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Cyclones over Arabian Sea More Frequent - IMD Study

August 10 , 2021 1014 days 733 0
  • IMD Study based on 50-year dataset (1970-2019) of extreme weather events has shown that there has been an increased occurrence of extreme weather events, including severe cyclonic storms in recent decades.
  • There has been a significant rise in mean temperature across the globe.
  • Analysing the past data of cyclones over the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) during the period 1891–2020 shows that the frequency of extremely severe cyclonic storms has
    • Increased in recent few years over the Arabian Sea since 1990, and
    • Remained the same over the Bay of Bengal.

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