Cyclone Biparjoy: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday (June 15) that cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ has knocked. The process of its collision has started. IMD said that the extremely severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy is concentrated in the North Arabian Sea.
IMD said that it is coming close to the Saurashtra coast at a speed of 115-125 kmph, which can reach up to 140 kmph. Meanwhile, it has again brought the vulnerability of the Indian coastal community to natural disasters in the limelight.
Where do cyclones originate from?
The total coastal area of India is 7516 km long. India is vulnerable to about eight percent of the world’s tropical cyclones. About 32 crore people in nine coastal states and some union territories are vulnerable to the effects of cyclones. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal are on the east coast while Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat are on the west coast.
Most cyclones originate in the Bay of Bengal and affect the east coast of India, but recent research has shown that the number, duration and intensity of cyclones in the Arabian Sea have increased significantly over the past few decades. Is.
How many cyclones can be severe?
According to government figures, five-six tropical cyclones form every year, of which only two-three can be severe. In the last 10 years, many deadly cyclones affected different parts of India.
Cyclones came in last year
1. Cyclone Taute (2021): The very severe cyclone ‘Taute’ hit the coast of southern Gujarat on 17 May 2021 and at that time India was battling with the intensity of the second wave of Kovid-19.
According to the US ‘Joint Typhoon Warning Center’, it had winds of 185 kilometers per hour and was the ‘most powerful tropical cyclone’ to affect India’s west coast in at least two decades. The cyclone claimed over 100 lives, most of them in Gujarat. Apart from this, there was destruction in Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.
2. Cyclone Amphan (2020): Amphan was the first super cyclone to make landfall in the Bay of Bengal after the 1999 super cyclone in Odisha, which hit the Sundarbans in West Bengal on 20 May 2020.
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Amphan was the most economic-damaging tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean. There was a loss of about US $ 14 billion in India and Bangladesh and 129 people lost their lives.
3. Cyclone Fani: It hit the east coast of India near Puri in Odisha on 3 May 2019 at a speed of 175 kmph. The extremely severe cyclone had resulted in the death of 64 people and extensive damage to other infrastructure including houses, power lines, crops, communication networks and water supply systems.
4. Cyclone Vardah (2016): Vardah hit the coast near Chennai on 12 December 2016. It was a very severe cyclonic storm. Due to this 18 people died in Tamil Nadu. Infrastructure was damaged, trees were uprooted and power supply disrupted in Chennai and surrounding areas.
5. Cyclone Hudhud (2014): It hit the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on 12 October 2014. Around 124 people had died due to the cyclone and there was extensive damage to infrastructure including buildings, roads and electrical grids. Visakhapatnam and surrounding areas were greatly affected due to heavy rains, strong winds, storm surges and floods.
6. Cyclone Phailin (2013): On 12 October 2013, Phailin hit the coast near Gopalpur in Ganjam district of Odisha at a speed of about 200 kilometers per hour. It has affected about 1.32 crore people in 171 blocks of 18 districts of the state and 44 people died.
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