts of Bay of Bengal by morning of 24th May. pic.twitter.com/6xnz7g1F2U
    — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 23, 2024

    Fisherfolk out at sea have been advised to return to the coast and not venture into the Bay of Bengal until May 27.

    Scientists say cyclonic storms are intensifying rapidly and retaining their potency for longer periods due to warmer sea surface temperatures, a result of oceans absorbing most of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions.

    The past 30 years have witnessed the highest sea surface temperatures since records began in 1880.

    According to senior IMD scientist DS Pai, warmer sea surface temperatures mean more moisture, which is favourable for the intensification of cyclones.

    Madhavan Rajeevan, former secretary of the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, said a sea surface temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and above is needed for a low-pressure system to intensify into a cyclone. The sea surface temperature in the Bay of Bengal is around 30 degrees Celsius at present.

    “The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are very warm at present, so a tropical cyclone can easily form,” Rajeevan said.

    But tropical cyclones are not only controlled by the ocean; the atmosphere also plays an important role, especially in terms of vertical wind shear — a change in wind speed and/or wind direction with altitude.

    “A cyclone will not intensify if the vertical wind shear is very large. It will weaken,” Rajeevan said.

    Models suggest the cyclone will not affect the monsoon progress, the senior meteorologist said.

    Pai, however, said it could affect the progress of the monsoon in some parts.

    He told PTI, “Initially, the system will help the monsoon progress over the Bay of Bengal. Thereafter, it will detach from the monsoon circulation and pull a lot of moisture, which could result in a slight delay in the monsoon progress in that area.”

  • Cyclone Biparjoy intensifies into ‘very serious’ cyclonic hurricane

    Via ANI

    NEW DELHI: The extraordinarily serious cyclonic hurricane Biparjoy moved north-northeastwards with a velocity of 8 kilometres consistent with hour right through the previous six hours, the India Meteorological Division stated on Sunday.

    “It is rather prone to transfer just about northwards until Wednesday morning, then transfer north-northeastwards and move Saurashtra and Kutch and adjacent Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) round midday of fifteenth June as an excessively serious cyclonic hurricane with a most sustained wind velocity of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph,” the Met Division stated.

    “Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra and Kutch Coast: Yellow Message. ESCS BIPARJOY lay over the east-central Arabian Sea at 0830 IST as of late, 460 km SSW of Porbandar, 510 km SSW of Dwarka, and 600 km SSW of Naliya. To move Saurashtra and Kutch and adj Pakistan coasts round midday of 15 June as VSCS,” the IMD tweeted.

    Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra and Kutch Coast: Yellow Message. ESCS BIPARJOY lay over eastcentral Arabian Sea at 0830 IST as of late,460 km SSW of Porbandar,510 km SSW of Dwarka,600 km SSW of Naliya. To move Saurashtra and Kutch and adj Pakistan coasts round midday of 15 June as VSCS. percent.twitter.com/vh2Sipxf84

    — India Meteorological Division (@Indiametdept) June 11, 2023

    The IMD has been offering common updates concerning the cyclone. Previous within the day, the IMD tweeted, “VSCS BIPARJOY intensified into an ESCS at 0530IST as of late, about 480 km SSW of Porbandar, 530 km SSW of Dwarka and 610 km SSW of Naliya. To move Saurashtra & Kutch and adj. Pakistan coasts bw Mandvi, Gujarat and Karachi, Pakistan round midday of fifteenth June as VSCS.”

    The IMD has issued an alert in Thane, Mumbai and Palghar. It has additionally requested fishermen within the coastal spaces to be on alert from June 11 to June 14.

    Top waves had been seen at Tithal Seashore in Gujarat’s Valsad, a coastal town at the Arabian Sea on Saturday. Tithal Seashore has been closed to vacationers till June 14 as a precautionary measure.

    The Indian Coast Guard Area-North West has initiated outreach to advise the fishing group, mariners and stakeholders of Gujarat, Daman and Diu to take important precautions and protection measures, officers of the Gujarat Knowledge Division knowledgeable on Saturday.

    All coastal institutions of the Indian Coast Guard were conserving common group interactions with fishermen for the remaining week. They have got already warned locals towards venturing out to sea for fishing.

    In the meantime, the southwest monsoon has complex into some portions of the central Arabian Sea, some portions of Kerala, Karnataka, some extra portions of southwest Bay of Bengal, complete portions of east-central Bay of Bengal, maximum portions of northeast Bay of Bengal, some portions of northwest Bay of Bengal and maximum portions of northeastern states as of June 10.

    NEW DELHI: The extraordinarily serious cyclonic hurricane Biparjoy moved north-northeastwards with a velocity of 8 kilometres consistent with hour right through the previous six hours, the India Meteorological Division stated on Sunday.

    “It is rather prone to transfer just about northwards until Wednesday morning, then transfer north-northeastwards and move Saurashtra and Kutch and adjacent Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) round midday of fifteenth June as an excessively serious cyclonic hurricane with a most sustained wind velocity of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph,” the Met Division stated.

    “Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra and Kutch Coast: Yellow Message. ESCS BIPARJOY lay over the east-central Arabian Sea at 0830 IST as of late, 460 km SSW of Porbandar, 510 km SSW of Dwarka, and 600 km SSW of Naliya. To move Saurashtra and Kutch and adj Pakistan coasts round midday of 15 June as VSCS,” the IMD tweeted.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra and Kutch Coast: Yellow Message. ESCS BIPARJOY lay over eastcentral Arabian Sea at 0830 IST as of late,460 km SSW of Porbandar,510 km SSW of Dwarka,600 km SSW of Naliya. To move Saurashtra and Kutch and adj Pakistan coasts round midday of 15 June as VSCS. percent.twitter.com/vh2Sipxf84
    — India Meteorological Division (@Indiametdept) June 11, 2023
    The IMD has been offering common updates concerning the cyclone. Previous within the day, the IMD tweeted, “VSCS BIPARJOY intensified into an ESCS at 0530IST as of late, about 480 km SSW of Porbandar, 530 km SSW of Dwarka and 610 km SSW of Naliya. To move Saurashtra & Kutch and adj. Pakistan coasts bw Mandvi, Gujarat and Karachi, Pakistan round midday of fifteenth June as VSCS.”

    The IMD has issued an alert in Thane, Mumbai and Palghar. It has additionally requested fishermen within the coastal spaces to be on alert from June 11 to June 14.

    Top waves had been seen at Tithal Seashore in Gujarat’s Valsad, a coastal town at the Arabian Sea on Saturday. Tithal Seashore has been closed to vacationers till June 14 as a precautionary measure.

    The Indian Coast Guard Area-North West has initiated outreach to advise the fishing group, mariners and stakeholders of Gujarat, Daman and Diu to take important precautions and protection measures, officers of the Gujarat Knowledge Division knowledgeable on Saturday.

    All coastal institutions of the Indian Coast Guard were conserving common group interactions with fishermen for the remaining week. They have got already warned locals towards venturing out to sea for fishing.

    In the meantime, the southwest monsoon has complex into some portions of the central Arabian Sea, some portions of Kerala, Karnataka, some extra portions of southwest Bay of Bengal, complete portions of east-central Bay of Bengal, maximum portions of northeast Bay of Bengal, some portions of northwest Bay of Bengal and maximum portions of northeastern states as of June 10.

  • Raging critical cyclone Asani more likely to weaken on nearing coast

    Via PTI

    BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA/RANCHI: Critical cyclonic typhoon Asani packing gale-force winds as much as 120 kmph which is transferring in opposition to the east coast bringing alongside heavy rain, is more likely to recurve in a north-northeastward course on attaining close to the shore and weaken step by step right into a cyclonic typhoon, the Met administrative center stated on Monday.

    Coming as regards to North Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts, it’s more likely to turn out to be a cyclonic typhoon by means of Tuesday night time.

    The cyclone won’t make landfall both in Odisha or Andhra Pradesh however will transfer parallel to the east coast and motive rainfall, IMD Director Normal Mrutunjay Mohapatra had stated in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

    The device, which lay about 500 km southeast of Visakhapatnam and 650 km south of Puri at 8.

    30 am on Monday, is transferring in a north-westward course with a sustained floor wind pace of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.

    It has led to rainfall in Odisha and West Bengal all over the day.

    Underneath the affect of the cyclone, coastal Odisha and adjacent spaces of north coastal Andhra Pradesh and coastal West Bengal are anticipated to obtain rainfall from Tuesday night time.

    The elements administrative center stated that very top sea stipulations had been more likely to succeed over west-central and adjacent south Bay of Bengal and requested fishermen to not project out within the area from Tuesday for no less than two days.

    It additionally recommended that tourism actions in coastal spaces and sea seashores be suspended until Might 13.

    In Odisha, two to 3 spells of rain took place in districts akin to Khurda, Ganjam, Puri, Cuttack and Bhadrak.

    The Odisha govt on Monday deliberate evacuation of other folks living in 4 coastal districts.

    Far away caution sign 2 (asking ships to not come close to the coast) has been hoisted in all ports in Odisha in view of the upcoming critical cyclone.

    The cyclone is more likely to motive heavy rain within the southern a part of West Bengal together with Kolkata, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas and Nadia districts between Monday and Thursday, the weatherman stated.

    Kolkata and its adjacent spaces won a spell of downpour on Monday morning, resulting in waterlogging of thoroughfares and inflicting site visitors snarls in quite a lot of portions of town.

    The elements administrative center in Ranchi stated that Jharkhand will enjoy mild to average rainfall, but even so lightning and thunderstorm, in its southern, central and northeast portions from Might 11 to 13.

    Gusty winds at pace of 30 to 40 kmph also are anticipated in some wallet.

    “Because the device is not likely to make landfall on both Odisha or Andhra Pradesh, it’s going to now not make any massive affect in Jharkhand.

    The state will enjoy a metamorphosis in climate because of the device’s expanded cloud band and the incursion of moisture from the Bay of Bengal,” Ranchi meteorological centre in fee Abhishek Anand advised PTI.

    The device is anticipated to offer additional respite from the new climate situation.

    Jharkhand’s most temperature has already dropped by means of one to 2 levels Celsius from the standard because of intermittent rains in portions of the state for the previous few days.

    Capital Ranchi registered 34.6 levels Celsius at 2.30 pm on Monday, a drop of one.6 levels Celsius from Sunday.

    Dalotonganj recorded the state’s perfect temperature at 39.8 levels Celsius, a fall of 1 stage Celsius from the standard since Sunday, and Jamshedpur at 36.6 levels Celsius, a drop of two.4 levels Celsius from the standard temperature, the Met administrative center stated.

    In Andaman and Nicobar Islands, then again, commonplace lifestyles remained unaffected as no rainfall was once skilled on Monday.

    Inter-island ferry services and products had been operational however fishermen had been recommended to not project into deep seas, officers stated.