Agriculture, which is considered the state's backbone, is the worst affected because of changes in micro-climate and natural calamities.
Hurricane Rina - October 2011. Read more. As a result, Odisha's economy has taken a severe hit. These Envisat images show Hurricane Rina approaching the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico on 25 October 2011. Read more. Tropical Cyclone Funso struck Mozambique in January 2012, killing over 20 people and leaving flooding in its wake. Next Cyclones 2010-Present; 2007-2009; 2005-2006; 1998-2004; Date Event Type Event Location; Jan 2012: Tropical … During the past decade, the state has faced one or other form of disasters like floods, cyclone, tornado or drought every year. It also put Odisha in the spotlight internationally because the super cyclone coincided with the tail end of the United Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (I.D.N.D.R.).