Astro-meteorology of Cyclone Phailin

VISAKHAPATNAM: The 355-km stretch along the three north coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh braced itself for what could be a bigger disaster than Cyclone Nilam that hit the state coast in November 2012, with Cyclone Phailin (Thai name for Sapphire) fast approaching the Indian shores at a wind speed of 140-150 kms on Thursday. "The depression over the Bay of Bengal has on Thursday formed as very severe cyclonic storm and is likely to hit the three north coastal districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam over the next 48 hours.

In mundane astrology lunations (New or Full Moons) acquire extra significance for a place if they occur on the angles of the chart (i.e. Ascendant-Descendant or Midheaven-Nadir). The current New Moon falls on the Ascendant at Visakhapatnam aspecting the "violent" Pluto-Uranus square. We notice that the stars of Corvus [11li]  form the backdrop of the New Moon [12li]. These stars are part of an archaic Chaldean lunar mansion whose patron god was Zu or  Im-dugud-khu, “The Great Storm Bird” or “Storm Bird of the Evil Wind”  and China’s  Celestial Chariot T’ien-Tche governed wind. Records show that they were transited at the 1864 Bay of Bengal  cyclone that killed 50,000, the 1881 typhoon that hit Haipong, China, killing thousands; in 1970 when a huge cyclone hit Ganges delta with winds upto 150 kmph and a 50-ft high sea wave : about 300,000 to 500,000 were killed, thousands more died later of typhoid and cholera; in 1979 when 3 twisters combined into one giant tornado and hit Wichita Falls; in 1991 when “Tornado Alley” was hit by several twisters some with winds clocking 450 kmph and many others.

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/Corvus.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zu_(mythology)

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