Mala, Helen, Nargis: How are cyclones named?

Mala, Helen, Nargis and Nilofer may sound like the names of yesteryear Bollywood actors, but they are, in fact, lethal cyclones that have brought violent winds, heavy rains and wreaked destruction.......

The world's worst natural disasters in 2018

The world endured bushfires, drought, tsunamis and earthquakes in 2018.According to the Centre of Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, 5,000 people died and 28.9 million needed emergency......

Relief for coastal AP as cyclone `Lehar' weakens

People in coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday as the third cyclonic storm in over a month, which was expected to cause extensive damage, weakened before it hit......

Cyclone 'Helen': Massive evacuation in four AP districts

Massive evacuation has been undertaken in four districts of Andhra Pradesh before a severe cyclone hits the eastern coast on Thursday followed by very heavy rainfall. As the cyclonic storm 'Helen'......