As 2023 gives way to 2024 we wish all our well wishers and followers a Happy and Prosperous New Year. The new year also gives an opportunity to look back, learn from the mistakes and identify areas of improvement. Disaster resilience evolves constantly and as the population grows and urbanization increases new problems come to…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
2023 to end & 2024 to start on a dry note for most of Tamil Nadu
In roughly 48 hours from the time of this post not only the statistical season of Northeast Monsoon 2023 will come to an end but also the rainfall season for year 2023 also will come to an end. The NEM seasonal tally for Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry stands at 455.8 mm with rainfall accumulation from…
Northeast Monsoon 2023 – A tale of two monsoons
Janus. As the god of transitions and dualities, Janus is portrayed with two faces—one facing the past, and one facing the future. In a way Northeast Monsoon 2023 also is a tale of two monsoons, one that shattered records in the districts of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli and the other showing how extreme rainfall may be…
NEM 2023 completes peak phase, expected to wind down gradually
“The illiterate of the future are not those who can’t read or write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn” Alvin Toffler Every disaster provides new learnings allowing not only disaster managers but also to public. A disaster resilient society would identify the mistakes during such disasters, take on board the learnings, put in…
Flood threat looms large over parts of South Tamil Nadu
Catch someone off guard to surprise someone by doing something that they are not expecting or ready for Exactly two weeks back to the hour the discussions among not only weather bloggers but also common people were about Cyclone Michaung and its potential brush with Chennai. There were a lot of sceptics on whether Chennai…