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 India's Coastal Hazards India has a very long coastline, and it measures about 7,516.6 km bordering the mainland and the islands with the Bay of Bengal in the East, the Indian Ocean on the South and the Arabian Sea on the West.  Around 76 percent of India's coastline is prone to cyclones and tsunamis , while 59 percent of the country is vulnerable to earthquakes, 10 percent to floods and river erosion, and 68 percent to droughts . The latest evidence of this vulnerability occurred in May 2020, as the strongest storm recorded in decades in the Bay of Bengal cyclone Amphan hit, forcing several million people to evacuate.  India’s more than 7,500 square kilometers of coastline are at high risk for impacts of climate change related to sea-level rise. Sea levels along the Indian coast have risen by 8.5 centimeters during the past 50 years, and scientific prediction suggests that 36 million Indians are likely to be living in areas experiencing chronic flooding by 2100....

 Thunderstorms in India Thunderstorms are common in the  eastern and northeastern parts of India. Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, and States in NE India get affected by severe thunderstorms during premonsoon months of March to May.  They usually travel from northwest to southeast direction and are called “Norwesters”.  The highest annual frequency (100-120 days) is observed over Assam and Sub Himalayan West Bengal in the east and Jammu region in the north. The lowest frequency (less than 5 days) is observed over Ladakh region. In the plains Gangetic West Bengal and Bangladesh record between 80 and 100 days of thunderstorm annually. In 2018 Dust packed high winds emanating from a huge severe thunderstorm complex tore down trees and damaged homes across north central India. At least 100 deaths were reported from the winds.  Officials said that the action plan has both short-term and  long-term measures for mitigation of lightning in Keral...