A deep depression has formed in the northeastern Arabian Sea and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned on Friday. Once it develops into a cyclone, it will be named “Shakti” – meaning strength – a title proposed by Sri Lanka. The system […]
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Cyclone Biparjoy ‘moves away’ from Karachi
Biparjoy is located 350 kilometers south of Karachi. It is located 300 kilometers southwest of Keti Bandar. The storm’s intensity has slightly diminished. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), storm Biparjoy has moved away from Karachi and is now 370 kilometers south of the city. The cyclone over the northeast Arabian Sea has moved […]
Nine dead, million seek shelter as cyclone hits Bangladesh
At least nine people have died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of around a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday. Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific — are a regular menace but scientists say climate change is likely making them more […]
New cyclone Yaas formed in the Bay of Bengal
KARACHI: According to sources, a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has developed into a cyclone. The cyclone has been called Yaas by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), and it is 600 kilometres from the Indian territory of Port Blair. In the next 24 hours, it is forecast to morph into a powerful […]
Dust storm kills four in Karachi; Sindh receives moderate rain
A dust storm followed by drizzled turned out to be deadly for the residents of Karachi on Tuesday as four people were killed. Elsewhere, the rain-dependent arid zone of the country on late Monday and on Tuesday received moderate to light showers after the tropical cyclone hit Indian Gujarat. Various areas of Nagarparkar and Islamkot […]
Tropical cyclone may hit parts of Tharparkar
BADIN: The deputy commissioner Tharparkar, Mohammad Nawaz Soho, has said that parts of the desert district still had some serious threats of the tropical cyclone. Speaking to the media persons in Soomro House in Nagarparkar on Monday, Mr. Soho said that the areas, which were bordering with Indian regions might face some threats of heavy rainfalls with […]
Covid-stricken India hit with deadly cyclone
A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm surge bore down on India on Monday, disrupting the country’s urgent response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak. At least six people died over the weekend in torrential rains and winds as Tauktae, according to press reports the biggest to hit western India in 30 […]
Cyclone Tauktae likely to hit Karachi, coastal belts with raindust, gusty winds
The Meteorological Department on Saturday issued an alert about the Cyclone Tauktae, saying that it will cause raindust and thunderstorms along with gusty winds in Karachi. The alert reported that the intense low-pressure area over Southeast Arabian has intensified into a cyclonic storm – Tauktae – and lay centered at a distance of about […]
At least nine dead as monster cyclone enters Bangladesh
Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest to hit India in years, barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of deadly destruction in India. Eight people reportedly died in India and Bangladeshi police said nine perished even before the eye of the storm rumbled over the border in the morning. Some 400,000 people have […]
Bomb cyclone storm hammering central US, disrupting travel
Blizzard warnings were posted from Colorado to Minnesota on Wednesday and wildfires were a concern in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma as the second so-called “bomb cyclone” storm in less than a month hit the central US, raising the prospect of renewed flooding in the already drenched Midwest. Heavy snow disrupted ground and air travel […]