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Climate change / Bangladesh caught up in extreme weather events
Sudden temperature drops in winter, sweltering and frequent heatwaves in summer, poor rainfall during monsoon, and four cyclones marked this year, and the experts blame it on climate change.
4 websites to track Cyclone Hamoon LIVE
As Cyclone Hamoon brews in the Bay of Bengal, threatening the coastal regions of Bangladesh, it's essential to stay informed and prepared. With technology playing an ever-increasing role in weather forecasting and information dissemination, here are four websites that provide real-time tracking and information on the storm's progress:
Cyclone Mocha: Water vessel movement resumes
A day after cyclone Mocha made landfall, movement of all types of water vessels resumed across the country this morning
Rough sea in St Martin’s as wind grows stronger
Under the influence of Cyclone Mocha, winds are getting stronger in St Martin's Island
Mocha wind speed to go up 240 kmph
The Indian Met Department today forecast that extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha was likely to gather more power later in the early hours today with a wind speed increasing to 210 to 220km per hour gusting up to 240km per hour
Mocha likely to cross Cox’s Bazar-Myanmar’s north coast by Sunday evening
The extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha -- over east central Bay and adjoining area — is likely to intensify further, move in a north-northwesterly direction and cross Cox's Bazar-Myanmar's north coast by 6:00pm on Sunday
Mocha may turn into a super cyclone
Mocha may turn into a cyclonic storm today and it may make landfall in Cox’s Bazar and Myanmar coasts on Sunday, the Met office has said.
4 websites to track Cyclone Mocha in real-time
Here's how you can track the path of the cyclone and stay alert.
Preparations underway at Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar to tackle Cyclone Asani
Cox's Bazar District Administration has taken preparations in advance to ensure safety of Rohingyas in the refugee camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar as there is a forecast of cyclone "Asani" under the influence of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone Roanu weakens into land depression
After making landfall in Bangladesh's Barisal-Khulna-Chittagong coastal region, cyclonic storm Roanu weakens and turns into a land depression, says Dhaka Met Office. Now it is lying in Feni, Khagrachhari, Sitakunda of Chittagong and Indian state of Tripura.
Cyclone Roanu getting closer
Cyclone storm Roanu may make landfall in the south-eastern coast of Bangladesh this afternoon or evening, said a special cyclone
Cyclone Roanu heads towards Bangladesh
After battering the Indian coast for last two days, the first cyclone of the monsoon is heading north to Bangladesh.
Clean-up begins in Fiji after cyclone
A clean-up operation begins after the most severe cyclone to hit Fiji in living memory killed at least 20. Rescue workers say that number could rise as some of the worst-hit outlying islands have yet to be reached.
All water transports suspended
In view of the cyclone ‘Komen’ approaching, authorities have suspended operations on all water routes throughout the country.
'Komen' crossing Ctg coast, weakens slightly
The cyclonic storm “Komen” has weakened slightly and started crossing Chittagong coast near Sandwip around 9:00pm.
Typhoon slams into north tip of Philippines; 2,500 evacuated
A powerful typhoon slams into the north eastern tip of the Philippines as about 2,500 residents in two provinces huddles in shelters following warnings by officials to evacuate coastal and mountainous villages.
First aid reaches Vanuatu islands ravaged by Cyclone Pam
Aid is beginning to arrive in Vanuatu after the Pacific island nation was hit by a cyclone which President Baldwin Lonsdale described as a "monster".
Why govt should not be asked to repair cyclone-hit dams: HC
High Court asks Bangladesh government to explain in 4 weeks as to why it should not be directed to repair dams which were damaged due to cyclones Sidr and Aila in four southern districts
