Dev Niyogi, professor of agronomy and earth, atmospheric and planetary science, noted that while the Orissa supercyclone that year made landfall in the state now known as Odisha on the Bay of Bengal coast and killed that many people, the…
After Paradip now Gopalpur to get Doppler Radar built by ISRO
Gopalpur, the Odisha district which bore the brunt of severe cyclonic storm Phailin, is all set to get a doppler radar to boost the weather forecasting system on cyclone-prone east coast. The radar, indigenously built by Indian Space Research Organisation…
Science Express Climate Action Special Reaches Koraput Odisha
As a momentum from Paris climate summit , India launched a massive awareness drive on the global challenge by flagging off a ‘climate change special’ science express train as a moving information platform to step up debate and discussion over the crucial issue…
Odisha to get first Doppler Radar Station in Paradip in a few days
The first Doppler radar station of Odisha will be inaugurated at Paradip November 21. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) decided to install, in collaboration with the state government, two Doppler radars. These were to be installed at Paradip and Gopalpur, which…
16 years on from Super cyclone 1999 in Odisha, do you still have memories?
Odisha was battered by a Super Cyclonic Storm on 29 October, 1999 that made landfall near Paradip (43976). The estimated maximum wind speed reached 260-270 kmph in the core area which produced a huge storm surge that led to sea-level…
Odisha will have two Doppler radars by July for more accurate Weather predictions
Two Doppler radars will start functioning on the cyclone-prone Odisha coast at Gopalpur and Paradeep by the end of July to provide more accurate weather predictions. Till now, no Doppler radars were available for weather prediction in Odisha, and…
Daringbadi records minus 0.5 degree celsius in Odisha’s Kandhamal district
Normal life in tribal dominated Kandhamal district was severely hit as the mercury level fell to minus 5 degree celsius at Daringbadi and the entire region is swept by cold wave since three days, officials said on Thursday. The people…
15 years to Super cyclone 1999 in Odisha, do you remember?
The 1999 Odisha cyclone, also known as Cyclone 05B, and Paradip cyclone,[1] was the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean. It was also the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean since the 1991 Bangladesh…
Andhra Pradesh to learn and implement Odisha model of Disaster Management
Impressed by the efficient cyclone relief work being put in by around 559 personnel from the Odisha fire services department and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) since October 13, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is learnt to have asked…
Odisha Fire Service win accolades of Andhra and CM for their work on Hudhud
The super cyclone that hit Odisha in 1999 is an eye opener not only for that State but also for the coastal States in the country. But Odisha has evolved faster and better than others. This was on display as…