Number Of Cyclones Have Gone Up In India: Earth Sciences Ministry
Devastation after Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal (Document Photograph)
New Delhi:
There have been 5 cyclones over the Arabian Sea in 2019 in opposition to the typical of 1 consistent with yr, the Ministry of Earth Sciences mentioned on Tuesday. Additionally, 2019 noticed the advance of extra intense cyclones over the Arabian Sea, the ministry mentioned, in accordance with a query in Rajya Sabha.
“In line with the statistics from 1891-2017, on a mean, 5 cyclones expand over north Indian Ocean in a yr with 4 over Bay of Bengal and one over Arabian Sea,” the ministry said.
Within the contemporary previous, an build up in frequency has been seen within the formation of cyclones within the north Indian Ocean, the ministry mentioned. “The incidence of 5 cyclones over Arabian Sea in 2019 in opposition to the traditional of 1 consistent with yr equals the former report of 1902 for the absolute best annual cyclone frequency over Arabian Sea,” the minister instructed the area.
There have been one, 3 and 5 cyclones over the Arabian Sea in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the ministry mentioned, including that the Bay of Bengal noticed two, 4 and 3 cyclones in the similar years.
