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India – Severe Floods and Landslides After Heavy Rain in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

India – Severe Floods and Landslides After Heavy Rain in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

19 November, 2021

A depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal brought heavy rainfall to parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India from 16 November 2021. At least 9…

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India – Over 11,000 Displaced by Tamil Nadu Floods

India – Over 11,000 Displaced by Tamil Nadu Floods

12 November, 2021

Thousands of people have been displaced by ongoing floods in the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India. According to official reports, at least 14 people have now died in weather-related…

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India – Floods Hit Tamil Nadu, More Severe Weather Forecast

India – Floods Hit Tamil Nadu, More Severe Weather Forecast

8 November, 2021

Heavy rain has caused flooding and damage in Chennai and areas of the state of Tamil Nadu in India over the last few days. Government officials report that 4 people…

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India – Hundreds Displaced by Floods in Tamil Nadu

India – Hundreds Displaced by Floods in Tamil Nadu

15 January, 2021

As many as 843 people moved to 17 emergency shelters after flooding from in Tamil Nadu, south India. Days of heavy rain caused the Thambirabarani river to break its banks…

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Sri Lanka – Thousands Evacuate as Cyclone Burevi Makes Landfall

Sri Lanka – Thousands Evacuate as Cyclone Burevi Makes Landfall

3 December, 2020

Cyclone Burevi made landfall in the north-eastern coast of Sri Lanka in Trincomalee district on 02 December 2020. Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology warned of heavy rainfall, wind gusts of…

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India – Cyclone Nivar Causes Floods in Tamil Nadu

India – Cyclone Nivar Causes Floods in Tamil Nadu

27 November, 2020

Officials in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, said at least 3 people died during the passage of Cyclone Nivar after it made landfall to the north of Puducherry on…

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India – 27 Dead in Tamil Nadu After Days of Heavy Rain

India – 27 Dead in Tamil Nadu After Days of Heavy Rain

3 December, 2019

Days of heavy rain have caused havoc in parts of South India, claiming the lives of at least 27 people. The worst affected areas are in the state of Tamil…

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India – Airport Closed, 20,000 Evacuated as Floods Hit Kerala

India – Airport Closed, 20,000 Evacuated as Floods Hit Kerala

9 August, 2019

Flooding has once again hit the southern Indian state of Kerala, almost exactly a year on from the devastating floods of August 2018 when more than 300 people died. Torrential…

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India – Torrential Rain Causes Deadly Flooding in Tamil Nadu

India – Torrential Rain Causes Deadly Flooding in Tamil Nadu

3 November, 2017

The Northeast Monsoon brought heavy rain to parts of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, including the state capital Chennai, from 30 October, 2017. Some street flooding was reported…

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Human-Influenced Climate Change Behind 2015 Floods in South East China but Not Chennai, Says Report

Human-Influenced Climate Change Behind 2015 Floods in South East China but Not Chennai, Says Report

21 December, 2016

New research published in a special edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society identified evidence for human-influenced climate change for several heatwaves, record-low Arctic sea ice, Alaska’s intense…

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NASA Finds a Lifetime of Heavy Rainfall From Tropical Cyclone Vardah

NASA Finds a Lifetime of Heavy Rainfall From Tropical Cyclone Vardah

19 December, 2016

NASA gathered rainfall data on Tropical Cyclone Vardah from its birth in the Bay of Bengal through its mNASA gathered rainfall data on Tropical Cyclone Vardah from its birth in…

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India – 10 Dead After Cyclone Vardah Hits Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

India – 10 Dead After Cyclone Vardah Hits Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

13 December, 2016

Tropical Cyclone Vardah made landfall near near Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India on 12 December, 2016. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reports that at least 10 people have died in…

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India – NASA Spots Tropical Cyclone Vardah’s Off-Center Strength

India – NASA Spots Tropical Cyclone Vardah’s Off-Center Strength

10 December, 2016

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Vardah that showed strongest storms expanding west of the center. On Dec. 9 the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)…

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The Cost of the Tamil Nadu Floods – 347 Lives, 3 Billion Dollars

The Cost of the Tamil Nadu Floods – 347 Lives, 3 Billion Dollars

11 December, 2015

The Tamil Nadu government confirmed in a statement today that 347 people died in floods in the state since 01 October 2015 and continued into November where 27 people were…

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“Chennai Floods Were a Manmade Disaster”

“Chennai Floods Were a Manmade Disaster”

9 December, 2015

Climate change is not the only guilty party for the recent floods in Chennai. The scale of the disaster was magnified by a rampant disregard for town planning, and the…

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Scant Aid for Low-Caste Villagers Hit by Chennai Floods in South India Say Charities

Scant Aid for Low-Caste Villagers Hit by Chennai Floods in South India Say Charities

8 December, 2015

By Nita Bhalla and Sandhya Ravishankar CHENNAI/NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hundreds of poor lower-caste families who lost their homes and jobs after devastating floods swept southern…

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