Cyclone Nivar

Why is it in News?
  • Tamil Nadu got heavy rainfall due to cyclone Nivar formed over Bay of Bengal.
Details:
  • Cyclone might hit Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in coming days.
  • Nivar name is proposed by Iran.
  • Cyclone:
(1) A Tropical cyclone is an intense circular storm.
(2) It originates over warm tropical oceans.
(3) It has low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy rain.
(4) It has anticlockwise rotation in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
(5) 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.
 
 
 
 
 
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 24th Nov 2020
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