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At 13 days and 3 hours, Biparjoy longest duration cyclone since 1977: IMDBiparjoy, the first cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea this year, originated over the southeast Arabian Sea on June 6 and had landfall ove...
How cyclones get their names: Who named cyclone Biparjoy and what it means?Have you ever wondered how the cyclones get their names? Cyclone Biparjoy, the latest tropical storm brewing in the Arabian Sea, has been m...
How Biparjoy became the longest-lived cyclone, why it took 10 days to make landfall in Gujarat?Cyclone Biparjoy hit Gujarat with destructive wind speeds of up to 140 kmph and rains causing severe damage. The cyclone had been moving sl...
Cyclone Mocha: How and why cyclones are namedFor the Indian Ocean region, a formula for naming cyclones was agreed upon in 2004. Eight countries in the region - Bangladesh, India, Mald...
Intensity of severe cyclonic storms increasing in North Indian Ocean region: StudyThe increasing intensity of severe cyclonic storms with major socioeconomic implications was due to atmospheric parameters like higher rela...
Scientists devise novel method for early detection of tropical cyclonesSo far, remote sensing techniques have detected them the earliest. However, this detection was possible only after system developed as a we...
Tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea: Why are they increasing?This is the first time since the start of satellite records in 1980 in India that there have been four consecutive years of pre-monsoon cyc...
Shaheen, Gulab, Agni among names selected by MeT bodies of 13 nations to name future cyclonesThe earlier list of names for cyclones, formulated by meteorological departments of eight countries in 2004, will exhaust after one more cy...
'Fani had longest life span among tropical cyclones in the bay'The peculiarity of this strong cyclonic storm was the persistence of its intensity till it crossed the coast.
From its formation to landfall, how IMD tracked cyclone 'Fani'The IMD has earned praised from different quarters of the world for its predictions of cyclone 'Fani'.
How Isro satellites tracked Fani, saved many livesWith IMD able to accurately forecast the exact location where the cyclone was to make landfall, officials in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Wes...
Mala, Helen, Nargis: How are cyclones named?Mritunjay Mohapatra, the additional director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), said Fani, pronounced as 'Foni', means a...
Depression over Indian Ocean intensifies, likely to become cycloneIt is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and further into a severe cyclonic storm, the IMD said and warned...
Why we don’t have hurricanes in IndiaTropical cyclones are named to provide ease of communication between forecasters and the general public.
- SCATSAT-1 data will be used by NASA: ISRO
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) The data generated by India's SCATSAT-1 weather satelliteput into orbit on Monday will be used by international spac...
Same basin can have multiple cyclonesA tropical cyclone is a storm system that is characterized by a low-pressure centre which produces strong winds and flooding rain.
- Giving cyclone a name- a systematic procedure
You might not know when the next cyclone will hit northern Indian Ocean, but you can be sure it will be called Ward and after that it will ...