doctors have warned that asthma cases might get worse in post-cyclonic Orissa. The number of asthma cases in the state has risen sharply after the devastating cyclone hit the coast on October 29.

A new cyclone prediction model will indicate the severity of a cyclone at least 12 hours in advance

To mitigate the damage caused by frequent cyclones, six Asian countries, including India, will undertake an effective storm warning project. The five-year project is worth $45 million, and will be

the Indian Space Research Organisation (isro) is developing an indigenous radar that will send out early cyclone warnings. The Doppler Weather Radar (dwr) will improve existing

the Union ministry of environment and forests has formulated a Rs 241-crore project for ecological rehabilitation of the cyclone-ravaged areas in Orissa over a period of five years. The ministry

The human cost of the cyclone in Orissa is very high. So is the cost of the damage to the environment. The failure of the state machinery in handling this crisis is only going to make matters worse. At present, chaos reigns supreme in the affected areas

Siltation, deforestation and now the cyclone. It s bad times for Chilika, Asia s largest brackish water lake