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.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
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.