As Andaman & Nicobar Islands Prep Up for Cyclone Asani, Here's How the Storm Got its Name
2 years, 9 months ago

As Andaman & Nicobar Islands Prep Up for Cyclone Asani, Here's How the Storm Got its Name

News 18  

The deep depression adjoining Andaman and Nicobar Islands which if and when turns into a cyclone or cyclonic storm will be called ‘Asani’ is set to bring heavy rainfall to the archipelago that already has been receiving downpour for the past few days with the weather system approaching the shores. Cyclone Asani was given its name by Sri Lanka and is one among 169 names in the IMD list of tropical cyclones over the North Indian Ocean. https://twitter.com/Indiametdept/status/1255100374295252994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1255100374295252994%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndtv.com%2Findia-news%2Fexplained-how-cyclone-asani-was-named-and-what-it-means-2833532 Why did Sri Lanka name Cyclone Asani Sri Lanka is among the 13 member countries in the world meteorological organization /United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia panel that decided to prepare a fresh list of names of tropical cyclones at a session in 2018. Worldwide there are six regional specialised meteorological centres and five regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres mandated for issuing advisories and naming of tropical cyclones. The IMD is one of the six RSMCs to provide tropical cyclone and storm surge advisories to 13 member countries under WMO/ESCAP Panel including Bangladesh, India, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

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Cyclone Fengal, Dana, Ockhi: Who named these cyclones?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Cyclone Fengal, Dana, Ockhi: Who named these cyclones?

The Hindu  

The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm on Friday afternoon, and has been named Fengal. For example, following Fengal, the next cyclone will be named Shakhti, as suggested by Sri Lanka, while Thailand has contributed Montha as a future name in the queue. Cyclone Remal The severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall between Sagar …

Cyclone Fengal to intensify in Bay of Bengal, here’s how ‘Fengal’ got its name
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyclone Fengal to intensify in Bay of Bengal, here’s how ‘Fengal’ got its name

Live Mint  

Cyclone Fengal forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into storm in the next 1-2 days. Like all tropical cyclones, the name for this cyclone follows a structured naming system overseen by the World Meteorological Organization and regional meteorological agencies. Here's what we know about the name ‘Fengal’: The name Fengal for the cyclone was contributed …

Cyclone Fengal set to intensify, how did it get its name?
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyclone Fengal set to intensify, how did it get its name?

India Today  

A deep depression currently over the southwest Bay of Bengal, is on track to intensify into a cyclonic storm, named Cyclone Fengal. INDIAN NAVY'S PREPAREDNESS Anticipating potential impacts, the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area, has activated disaster response measures focused on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief and Search and Rescue …

Cyclone Fengal approaches Tamil Nadu: How it got its name, meaning, all about it
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyclone Fengal approaches Tamil Nadu: How it got its name, meaning, all about it

India Today  

Cyclone Fengal, currently forming over the Bay of Bengal, has garnered widespread attention not just for its meteorological implications but also for the story behind its name. This article explores who named Cyclone Fengal, what the name signifies, and the global system that underpins cyclone naming conventions. Regional Collaboration The Indian Ocean cyclone naming system involves 13 countries, each contributing …

Cyclone Fengal: Which country named it and what is the process for naming cyclones? Explained
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: Which country named it and what is the process for naming cyclones? Explained

India TV News  

Cyclone Fengal: A deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone today and move towards Tamil Nadu, skirting the Sri Lankan coast, over the subsequent two days, the India Meteorological Department said. Cyclones in the North Indian Ocean are named by member countries of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Economic …

How 'cyclones' are named in Indian Ocean region? READ DETAILS HERE
1 year, 7 months ago

How 'cyclones' are named in Indian Ocean region? READ DETAILS HERE

India TV News  

Cyclone update : Cyclone Mocha, the latest tropical storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal, has been making headlines across India. Eight countries in the region- Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand- all contributed a set of names, which are assigned sequentially whenever a cyclonic storm develops. Cyclone Mocha, for example, is one of the names …

Cyclone Asani Updates: Severe Cyclonic Storm Moves West-Northwest; Severe Waterlogging in Kolkata
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Asani Updates: Severe Cyclonic Storm Moves West-Northwest; Severe Waterlogging in Kolkata

News 18  

Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, packing gale force winds up to 120 km per hour, was moving towards coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha at a speed of 25 km per hour on Monday, but expected to weaken gradually over the next two days, the weather office said. “It is very likely to move northwestwards till …

Aila, Amphan, Asani: How is a Cyclone Named, Why Is It 'Feminine' & What are the Rules?
2 years, 7 months ago

Aila, Amphan, Asani: How is a Cyclone Named, Why Is It 'Feminine' & What are the Rules?

News 18  

Every year, as a cyclone looms over a region, its name becomes a cause of intrigue for many, who wonder why and how is the storm christened. With Cyclone Asani — a name given by Sri Lanka that means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese — formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning and hurtling towards the east coast, the same …

Cyclone Asani Intensifies into Severe Storm; Three States on Alert
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Asani Intensifies into Severe Storm; Three States on Alert

News 18  

Cyclone Asani, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal, further intensified into a ‘severe’ cyclonic storm at 5.30 pm on Sunday as it moved northwestwards in the direction of north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts, said the India Meteorological Department. “Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ intensified into a severe cyclonic storm at 1730 hours IST of today, the 8th May,over Southeast BoB, about 610 …

Amphan, Gulab, Asani: What's in a cyclone's name?
2 years, 7 months ago

Amphan, Gulab, Asani: What's in a cyclone's name?

India Today  

Cyclone Asani, formed in the Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours. Therefore, each tropical storm is given a name to avoid confusion, in facilitating disaster risk awareness, management and mitigation. The India Meteorological Department is one of the six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres that is tasked with giving a …

Who named cyclone Asani; what about Aila, Amphan? Details here
2 years, 7 months ago

Who named cyclone Asani; what about Aila, Amphan? Details here

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday said cyclone Asani is expected to grow into a "severe cyclonic storm" in the next 12 hours. The IMD has forecast that Asani, on reaching westcentral and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra-Odisha coasts on Tuesday, is very likely to recurve north-northeast wards and move towards northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha …

Cyclone Asani likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm; alert sounded in Andhra, Odisha, Bengal
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Asani likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm; alert sounded in Andhra, Odisha, Bengal

India Today  

The Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday, May 8, said that Cyclone Asani is likely to intensify into a 'severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours. In a bulletin, the weather department warned that the cyclone Asani is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' during the next 12 hours. The weather department bulletin said, "The …

Aila, Amphan, Asani: What's in a cyclone's name?
2 years, 7 months ago

Aila, Amphan, Asani: What's in a cyclone's name?

The Hindu  

Every year, as a cyclone looms over a region, its name becomes a cause of intrigue for many, who wonder why and how the storm is christened. With Cyclone Asani— a name given by Sri Lanka that means 'wrath' in Sinhalese— formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning and hurtling towards the east coast, the same question pops …

Who named Cyclone Asani? What does it mean?
2 years, 9 months ago

Who named Cyclone Asani? What does it mean?

India Today  

The depression over southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify first into a deep depression and later into a cyclonic storm on Monday, the India Meteorological Department has said. It is expected to be a cyclonic storm of wind speeds ranging beyween 70 km and 90 km, the India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said. New Delhi is …

Cyclone Asani Updates: Depression to Turn into Cyclonic Storm by Evening, Andaman Schools shut; Archipelago Braces for Very Heavy Rain
2 years, 9 months ago

Cyclone Asani Updates: Depression to Turn into Cyclonic Storm by Evening, Andaman Schools shut; Archipelago Braces for Very Heavy Rain

News 18  

As Andaman and Nicobar preps up to face Cyclone ‘Asani’, the Indian Meteorological Department in its latest tweet said that the depression adjoining the archipelago will intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours, adding that it will move nearly northwards along and off Andaman towards Myanmar coast in next 48 hours. To move nearly northwards along & …

Cyclone Asani: Deep depression over Andaman likely to intensify into cyclonic storm tomorrow
2 years, 9 months ago

Cyclone Asani: Deep depression over Andaman likely to intensify into cyclonic storm tomorrow

India TV News  

Highlights The deep depression over the north Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm tomorrow The depression turned into a deep depression over the North Andaman Sea on Monday The deep depression over the north Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on Tuesday and cross the Thandwe coast in Myanmar in the early …

Cyclone Asani: Depression to intensify into cyclonic storm today, heavy rain predicted in Andamans
2 years, 9 months ago

Cyclone Asani: Depression to intensify into cyclonic storm today, heavy rain predicted in Andamans

India Today  

The depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify first into a deep depression and later into a cyclonic storm on Monday, the India Meteorological Department informed on Sunday night. Meanwhile, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration had started making necessary arrangements as heavy rain and strong winds lashed the region as Cyclone Asani approaches. Here are …

Cyclone Asani, first in 2022, likely to hit Andaman Nicobar on March 21
2 years, 9 months ago

Cyclone Asani, first in 2022, likely to hit Andaman Nicobar on March 21

India Today  

Cyclone Asani, the first cyclone of 2022, is likely to hit Andhaman and Nicobar on March 21. A low-pressure area in the Southeast region of the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by March 21. It is likely to continue moving east-northeast, become a well-marked low-pressure area and lie over the southeast Bay of Bengal …

Cyclone Tauktae: What does it mean, how is it named and more
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: What does it mean, how is it named and more

Live Mint  

Severe cyclonic storm Tauktae that is hovering over Saurashtra in Gujarat would weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm during the next three hours on Tuesday. Cyclone Tauktae has got its name from India's neighbouring country Myanmar, which means "Gecko", Praveen Kumar, IFS, shared this trivia on Twitter. Global bodies like--World Meteorological Organisation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia, …

Cyclone Tauktae Named After a Lizard? Check Which Country Named the Storm This Time
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae Named After a Lizard? Check Which Country Named the Storm This Time

News 18  

The deep depression over the Arabian Sea has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ and is likely to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya around May 18, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya around 18th May afternoon/evening.” Cyclone Tauktae LIVE Updates: IMD …

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