INCOIS launches three warning systems for fishermen

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has launched three new technological support/alert systems to significantly reduce damage and losses to fishermen, offshore oil exploration industries and coastal population during extreme weather and oceanic events.

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This system can predict ‘Kallakkadal’ (swell surge) that occurs along the Indian coast, particularly the west coast. The swell surges are flash-flood events that take place without any noticeable advance change in local winds or any other apparent signature in the coastal environment.