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Titli cyclone
Why is it in news?
- The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia has termed ‘Titli’ as ‘rarest cyclone’.
RIMES report
- Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) 45-nation international organisation on disaster warning.
- More than 200 years of cyclone track history in the Odisha coast reveals that the Titli cyclone is the rarest of rare in terms of its characteristics such as-
- Recurvature after landfall and retaining its destructive potential after landfall and
- Recurvature away from the coastal areas for more than two days.
- The forecast information available lacks actionable early warning information such as no indication of occurrence of secondary hazards.
- According to RIMES, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority faced challenges in anticipating and managing Titli's impact due to lack of impact-based actionable early warning information and prior experience not only in India but also elsewhere.
Source
The Hindu