1964 Rameswaram Cyclone, 2005 Cyclone Fanoos, 2011 Cyclone Thane & 2016 Cyclone Vardah all have one other thing in common in addition to being late NEM season monsoon cyclones during the month of December. All of these also happened during La Nina years in addition to showing a more pronounced WNW path during their life…
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Bay all set to spin another humdinger
The Boy who cried Wolf is a popular story from the Aesop’s fable talking about how a shepherd boy repeatedly fools the villagers about the arrival of a wolf and when the wolf eventually arrives the alarms of the boy is ignored by the villagers due to past experiences. The story ends with the moral…
Easterly wave to give more than just rains to coastal areas
In cricket matches when things don’t go as per plans and the batting team has the number of the all the main bowlers many a time teams have opted to bring in a part-time bowler who is not exactly known for his / her wicket taking prowess. While often this is made in a hope…
NEM 2022 Season so far – A COMK summary
It is nearly 4 weeks now since northeast monsoon 2022 made its onset over the eastern coast of peninsular India on 29th October. While the overall performance of the monsoon season so far is 334.9 mm against the long period average of 337 mm for Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry subdivision it is always an interesting…
Bay of Bengal to remain active despite dry spell ahead for Peninsular India
The relationship between weather bloggers and disturbances in Bay of Bengal is like that of a love affair between young adults. And just like how most breaks up end up being a messy affair with long drawn withdrawal syndrome effect weather bloggers also go through such emotions when disturbances end up not providing enough rains….