India – Hundreds Displaced by Floods in Tamil Nadu
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
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…
India – Cyclone Nivar Causes Floods in Tamil Nadu
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…
India – 27 Dead in Tamil Nadu After Days of Heavy Rain
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…
India – Airport Closed, 20,000 Evacuated as Floods Hit Kerala
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…
India – Torrential Rain Causes Deadly Flooding in Tamil Nadu
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…
Human-Influenced Climate Change Behind 2015 Floods in South East China but Not Chennai, Says Report
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…
NASA Finds a Lifetime of Heavy Rainfall From Tropical Cyclone Vardah
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…
India – 10 Dead After Cyclone Vardah Hits Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
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…
India – NASA Spots Tropical Cyclone Vardah’s Off-Center Strength
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)…
The Cost of the Tamil Nadu Floods – 347 Lives, 3 Billion Dollars
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…
“Chennai Floods Were a Manmade Disaster”
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…
Scant Aid for Low-Caste Villagers Hit by Chennai Floods in South India Say Charities
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…
India Blames Climate for Chennai Floods
As the southern Indian city of Chennai still struggles to cope after floods that have cost hundreds of lives and left thousands homeless, India says climate change is to blame.…
Tamil Nadu Floods – Death Toll Rises as Military Rescues Thousands
The death toll from the floods in Tamil Nadu has risen to 269, according to a statement made by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the Indian Parliament today. Rescue and…
Floods Strike Again in Tamil Nadu – Chennai Airport Closed
South east India has seen further heavy rainfall over the last 2 days. Areas of Tamil Nadu, including the state capital Chennai, are once again fighting floods after a period…
