Cyclone Biparjoy: An extremely severe cyclonic storm named Biparjoy has made landfall in the Arabian Sea. This after landfall 119-84 is moving towards Gujarat with an estimated wind speed of km/h. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has not predicted any significant impact on nearby countries like India, Oman, Iran and Pakistan. But, where did the name Biparjoy come from? Why are cyclones named? Let’s know in detail

Biparjoy’s name has been suggested by Bangladesh. It means devastation or disaster. Bangladesh named this cyclone because all the cyclones that occur in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are named by the countries of this region. This system has already been made that all the countries will name the cyclones in turn. This reaction has been going on since the year 2020. Before this, the names of the passing storms were named Mocha, Bulbul and Katrina. But, the World Meteorological Organization accepted the name Biperjoy in 2020. What is the reaction to naming cyclones Please tell that the reaction to naming these storms is based on the speed of the wind. When this wind is about 68 kilometers per hour moves at high speed and goes round and round, then they are named tropical storms, whereas, when the wind speed kilometers per hour then they are called tropical hurricanes. As the wind speed increases, the category of the hurricane also increases on a scale of 1-5.

Who first named the cyclone If we talk about the whole world, first of all the countries around the Atlantic Ocean started the process of naming cyclones. On the other hand, America had started keeping records of cyclones by naming them. For information, let us tell you that the people of the Caribbean Islands used to name cyclones after the names of all Catholic saints. During the Second World War, America started naming cyclones after women. But, later questions were raised on this, due to which the names of half the cyclones coming since the year Started being named after men.

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Thu, Jun 15, 2023, 10: 24 AM IST