Frequent And Prolonged: Cyclones In The Arabian Sea Show A Trend
By Hera Rizwan Originating in the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make a landfall in the Saurashtra-Kutch coast on June 15 and in southwest Rajasthan on June 16. India’s Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre has warned that the cyclone could result in storm surges of two to three metres, the destruction of thatched homes, flooding, widespread damage to plantations, orchards, and standing crops, as well as the disruption of railways, power lines in Gujarat's northern and western coastal districts. Biparjoy, which formed into a cyclonic storm on June 6 and will finally make a l...