Cyclone Tej LIVE Updates: Cyclone expected to transform into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm before noon today, says IMD
Read all the latest updates on Cyclone Tej at Mint's LIVE blogIn 2022, no tropical storm was formed over the Arabian Sea during the post-monsoon season, while the Bay of Bengal witnessed two tropical storms -- Sitrang and Mandous.Cyclones in the Arabian Sea have a history of uncertain tracks and timelines, according to Skymet Weather.Once the cyclones are over the central parts of the Arabian Sea, their preferred track is towards Somalia, the Gulf of Aden, Yemen, and Oman. However, on a few occasions, these cyclones take a detour and head towards the Gujarat and Pakistan coastline, Skymet said.Cyclone Tej will be followed by the Iran-named Cyclone Hamoon – whenever it may occur.
The previous name on the list had been Bangladesh's Cyclone Biparjoy that made landfall in Gujarat in mid-June as an extremely severe cyclonic storm.The names are chosen every few years by 13 member countries and adopted in sequential order. The names chosen by various countries must be neutral when it comes to politics, political figures, religion and more.
It cannot hurt the sentiments of any community or be exceedingly rude or cruel in nature. The names must also be short, easy to pronounce and have eight letters or less.
The names suggested by various countries are used sequentially in a column-wise format.Cyclone Tej was named by India and and features in the list of storm names adopted by the WMO/ESCAP panel in April 2020. The India Meteorological Department incidentally is one of the six RSMCs to provide tropical cyclone and storm surge advisories to 13 member countries.
Read more hereA new cyclonic storm is likely to bring chaos in the Arabian sea this weekend. A low-pressure area over the southeast and southwest Arabian sea has evolved
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