In a big move towards harnessing wind energy potential in the ocean, that’s aligned with India’s climate change action goals, the Centre has asked global companies to set up remote sensing sensors upon floating buoys in the Gulf of Mannar off the Tamil Nadu coast at three locations. This will help the Centre assess the offshore wind energy potential, a …
A well-marked low-pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Thursday morning packing wind speed of 40-50 kmph as it moved towards the north Tamil Nadu coast, the weather office said. The IMD has warned of strong winds over the south-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and along and off the Tamil Nadu-South Andhra Pradesh …
A cyclonic circulation lies over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels that is likely to move west-northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu coast during next 4-5 days, said IMD Chennai: The national weather forecasting agency, India Meteorological Department, has sounded a yellow alert for Tamil Nadu for 23 and 24 November and an orange alert for 25 and …
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 …