05-06-2021 | 15:11 PM
Cyclone Tauktae
According to IMD Tauktae cyclone categorized as a severe cyclonic storm and then later into a Very Severe Cyclonic storm.
Key Points:
• It is the first cyclonic storm of 2021 that emerged from the Arabian Sea. It hit southern Gujarat on 17 May 2021 and is classified as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS).
• It is a tropical cyclone, named Myanmar. It means 'gecko', a highly vocal lizard, in the Burmese language.
• Typically, tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean region (the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea) develop during the pre-monsoon (April to June) and post-monsoon (October to December) periods.
About Tropical Cyclone:
• A tropical cyclone is an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy rain.
• A characteristic feature of tropical cyclones is the eye, a central region of clear skies, warm temperatures, and low atmospheric pressure.
• Storms of this type are called hurricanes in the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific and typhoons in Southeast Asia and China. They are called tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean region and Willy-willies in north-western Australia.
