Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India

Recently, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released India’s first “Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India”.

Key Findings of the Atlas Related to Cyclonic Events: West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district within which the larger share of the Sundarbans is located is impacted by cyclones most frequently among Indian districts.

• The return period of cyclonic storms in the district was 1.67 years on a scale of 1.5 to 60 years. Shorter return periods indicate more frequent cyclones.
• Severe Cyclonic Storms: Baleshwar in Orissa topped the list in terms of vulnerability to severe cyclonic storms. South 24 Parganas was the second-most vulnerable to all ....