The Latest Breaking News from the Bay of Bengal

From its source in Tibet, the Brahmaputra river flows through northeast India to Bangladesh, merging there with its equally mighty sister, the Ganges, and draining into the Bay of Bengal. A cruise along its Indian stretch on the “elegant” 18-cabin river boat Charaidew II is a delight, says Sophy Roberts…

The impact of global warming on the monsoons are manifest in the onset, withdrawal, its seasonal total rainfall, and its extremes. Global warming also affects the cyclones over the Indian Ocean and the typhoons over the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

With more rains in the offing due to the cyclonic activity in the Bay of Bengal, the State government has asked district officers to begin final enumeration of the losses from May 10.

The sky remained overcast for most part of the day in the State on Sunday, with the hilly regions, especially in southern Kerala, experiencing light to moderate precipitation triggered by a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal.

The low pressure which is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal by Monday may trigger isolated to heavy rainfall at various places across the State in the next five days.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on May 3 said that a cyclone could likely form at the Bay of Bengal by early next week, however its strength, direction and impact on India was yet to gauged. 

The Odisha government on May 2 put 18 districts on alert over a possible cyclone that could develop over the Bay of Bengal.

EAC of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended the proposal to construct Muthamizh Arignar Dr. Kalaignar pen monument in the Bay of Bengal, off the Marina beach, for coastal zone clearance with nearly 15 conditions.

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