Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jan 5: In the year 2019, eight cyclones had hit the coast after they were built over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. It was thought that in 2020, the number of cyclones would remain the same, but luckily, they got limited to five in the year that has gone by just now.

From May 16 to May 21, Amphan cyclone battered the coastline. It was the first cyclone. The series of cyclones ended with 'Burevi' which appeared between November 30 and December 5. Bay of Bengal accounted for three of the clones and the balance two were generated in Arabian Sea. Climate that was conducive for cyclones had been created nine times of which three were caused by the formation of low pressure area, and one was extreme fall in atmospheric pressure. Nisarga and Gati cyclones were formed din the Arabian Sea while Amphan, Nivar and Burevi came from the Bay of Bengal.

Out of the five, Amphan caused the highest damage. Nivar also was very strong. These cyclones mainly hit West Bengal, Odisha, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Andhra Pradesh, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.