|| Cyclone Amphan Alert ||
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared a Cyclone alert for the Indian Coastline across The Bay of Bengal as a Low Pressure area has formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea. The Cyclone will be named "Cyclone Amphan".
Let we know some of the interesting facts about naming of these Cyclones...
|| Naming Of Tropical Cyclone ||
- The Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMCs) and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWCs) are responsible for the naming of Cyclones , that form in every ocean basin across the World.
- There are Six RSMCs in the World including the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and Five TCWCs.
- As per the protocol, The areas that are subordinate to IMD are North Indian Ocean, Including The Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. After following a standard procedure IMD names the cyclone developing over these regions. Also As an RSMC, The IMD is also mandated to issue advisories to 12 other Countries in the region on the development of cyclones and storms.
|| How Are The Cyclones Named ||
- More than a Decade ago, Countries like Bangladesh, India, The Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand collectively known as WMO/ESCAP (World Meteorological Organization / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) decided to start naming the cyclones.
- Five more countries joined WMO/ESCAP, [Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen]
- The list of 169 Cyclone names released by IMD last month, in April, were provided by these countries - 13 suggestions from each of the 13 countries. The new list included the last name from the previous list (Amphan) as it remained unused at the time of release.
|| Why is it important to name Cyclones? ||
- Adopting names for Cyclones makes it easier for people to remember, as opposed to numbers and technical terms. Apart from the general public, it also helps the scientific community, the media, disaster managers etc. With a name it is easy to identify individual cyclones, create awareness of its development, rapidly disseminate warnings to increased community preparedness and remove confusion where there are multiple cyclonic systems over a region.
|| What are the Guidelines to adopt names of Cyclones ||
- The proposed name should be Neutral (a) Politics and Political figures (b) Religious believes (c) Cultures (d) Gender.
- Name should be chosen in such a way that it does not hurt the sentiments of any group of populations in the world.
- It should not be very rude and cruel in nature
- It should be short, easy to pronounce, should not be offensive to any member.
- The maximum length of the name must be 8 letters.
- The proposed name should be provided with its pronunciation and voice over.
- Names of Tropical Cyclones over the North Indian Ocean will not be repeated.
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