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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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Odishaâs 26 villages get recognition as âTsunami Readyâ by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

December 22, 2024 admin

Villagers leave a tsunami warning centre after attending a mock drill to prepare against tsunami, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, in Kaitha village in Kendrapara district in the eastern state of Odisha on December 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters In Odisha, six districts comprising 24 villages, along with two…

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Tropical cyclones are intensifying more rapidly and frequently: INCOIS study

September 28, 2023 admin

In a recent study, scientists have deduced that global warming has heightened cyclone intensity, multiple rapid intensifications leading to unpredictability of cyclone behaviour. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu A growing number of cyclones are experiencing multiple rapid intensification globally where a tropical cyclone intensifies dramatically in a short period like an increase in…

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