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Cyclone Fengal Triggers Heavy Rainfall Alert in Bengaluru, Sparks Concerns Over School Safety

Cyclone Fengal Triggers Heavy Rainfall Alert in Bengaluru, Sparks Concerns Over School Safety

Breaking News, Disasters
Bengaluru and parts of South Interior Karnataka are bracing for intense rainfall on Monday as Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall along the Tamil Nadu coast on November 30, continues to impact weather patterns. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings of very heavy rain across the region, raising concerns about potential disruptions. Cyclone’s Progress and Impact The IMD reported that the depression, a remnant of Cyclone Fengal, moved west-northwestward at 7 km/h and was centered at 11:30 PM on December 1 near Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. The weakened storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Karnataka and parts of Kerala. Schools Remain Open Amid Safety Concerns Despite the IMD's warnings, schools and colleges in Bengaluru remain open, prompting widespread c...
Researchers Develop Advanced AI Model for Accurate Typhoon Prediction

Researchers Develop Advanced AI Model for Accurate Typhoon Prediction

Breaking News, Climate Actions, Idea & Innovations
In a significant advancement for climate science, a team of researchers from the Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), led by Professor Jungho Im, has developed a pioneering deep learning-based model for predicting tropical cyclones (TCs). Their findings have been published in GIscience & Remote Sensing and iScience in March and May 2024, respectively. The newly developed Hybrid-Convolutional Neural Networks (Hybrid-CNN) model integrates real-time geostationary weather satellite data and numerical prediction model outputs to forecast TC intensity with lead times of 24, 48, and 72 hours. This approach offers a significant improvement over traditional methods, which often suffer from lengthy ...