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Cyclone Tej. Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tej[a] (/ tɛdʒ /) was a strong tropical cyclone that formed over the central-south Arabian Sea and made landfall on Yemen. It was the first cyclone to make landfall in the nation since Cyclone Luban of 2018. [2]
Tropical cyclones in 2023. Satellite photos of 30 tropical cyclones worldwide that reached at least Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson scale throughout 2023, from Freddy in February to Jasper in December. Among them, Mawar (second image in the second row) was the most intense with a minimum central pressure of 900 hPa.
The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula between the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Persian Gulf. There are 64 known tropical cyclones that affected the peninsula, primarily Yemen and Oman. For convenience, storms are included that affected the Yemeni island of Socotra. Most of the tropical cyclones originated in the Arabian Sea, the portion of ...
The 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average and deadly season, becoming the deadliest season since 2017, mainly due to Cyclone Mocha. With nine depressions and six cyclonic storms forming, it became the most active season, featuring the second-highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) on record only behind 2019. [ 1 ]
In 2024, tropical cyclones will form in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). So far, 69 systems have formed, with 48 of them being named.
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy [a] (/ ˈ b ɪ p ɑː r dʒ ɔɪ /) was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone that formed over the east-central Arabian Sea.The third depression and the second cyclonic storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Biparjoy originated from a depression that was first noted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 June, before ...
In meteorology, a cyclone (/ ˈsaɪ.kloʊn /) is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anticyclone). [1][2] Cyclones are characterized by inward-spiraling winds that rotate about a ...
Cyclone Hamoon. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hamoon[a] (/ hɑːˈmun /) was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that affected Bangladesh, India, and Myammar during October 2023. The fourth named storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Hamoon formed from a low-pressure area over the west-central Bay of Bengal on 21 October.