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Another Cyclone Nilofar may hit to India by Thursday

08/10/2020 By admin

After Hudhud Cyclone lashed the country this month, Another Cyclone Nilofar may hit to India by Thursday. Met department has warned of yet another storm which has been named Cyclone Nilofar. The cyclone is at least two days away from landfall over northwest Gujarat and adjoining Karachi in Pakistan.

Weathermen have issued a pre-cyclone watch for north Gujarat as Cyclone Nilofar took birth in the west-central and adjoining southwest Arabian Sea. On Sunday afternoon, Nilofar was located 1,270 km west-southwest of Mumbai.

Landfall timeline

It was at least two days away from landfall over northwest Gujarat and adjoining Karachi in Pakistan, according to international models.

Nilofar (a name contributed by Pakistan) would intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm, but not as strong as predecessor Hudhud that rammed the coast of Visakhapatnam earlier this month.

India Met expects Nilofar to pack peak winds reaching speeds of 120- to 130 km/hr gusting to 145 km/hr.

In contrast, Hudhud had featured ferocious winds topping 175 km/her and gusting to 200 km/hr.

The landfall is expected to take place by Thursday/Friday, according to initial projections.

In its outlook, the US Naval Observatory too had said that the cyclone may not ratchet up to the strength originally estimated, and could feature peak wind speeds of 138 km/hr.

Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: Nilofar Cyclone, What is Cyclone Nilofar, what is Nilofar Cyclone

What is Hudhud ? How Cyclones Get Their Names

08/09/2020 By admin

What is Hudhud ? How Cyclones Get Their Names. Now India is stimulating up for the cyclone Hudhud, which is reached today on Vizag in the Bay Of Bengal, it is interesting to note that the name itself was proposed by Oman.

Hudhud in Arabic refers to the hoopoe bird and in a regional arrangement between 8 nations – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Sri Lanka and Thailand, cyclones are named as per a list of 64 names shortlisted already.

Relate Artcle: Watch video of Hudhud cyclone causes heavy smashing in Vizag

Countries get their turn in alphabetical order and after Oman its Pakistan’s turn to name the next cyclone. It will be called Nilofar, as per the list. In fact, other names Pakistan suggested are Bulbul and Tatli. Indian names in the list are Megh, Sagar and Vayu.

How Cyclones Get Their Names

Hurricanes and tropical cyclones in the West have had their own names since 1953, as per a convention by Miami’s National Hurricane Centre and maintained and updated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a Geneva-based agency of the United Nations.

However, culturally diverse South Asia and the Middle East embraced this late and with care, so that the naming satisfies everyone and offends no one. So in 2004 they grouped together and evolved a mechanism to name the tropical cyclones.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Sri Lanka and Thailand by now decided 64 names, each contributing eight names. They meet every year and replenish the list for upcoming cyclones.

Filed Under: HudHud 2014, Top Stories Tagged With: Ashobaa Cyclone, Chapala Cyclone, Cyclones names, Hudhud Cyclone, Komen Cyclone, Kyant Cyclone, Megh Cyclone, Nada Cyclone, Nilofar Cyclone, Roanu Cyclone


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