The Hindu Editorial (Preparedness pays off) – June 19, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Preparedness pays off) – June 19, 2023:

preparedness (noun) – readiness, alertness, preparation, awareness, carefulness.
pay off (phrasal verb) – be successful, work out, be effective, get results.
fury (noun) – severity, ferocity, fierceness, potency, strength, forcefulness.
meteorological (adjective) – relating to the branch of science that deals with phenomena (events) of the atmosphere or weather.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) (noun) – an agency under the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India which is responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. It has the responsibility for forecasting, naming and distributing warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northern Indian Ocean region, including the Malacca Straits, the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
potent (adjective) – powerful, strong, vigorous, mighty.
storm (noun) – an intense low-pressure weather system; a cyclone, hurricane, typhoon, tornado.
sweep through (verb) – move across something quickly or forcefully; pass over, flow across swiftly.
infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure or framework that a country or organization needs in order to function properly. For a whole nation, it includes all the physical systems such as buildings, roads & railways networks, utilities, etc.
scores of (adjective) – a lot of something; several, various, many, countless, numerous, innumerable.
casualty (noun) – victim, fatality, mortality, loss, death.
trajectory (noun) – track/course, route, path, direction, approach.
bypass (verb) – go round, pass around, keep out of, avoid.
estimate (verb) – consider, guess, evaluate, judge, gauge, reckon.
swing (verb) – move quickly round (to the opposite direction).
categorise (verb) – classify, group, designate, list.
falling (noun) – something to be classified in the way specified.
lead time (noun) – the amount of time between the initiation (cyclone formation) and completion (cyclone landfall) of a process.
estimate (noun) – rough calculation, estimation, assessment, judgement.
authorities (noun) –officials , officialdom, the people in charge, the bureaucracy.
evacuate (verb) – ask people to leave, empty, move out of, get out of, exit from (from a dangerous place).
shelter (noun) – a place providing temporary protection, accommodation, shield, cover, safe condition (from danger).
impact (noun) – effect.
keep away (phrasal verb) – to make someone stay away from something; to prevent someone from going somewhere.
power outage (noun) – (electricity) power grid failure; loss of (electricity) power.
knock down (phrasal verb) – fell, topple, bring down.
feeder (noun) – a main power line that carries electricity from the substation to a local/regional service area.
establishment (noun) – business, place of business, firm, company.
reportedly (adverb) – apparently, supposedly, purportedly.
normalcy (noun) – a normal condition; normality, regularity.
in theory (phrase) – in principle.
livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.
bring about (phrasal verb) – cause, create, produce, give rise to.
precautionary (adjective) – preventive, safety, protective.
measure (noun) – action, step, move.
precautionary measure (noun) – preparation, prearrangement.
strike (verb) – hit, affect, inflict, come upon.
era (noun) – time, period, stage.
on the horizon (phrase) – imminent, impending, approaching, coming, on the way, forthcoming, about to happen, in the wings, on the cards, in the pipeline/offing, just around the corner.
thanks to (phrase) – as a result of, owing to, due to, because of.
global warming (noun) – it is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels.
likely (adverb) – possibly, potentially, probably, may be, perhaps.
fountainhead (noun) – the main source.
evacuation (noun) – the act of moving people from a dangerous place; depopulation, clearance, emptying.
implement (verb) – enforce, apply.
intervention (noun) – the process of intervening in something; involvement, interference.
policy intervention (noun) – it involves any course of action, programme or activity taken or mandated by national or international authorities and non-state actors.
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) (noun) – In India, the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Rules govern human and industrial activity close to the coastline, in order to protect the fragile ecosystems near the sea. They restrict certain kinds of activities — like large constructions, setting up of new industries, storage or disposal of hazardous material, mining, reclamation and bunding – within a certain distance from the coastline.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
prescribe (verb) – lay down, stipulate, determine, establish, formulate.
shoreline (noun) – the edge of a sea.
dwelling (noun) – residence, place of residence, place of habitation, house, abode.
inhabitant (noun) – populace, population, people, residents.
bulwark (noun) – support; protection, guard.
mangrove (noun) – a tropical plant (shrub or tree) that grows in coastal saline water with its twisted roots grow partly above ground.
wetland (noun) – an area of land that is saturated with water; areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season.
buttress (verb) – support, bolster up, strengthen, fortify, reinforce, underpin.
resilience (noun) – the ability to bounce back quickly from difficulties; strength of character, strength, toughness, buoyancy, adaptability.