Monsoon flooding closes schools and offices in India’s IT hubs
Schools, colleges and government offices were shut Wednesday in parts of southern India as heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding. The worst-hit cities included Chennai and Bengaluru, the country’s industrial and information technology hubs. Power cuts and flight cancellations caused disruption, and thousands of residents prepared for more downpours over the next 48 hours. The June-September monsoon season has receded in northern parts of the country. However, the northeast monsoon has brought heavy rains to coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and southern Karnataka state. At least 33 people died last month in rains and floods. Residents of the...
Joy Moses Hall: Storm surge and hurricane rain
A brutal cyclone season now simmers down; from savage storm surges in coastal Florida to ruthless rain faraway in western North Carolina, the long recovery begins. The devastation of a hurricane starts with sunny days. Sunbeams and Sol-shine spread to Earth from the Sun, warming our oceans, especially in the tropics where the Sun’s strong arc sizzles high overhead, baking the bounding brine. Warm oceans heat the air above. When...