Cyclone Phailin is about to make landfall on the eastern coast of India in less than a day and Andhra Pradesh and Orissa are expected to bear the worst brunt. Experts are predicting windspeeds in the region of 250 kmph and a total of 1.2 crore people are expected to be affected by Phailin, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.As usual there are a bunch of resources for you to track the cyclone and also help out with any information about possible missing persons. On Twitter, the hashtag #phailin has already popped up many times and you will see some scary satellite imagery such as this picture from NASA’s weather satellite.
This @NASA image shows Very Severe Cyclonic Storm #Phailin in the Bay of Bengal. Wind gusts 210-220kph. Jo W pic.twitter.com/Uj5hqnaUCl
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) October 11, 2013
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System website has some resources on Phailin that are updated routinely by weather experts. GDACS predicts that the “tropical cyclone is expected to have a high humanitarian impact” on the regions affected by it.
The expected windspeeds are terrifying (Image: GDACS)
This weather map by the European Commission’s Joint Research Commission (JRC) updates in real time and also shows the projected path of Phailin along with other smaller cyclones and storms generated in its wake. The map is interactive and lets users select different layers over the map.
Emergency Control Room Nos of Orissa For #Cyclone #Phailin: MT @SangitaSri: pic.twitter.com/sMQoNCCNmb
— Rajdeep Chakraborty (@irajdeep) October 11, 2013
To find out which places will be affected by Phailin, check out this list prepared by the JRC. Gopalpur and Puri are among the more well-known places in Orissa that will bear the brunt of the cyclone. The list also shows that besides many places in India, Phailin will be affecting large tracts of neighbouring Myanmar.
Phailin's path (Image: GDACS)
We expect some more emergency information tools to go live soon after Phailin makes landfall. More resources can be found on this GDACS page.
Cover image: NASA
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