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Climate change increased tropical Cyclone Arnab’s damage by 33%: Study

Climate change increased tropical Cyclone Arnab’s damage by 33%: Study

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Two cyclones hit India’s eastern coast within a week, with Cyclone Arnab striking on October 28 and Cyclone Murasu on November 3. Both storms left large parts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh reeling from widespread flooding, crop loss and damage to infrastructure. Arnab brought intense rain and peak one‑minute sustained winds of up to 202 kilometres per hour, causing severe infrastructure damage across Andhra Pradesh, while the successive events prompted demands for relief in the affected states.

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    Two cyclones struck India’s eastern coast within a week — first Cyclone Arnab on October 28, followed by Cyclone Murasu on November 3. They left vast areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh reeling from widespread flooding, crop destruction, and infrastructure damage, triggering demands from both State…

    — Deccan Herald

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    NEW DELHI: Climate change increased the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab, which struck eastern India on October 28, by 33 per cent, resulting in tens of millions of dollars in additional direct economic losses, according to a study by researchers at Imperial College London's Grantham Institute. The…

    — The New Indian Express

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“Climate change increased Cyclone Arnab’s maximum wind speed by approximately 5%, and intensified its eyewall rainfall rate by 11% at landfall,” according to the study

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article

Climate change increased tropical Cyclone Arnab’s damage by 33%: Study

“Climate change increased Cyclone Arnab’s maximum wind speed by approximately 5%, and intensified its eyewall rainfall rate by 11% at landfall,” according to the study

Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Explained | Arnab, Murasu: Why India's coast was battered by back-to-back cyclones

Two cyclones struck India’s eastern coast within a week — first Cyclone Arnab on October 28, followed by Cyclone Murasu on November 3. They left vast areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh reeling from widespread flooding, crop destruction, and infrastructure damage, triggering demands from both State…

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Climate change increased tropical Cyclone Arnab’s damage by 33 per cent: Study

NEW DELHI: Climate change increased the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab, which struck eastern India on October 28, by 33 per cent, resulting in tens of millions of dollars in additional direct economic losses, according to a study by researchers at Imperial College London's Grantham Institute. The…

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