Cyclone Biparjoy :
The very severe cyclonic storm there is set to intensify even further. The Indian meteorological department has predicted that in the next 24 hours, the very severe cyclonic storm will head north and westward.
On the afternoon of June 10th, the cyclone was stationed about 630 kilometers southwest of Mumbai. The storm is packing winds of up to 145 kilometers per hour, but the IMD has not yet predicted any major impact on countries adjoining the Arabian Sea, including India.
Oman Iran and Pakistan The cyclone is expected to keep the monsoon a little subdued. Bieber Joy was suggested by Bangladesh, and the word means disaster or calamity in Bengali, the naming of cyclones is done by countries on a rotational basis, following certain existing guidelines.
Worldwide, there are six regionally specialized meteorological centers and five regional tropical cyclone warning centers mandated for issuing advisories and naming tropical cyclones.
IMD is one of the six RSMCs to provide tropical cyclone and storm surge advisories to 13 member countries under the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The panel includes countries like Bangladesh.
India Iran Maldives Myanmar Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Thailand United Arab Emirates and Yemen New Delhi is also mandated to name the tropical cyclones developing over the North Indian Ocean, including the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
So the tropical cyclones forming over different ocean basins are named by the concerned rsmcs and tcwcs, so they are not rare. There are fewer cyclones in the Arabian Sea than in the Bay of Bengal, but they are not uncommon.
In fact, June is one of the most favorable months for the formation of cyclones in the Arabian Sea.
How Cyclones Are Named?
On May 8, Cyclone Asani developed in the Bay of Bengalasani, a name given by Sri Lanka. Roth in Sinhalese The last cyclone that made landfall in India was named Javed by Saudi Arabia.
But who decides the name of a cyclone? Who decides the name? The world meteorological organisation says there can be more than one cyclone at a time in one particular location. Thus, each tropical storm is given a name to avoid confusion.
The names given to these storms are usually short and easy to pronounce, which helps in better communication. During a disaster, tropical cyclones are named according to the rules at the regional level.
There are six regional specialised meteorological centres in the world and four regional tropical cyclone warning centres. These centres issue advisories and are responsible for the naming of cyclonic storms.
How is a cyclone named? The Indian Meteorological Department is one of the six regional centres. It gives a name to a cyclone that forms over the northern Indian Ocean and reaches a maximum sustained surface windspeed of 62 kilometres per hour.
The name is taken from a list that contains suggestions categorised alphabetically and country-wise. The names must be new and should not be repeated again.
The word can have a maximum of 8 letters. It should not be offensive to any member country or hurt the sentiments of any group of people.
List of cyclone names: in 2020, a fresh list was released with 169 names, including 13 names from 13 member countries.
The 13 member countries are Bangladesh, India, iran maldives Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia sri lanka thailand The United Arab Emirates and Yemeni countries name cyclones affecting the North Indian Ocean regions.
Names from India that have been used before include Gatti Meg and Akash. The cyclone that will form after Asani will be called Sidrang, a name given by Thailand.
