‘Significant improvement in Mumbai’s air quality after Cyclone Nivar’: Researchers
4 years ago

‘Significant improvement in Mumbai’s air quality after Cyclone Nivar’: Researchers

Hindustan Times  

After three days of poor air quality, an increase in wind speed and a rise in minimum temperature due to partly cloudy conditions led to a significant improvement in Mumbai’s air quality. The System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research and the India Meteorological Department, both said air quality improvement was an after effect of the remnants of Cyclone Nivar, which made landfall over the east coast as a very severe cyclonic storm north of Puducherry late on Wednesday and subsequently weakened and dissipated as it moved over peninsular India. Gufran Beig, project director, SAFAR and scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, said, “Under the influence of the remnants of cyclone Nivar, winds over coastal and interior Maharashtra suddenly became fast between late Friday night and early Saturday morning which helped disperse pollutants that accumulated closer to the surface. Mazgaon and Chembur were the most polluted locations in the city on Saturday with poor air quality while Navi Mumbai and Worli had the cleanest air under ‘satisfactory’ category.

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Post-Deepavali air quality hits new low in eastern India’s State capitals
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Post-Deepavali air quality hits new low in eastern India’s State capitals

The Hindu  

All major State capitals in eastern India saw significantly bad air quality after Deepavali, trailing close to Delhi which is known for its poor air quality around the festivities. However, Kolkata’s Air Quality Index was the worst, recording ‘very poor’ in many places, comparable to the national capital’s records. Right before Deepavali, cyclone Dana on the Bay of Bengal brought …

Calm winds behind air quality drop, say experts
10 months, 1 week ago

Calm winds behind air quality drop, say experts

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Mumbai’s overall Air Quality Index dipped to 194 at 6pm on Friday, as per the website of the Central Pollution Control Board. Sunil Kamble, director of the Indian Meteorological Department, Mumbai said that calm winds were pulling the air quality down. On November 1, 2023, the Bombay high court had taken note of newspaper reports highlighting poor air quality …

Mumbai to experience ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ air quality in coming years, say experts
2 years ago

Mumbai to experience ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ air quality in coming years, say experts

The Hindu  

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Heavy rain and gusty winds in Chennai as Mandous makes landfall
2 years ago

Heavy rain and gusty winds in Chennai as Mandous makes landfall

The Hindu  

Outer spiral bands of Cyclone Mandous reached the coast and the landfall process started at 10 p.m., bringing more intense rains in coastal areas. Places like Chennai, Tiruvallur, Ranipet started experiencing strong surface winds of 50 to 60 kmph around 9 p.m. on Friday, said S. Balachandran, Additional Director-General of Meteorology, Chennai. Earlier on Friday, S. Balachandran, Additional Director General …

Cyclone Mandous to bring heavy rains over T.N. today before it hits coast around midnight
2 years ago

Cyclone Mandous to bring heavy rains over T.N. today before it hits coast around midnight

The Hindu  

Severe cyclonic storm Mandous is set to weaken into a cyclone, as it heads towards the north Tamil Nadu coast, and makes landfall around Mamallapuram between midnight on Friday and the early hours of Saturday. Some of the weather stations in TN that received moderate to heavy rains till 5.30 am on Friday are: Nungambakkam 5.3 cm; Meenambakkam 5 cm; …

Mumbai's air quality in 'very poor' category; still worse than Delhi
2 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai's air quality in 'very poor' category; still worse than Delhi

India Today  

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Air quality of Delhi, Gurugram remains in \'very poor\' category
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Air quality of Delhi, Gurugram remains in \'very poor\' category

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the "very poor" category on Wednesday with the overall Air Quality Index at 369, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research. High winds and intermittent rains are likely during January 5 to 8 which is expected to improve AQI significantly to the …

Cyclone alert for Tamil Nadu, state gears up for heavy rainfall again
4 years ago

Cyclone alert for Tamil Nadu, state gears up for heavy rainfall again

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu, which saw cyclone Nivar just last week, is preparing for heavy rains once again after India Meteorological Department sounded another cyclone alert for the state and Kerala. People wade through a waterlogged street during heavy rainfall, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, on November 30. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross Sri Lanka coast close to Trincomalee …

After Nivar, cyclone 'Burevi' to affect Tamil Nadu, Kerala
4 years ago

After Nivar, cyclone 'Burevi' to affect Tamil Nadu, Kerala

India TV News  

The India Meteorological Department on Monday announced that a cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to affect Tamil Nadu and Kerala, less than a week after cyclone Nivar wreaked havoc in the southern states. The cyclone will cross the Sri Lanka coast on December 2 and bring heavy rain over Tamil Nadu and Kerala, it said in …

After Cyclone Nivar, another storm likely to hit Tamil Nadu: IMD
4 years ago

After Cyclone Nivar, another storm likely to hit Tamil Nadu: IMD

India TV News  

Less than a week after Cyclone Nivar battered Tamil Nadu, another storm is expected to affect the southern state, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. As the sea is expected to become rough due to the weather system, fishermen are advised not to venture into the southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal from the night of December 1 …

Cyclone Nivar | How preparedness took the edge off the storm
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar | How preparedness took the edge off the storm

The Hindu  

Since December 2015, Chennai residents have lived in fear of a monsoon crippling life as they know it. The Tamil Nadu government had deputed senior IAS officers and Ministers to coordinate preparatory measures like shifting of people from low-level and vulnerable areas to safer places, mobilising equipment and taking post-landfall measures along with the Collectors. Meanwhile, the 2015-like calamitous flooding …

Cyclone Nivar: PM speaks with Tamil Nadu CM; kin of deceased to get ₹2 lakh
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar: PM speaks with Tamil Nadu CM; kin of deceased to get ₹2 lakh

Live Mint  

New Delhi: An ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each will be given to the next of kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 each to those injured in the wake of cyclone Nivar and heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, the Prime Minister's Office said on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Chief Minister K Palaniswami. The PMO said the monetary …

After cyclone Nivar, Tamil Nadu likely to receive heavy rains again next week: IMD
4 years ago

After cyclone Nivar, Tamil Nadu likely to receive heavy rains again next week: IMD

India TV News  

Slammed by the severe cyclonic storm Nivar early Thursday, Tamil Nadu is likely to receive another spell of very heavy rainfall as a fresh low pressure area is expected to form in the Bay of Bengal from November 29 onwards, the IMD said. India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the low pressure area likely to form on November …

Cyclone Nivar and the shadow of climate change
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar and the shadow of climate change

Live Mint  

On the night of 25 November, at 11.30pm, cyclone Nivar began its landfall at Puducherry on the Tamil Nadu coast. A year of storms 2020 has been a year of tropical storms of unusual ferocity; storms super-charged over the open ocean by anomalously high sea surface temperatures. Heat is energy, says climate scientist Roxy Mathew Koll of the Indian Institute …

Cyclone Nivar's Eye Wasn't Well-defined As Nisarga & Amphan, Intensity Similar to Vardah, Says IMD DG
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar's Eye Wasn't Well-defined As Nisarga & Amphan, Intensity Similar to Vardah, Says IMD DG

News 18  

Cyclonic storm Nivar, the third tropical cyclone to hit India this year, made landfall approximately 22 km north of Puducherry in Villupuram district around 02.30 am Thursday. Nivar’s intensity was lesser than the 2018 storm Gaja but it was comparable to cyclone storm Vardah, which had made landfall near Chennai on December 12, 2016. “Nivar’s intensity similar to what we …

Cyclone Nivar live updates | Over 1,000 trees uprooted, say officials
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar live updates | Over 1,000 trees uprooted, say officials

The Hindu  

Cyclone Nivar, which made landfall near Puducherry early on November 26, is now a severe cyclonic storm, and is expected to weaken further by midnight. Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed officials to take all steps to contain the damage caused by cyclone Nivar, which made landfall off Tamil Nadu coast in the early hours of Thursday. 1.30 pm | Tamil Nadu …

Nivar now a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ after making landfall
4 years ago

Nivar now a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ after making landfall

The Hindu  

Cyclone Nivar made landfall near Puducherry, south of Chennai as a very severe cyclonic storm. The severe cyclonic storm Nivar now lay centered over north coastal Tamil Nadu, about 50 km northnorthwest of Puducherry. Meanwhile, Kancheepuram collector Mageswari Ravikumar has announced that the water release from Chembarambakkam reservoir has been reduced considerably to 1,500 cusecs around 7.30 a.m. on Thursday …

Cyclone Nivar: 5 Killed, Over 1,000 Trees Uprooted and Power Lines Snapped in Tamil Nadu
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Cyclone Nivar: 5 Killed, Over 1,000 Trees Uprooted and Power Lines Snapped in Tamil Nadu

News 18  

Cyclone Nivar, which intensified into very severe cyclonic storm before it slammed into India’s southern coast on early Thursday, led to the death of five people and uprooting of hundreds of trees and power lines in the region. At least five people were killed in and around Chennai, over 1,00 trees uprooted and some low-lying areas were flooded following heavy …

Cyclone Nivar is expected to hit India's south-eastern coast in a few hours: All you need to know
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar is expected to hit India's south-eastern coast in a few hours: All you need to know

Op India  

Cyclone Nivar is heading towards India. Severe Cyclonic Storm “NIVAR” over southwest Bay of Bengal,to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry during mid-night of 25th and early hours of 26th November 2020 as a very severe cyclonic storm pic.twitter.com/GUdyVMJnno — India Meteorological Department November 25, 2020 As per the circular, the cyclone will cross …

Cyclone Nivar: Extremely heavy rains to lash Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, says weather bureau
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar: Extremely heavy rains to lash Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, says weather bureau

Hindustan Times  

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai said on Wednesday the severe cyclonic storm Nivar will further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm bringing extremely heavy rains in several districts of Tamil Nadu as well as Puducherry. Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Mayiladuthurai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai districts in Tamil Nadu and Karaikal, Puducherry regions will receive …

#StopHindiImposition: Tamilians Furious after Met Dept Tweets Cyclone Nivar Updates in Hindi Only
4 years ago

#StopHindiImposition: Tamilians Furious after Met Dept Tweets Cyclone Nivar Updates in Hindi Only

News 18  

In yet another incident causing outrage on social media, citizens, especially from those residing down south have shunned the Twitter posts on Cyclone Nivar by India Meteorological Department. Cyclone Nivar, the second cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this year after Cyclone Amphan, is expected to intensify into a “very severe cyclonic storm” and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts …

Cyclone Nivar: 26 flights cancelled after heavy rains batter Chennai | Full List
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar: 26 flights cancelled after heavy rains batter Chennai | Full List

India TV News  

Over two dozen flights arriving and taking off from the Chennai airport have been cancelled after heavy rains and strong winds battered the city as cyclone Nivar approached. Meanwhile, Indigo airlines has cancelled 24 flights from and to Chennai due to heavy rain triggered by the Cyclone Nivar. 26 flights -- bot arrivals and departures have been cancelled as heavy …

'Very Severe' Cyclone Nivar Makes Landfall North of Puducherry as Tamil Nadu Coast Pounded by Heavy Rain
4 years ago

'Very Severe' Cyclone Nivar Makes Landfall North of Puducherry as Tamil Nadu Coast Pounded by Heavy Rain

News 18  

Cyclone Nivar, which intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, started its landfall 30 km north of Puducherry late on Wednesday night. Heavy rains lashed Chennai, Chengelpet, Tiruvallur and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry. Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister RB Udhayakumar and officials said over 1.21 lakh people, including children, have been housed in 1,000 relief centres in various …

What is Cyclone Nivar and When Will it Make its Landfall in Tamil Nadu? All You Need to Know
4 years ago

What is Cyclone Nivar and When Will it Make its Landfall in Tamil Nadu? All You Need to Know

News 18  

The coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh are preparing to tackle the Cyclone Nivar that is most likely to make landfall on Wednesday. Deep Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal— Deep Depression over Gulf of Aden and adjoining Somalia.https://t.co/QSfsJn8fMK pic.twitter.com/HiM39nQz47— India Meteorological Department November 23, 2020 Here’s all you need to know about Cyclone Nivar: Q.Origin of …

Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry brace for heavy rains as cyclone 'Nivar' approaches; NDFR teams deployed
4 years, 1 month ago

Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry brace for heavy rains as cyclone 'Nivar' approaches; NDFR teams deployed

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry have braced for rains as the depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression on Monday. The weather system is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours and into a severe cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours, the IMD said. "It is likely to intensify …

Cyclone Nivar Likely to Hit Coast of Andhra Pradesh on November 25
4 years, 1 month ago

Cyclone Nivar Likely to Hit Coast of Andhra Pradesh on November 25

News 18  

Cyclone Nivar, presently building up in the south of Bay of Bengal, is moving northwest and may cross the north Tamil Nadu coast and south Andhra around Wednesday. In view of Cyclone Nivar, India Meteorological Department has advised agriculture and horticulture farmers to harvest their crops without delay in the south coastal region of Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema districts. According …

Chennai to See Rains as Cyclone Nivar Heads for Tamil Nadu Coast, High Alert in Nagapattinam, Karaikal
4 years, 1 month ago

Chennai to See Rains as Cyclone Nivar Heads for Tamil Nadu Coast, High Alert in Nagapattinam, Karaikal

News 18  

Chennai is set to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall as a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal remains 650 km away from the city currently, expected to strengthen and convert into Cyclone Nivar and cross the coast between Mamallapuram and Karaikal on November 25. Deputy Director of the regional meteorological centre in Chennai S Balachandran said rain would …

Light rainfall, winds bring pollution levels down in Delhi-NCR, air quality may improve further
4 years, 1 month ago

Light rainfall, winds bring pollution levels down in Delhi-NCR, air quality may improve further

India Today  

Following light rainfall and high-velocity winds, Delhi's air quality improved "significantly" on Monday and was recorded in the "poor" category after a 15-day spell of "very poor" and "severe" air days. Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Noida recorded their AQI in "poor" and "very poor" categories after braving "severe" air quality on Saturday and Sunday. Delhi had recorded the …

Winds Help Improve Delhi's Air Quality But IMD Predicts Deterioration in AQI Over the Weekend
4 years, 2 months ago

Winds Help Improve Delhi's Air Quality But IMD Predicts Deterioration in AQI Over the Weekend

News 18  

The air quality index in Delhi is likely to improve on Thursday, October 22, due to the change in the direction of the wind but is expected to worsen by the weekend, predicted the MeT department. According to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality of the national capital fell in the ‘poor’ category on Thursday …

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