Cyclone Asan
Cyclones in India: The cyclone period in India happens twice a year, from March to May and from October to December. Cyclones do, on exceptional instances, strike between the months of June and September. Tropical cyclones generally appear in the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) during the pre-monsoon (April to June) as well as post-monsoon (October to December) seasons. Storms of severe intensity are reported to hit the Indian shores around May – June and October – November This year’s Asani cyclone was the first cyclonic storm of the season. Sri Lanka has named it. In Sinhalese, asani denotes wrath. The storms are termed after the multiple nations that are devastated by them each year. That’s why, in the year 2020, a list of 169 names was issued. There were 13 names submitted from 13 different nations. As it is Sri Lanka’s turn this time, the name Asani was chosen. Thailand will name the next storm which will impact the shores, followed by India. A tropical cyclone is a powerful circular storm which forms above warmer tropical marine waters and is marked by low air pressure, strong winds, and heavy downpours. The eye, a centre region of bright skies, hot temperatures, and low air pressure, is a distinguishing feature of tropical cyclonic storms. In the North Atlantic as well as Eastern Pacific, these storms are known as hurricanes, whereas in Southeast Asia and China, they are known as typhoons. In the southwestern Pacific and Indian Ocean, they’re known as cyclones in northwest Australia, they’re known as Willy-willies. Hurricanes in the northern latitudes revolve counterclockwise, whereas those in the southern ones rotate clockwise. These are some necessary preconditions for tropical cyclonic storm development and intensification: Huge surface area with ambient temperature above 27 degrees Celsius,Strong Coriolis force,Little differences in the vertical wind speed,A weak low pressure region or low level
