An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
Movement of cyclones in Bay of Bengal after making landfall has become slower in the recent past.
The maximum number of tropical cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal affects the Indian coast, but Odisha frequently bears the brunt of these natural phenomena, resulting in huge loss of life and property, an eminent scientist said on Thursday.
A cyclonic disturbance likely to develop over the Bay of Bengal may affect the Odisha coast on 23-25 October.
It was expected to lie over North West Bay of Bengal in the evening of Saturday and intensify into a depression over the same area on Sunday, it said.
At the dead of night, Cyclone Remal, still circling around the Bay of Bengal at speeds of hundreds of kilometres per hour, will crash land off the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh.
The depression which lies between Central and East Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and by Saturday evening formed a cyclone
India’s recent test of a missile equipped with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs) has sparked both admiration for technological prowess and concern for regional stability.
Waiting for a day and a night when the evening news leaves better thoughts.
With Cyclone 'Michaung' expected to hit the west-central Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts by December 4 forenoon
