Cyclone Biparjoy brewing, Kerala to get monsoon soon
The HinduCyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea intensified into a ‘very severe cyclone’ on Wednesday. “As of today, the cyclone system has detached from the monsoon system and there have been good rains over Kerala and the winds are favourable too,” said D Sivananda Pai, of the India Meteorological Department, “However we have to wait a few days see whether it will impact the monsoon’s subsequent movement.” Other scientists say that a slew of factors have combined that will likely see the Biparjoy steal considerable moisture away from the monsoon. “An exceptionally warm Arabian Sea, a weak monsoon onset, and favourable Madden Julian Oscillation conditions in the Indian Ocean are favouring this cyclone. We would have scattered rains along the West Coast strip but no inland penetration and widespread rains,” Roxy Mathew Koll, Climate Scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, said in a statement. “Looking at the location of the likely cyclonic storm, there are chances that the monsoon might make the onset around 8-9 June but it will not be a loud or strong one.