The ancient Tamil Literature not just called Rains as Rains but had different words & phrases to denote rains based on its nature / intensity etc. Tamil has 14 different names for Rains as this interesting tweet below shows. Now on the regular front rains are likely to continue for the next couple of days […]
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There are times when friends & relatives who visit us decide our hospitality is so good that they decide to stay longer than the originally planned period. As the Tamil Proverb goes விருந்தும் மருந்தும் மூன்று நாள் this overstaying becomes a matter of delicate concern for us as well leading to a slightly uncomfortable scenario. The […]
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Former IMD director Dr. Ramanan often remarks the best position for Tamil Nadu to receive widespread rains a low or a depression parked over Gulf of Mannar is the ideal place. The events over the last 12 to 18 hours pretty much once again confirms why he used to often remark that. With rains teasing […]
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Cyclone Burevi made landfall last night just north of Triconamalee and continued its journey over the Northern Provinces of Sri Lanka in a NW direction as it heads towards Palk strait and subsequently onto Gulf of Mannar. Heavy Rains lashed many parts of Coastal Tamil Nadu from Delta to Rameswaram which is likely to increase […]
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It is often said while Cyclone tracks could turn out similar but no two cyclones are the same. For weather bloggers this gives an opportunity to learn behavior of Cyclones each time a new one comes. Very rarely two cyclones come through similar paths back to back. It is a rather painful memory way back […]
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