Where is cyclone located?
Cyclones are called hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, typhoons in Southeast Asia, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific around Australia.
What is the condition of cyclone?
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain. A tropical cyclone feeds on heat released when moist air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapour contained in the moist air.
How long does a cyclone last?
While most cyclones undergo a life-cycle of 3-7 days some weak ones only briefly reach gale force while others can be sustained for weeks if they remain in a favourable environment.
What was the name of 2020 cyclone in India?
Cyclone Amphan was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal in 2020. Cyclone Amphan was the first pre-monsoon super cyclone of this century that emerged from the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Kyarr was the second-strongest tropical cyclone since cyclone Gonu in 2007.
Are there any tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean?
September 02, 2019. As of Monday midday, EDT, there are no active tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean basin, and none are forecast to develop for at least the next 24 hours.
Is there a tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal?
However, AccuWeather meteorologists are watching the northwest Bay of Bengal, where a low pressure area could develop over the next few days. This low is not expected to become a tropical cyclone, but it can become a well-marked low or a depression before pushing into Odisha or West Bengal late this week or weekend.
Where is Yaas typhoon going to make landfall?
Yaas is the equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Yaas will continue to strengthen prior to landfall and has the potential to intensify rapidly into a very severe cyclonic storm before making landfall in northeastern Odisha or West Bengal between Paradeep and Sagar Island Wednesday, local time.