Tag: Cyclone
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Phet coming to Karachi? What the Media is feeding us
In the wake of Phet, the North Indian Tropical Storm that transformed into a Category 4 Cyclone when it pounded the shores of Oman, Pakistani media went crazy, as usual. Quoting DG Meteorological Department Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry, who is either misquoted or clearly not updated on his subject, media has sensationalized the possibility of Karachi…
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Cyclone Phet approaching Karachi
Hurricane Season 2010 is arriving at the shores of Pakistan in form of Phet, a tropical storm brewing in Indian Ocean. NASA’s Terra satellite flew over Tropical Cyclone Phet at 06:55 UTC (2:55 a.m. EDT or 6:55 p.m. local time/Pakistan). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument, or MODIS captured a visible image of Phet at…