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Cyclone Nisarga developed over Arabian Sea
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- Fast moving depression over the south-east and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep areas had developed and Indian Meteorological Department predicted that depression will intensify into severe cyclone
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- The cyclone is named as ‘Nisarga’
- It will impact Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad districts of Maharashtra, Daman of Gujarat and Panaji of Goa
- Strength of the cyclones - measured by the wind speeds they generate
- Expected Wind speed range - from 105 to 115 kmph
- Might be weaker than cyclone ‘Amphan’ (which hit eastern coast including West Bengal, Odisha and Andaman)
- Severe Cyclonic Storm might be of strength 2 on a 1-to-5 of strength of cyclones that arise in the Indian Ocean
- Cyclone Amphan was classified as a super-cyclone, of category 5 – later it had weakened to category 4, ‘Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm’, ahead of its landfall,
- at the time of landfall wind speed of Amphan was more than 180 kmph.
- 2019 – usual year - Five cyclones originated over Arabian Sea in 2019 — Vayu, Hikka, Kyarr, Maha and Pavan ( unusual because normally only one or two cyclones are formed)
- Cyclones in Bay of Bengal side of the north Indian Ocean are more frequent and stronger than those on the Arabian Sea side.
- Meteorologists opined that cold waters of the Arabian Sea doesn’t create strong cyclones compared to Bay of Bengal side