A.P. braces for heavy rainfall as Michaung intensifies Context Cyclone Michaung has accelerated across the southwest Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam on Tuesday morning as a severe cyclonic storm, with maximum sustained […]
Natural Disasters – Cyclones Tropical Cyclones Tropical cyclones are violent storms which have a diameter of about 320kms. They originate over oceans in tropical areas and move over to the coastal areas. The direction of rotation of cyclones is influenced by Coriolis Force. Hence cyclones […]
Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall in Japan #GS-01 Geography For Prelims: About Typhoons: A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere aka the Northwestern Pacific Basin. About Tropical Cyclones Tropical cyclones are violent storms with a diameter […]