On 10-Jan... S. coastal Andhra and S. Tamilnadu towns saw 2 localized cloud bursts.. Kavali - 17 cm and Sivagiri (Tirunelveli dt) - 13 cm

chennai - showers possible today as well and more chances till 14-Jan... http://ow.ly/i/pAMR

After a long time... entire South India will go dry after 15-Jan... and Days will become MILD with very less humidity !!

W.D will reach N-W, W. Kashmir on evening of 14-Jan... and will stay till 17-Jan.. http://ow.ly/i/pAMb

Showers possible for S.coastal Andhra and N, N-E Tamilnadu including chennai ... on today,13,14-Jan.. http://ow.ly/i/pAM3

Moisture over S and S-E coastal India remain today as well .. http://ow.ly/i/pALy

DPG Appeal: Cyclone Thane Long term Rehabilitation

The real tragedy of cyclone ‘Thane’ which hit south west Tamil Nadu on 30 December is that it has already been forgotten by the media.

Yet, over 50 lives have been lost, an estimated one million people (yes, one million) have been affected: a whopping 200,000 homes destroyed, hundreds of fishing boats lost and tens of thousands of hectares of crops damaged.

The Development Promotion Group (DPG), a Chennai based NGO immediately sent out a team to assess what they could do to help. DPG blends an experience that combines long-term development work with quick and effective response to disasters. They are a well established NGO, having worked in South India since 1986 and on several occasions responded to disaster situations – including the tragic Tsunami of 2004. Today, DPG launched its appeal for long term rehabilitation work.

Read: http://devconsultancygroup.blogspot.com/2012/01/dpg-appeal-cyclone-thane-long-term.html

tourism "Kudremukh National Park" ... http://ow.ly/8pxtF

chennai - In main city it's raining ,, and temp. has dropped to 24.1 C

Big pattern changes in winter coming? ... http://ow.ly/8pucd