Tag: Bay of Bengal

How Sri Lanka protects Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh from ocean fury

October 7, 2025 admin

Focused experiments demonstrated that the Sri Lankan Land Mass (SLLM), situated in the southeastern part of the Indian peninsula, actively blocks long-period swell waves from the Southern Ocean from reaching India’s southeast coast. Photo: Google Maps Sri Lanka, located to the south of India, acts as a natural land barrier and plays a crucial role…

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Cyclone Brewing, Schools In Puducherry, Parts Of Tamil Nadu, To Be Closed

November 27, 2024 admin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has chaired a review meeting with administration officials. Schools and colleges in Puducherry and parts of Tamil Nadu will remain closed tomorrow, with the possibility of a cyclone hitting the coastal areas. Here are the top 10 points in this story: The depression over southwest Bay of Bengal is…

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India Meteorological Department Says Cyclonic Storm ‘Dana’ Formed Over Bay Of Bengal

October 23, 2024 admin

Cyclone Dana: It is expected to become a severe cyclone before crossing the eastern coast. Bhubaneswar/Kolkata: A deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ on Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The storm is likely to move in a northwestward direction, intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm…

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Low Pressure System Over Bay Of Bengal Intensifies Into Cyclonic Storm

May 25, 2024 admin

This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season. (Representational) New Delhi: A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ and is expected to make landfall between West Bengal’s Sagar Island and Bangladesh’s Khepupara at midnight on Sunday, the IMD said. This is the first…

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50,000-year-old magnetic fossils found in the Bay of Bengal

March 26, 2024 admin

Needle, spindle, bullet and spearhead shape-magnetofossils. | Photo Credit: Kadam, N et al/Nature In the depths of the Bay of Bengal, scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old sediment — a giant magnetofossil and one of the youngest to be found yet. What are magentofossils? Magnetofossils are the fossilised remains of magnetic particles created by magnetotactic bacteria, also…

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Goa scientists find 50,000-year-old magnetic fossils in Bay of Bengal

March 26, 2024 admin

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Cyclone Hamoon Intensifies Into Severe Cyclonic Storm Over Bay Of Bengal

October 24, 2023 admin

The cyclonic storm is very likely to move nearly north-northeast wards. (Representational) Bhubaneswar (Odisha): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that the Cyclonic Storm ‘Hamoon’ has now intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the Northwest Bay of Bengal. As per the information from IMD, the Cyclonic Storm ‘Hamoon’ over Northwest and adjoining…

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