{"id":60677,"date":"2021-11-03T07:26:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T07:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=60677"},"modified":"2021-11-03T07:26:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T07:26:30","slug":"rise-in-frequency-and-intensity-of-cyclones-in-arabian-sea-upsc-daily-important-topic-3-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/rise-in-frequency-and-intensity-of-cyclones-in-arabian-sea-upsc-daily-important-topic-3-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"RISE IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF CYCLONES IN ARABIAN SEA: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 3 October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RISE IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF CYCLONES IN ARABIAN SEA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>A 52% increase was noticed in the frequency of cyclones over the Arabian Sea between 2001 and 2019, and an 8% decrease over the Bay of Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Surface temparatures in the Arabian Sea have increased rapidly during the past century due to global warming.<\/li><li>Temparature Now is 1.2\u02da-1.4\u02da C higher than the temparature witnessed four decades ago. These warmer temparatures support active connection, heavy rainfall and intense cyclones.<\/li><li>The rising temparature is also enavling the Arabian Sea to supply ample energy for the intensification of cyclones.<\/li><li>The Arabian Sea isd also providing conductive wind shear for cyclones. For instance, a higher level easterly wind drove the depression of cyclone ockhi from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This underlines the increasing risk of disasters hitting the west coast of India if the trend continues to hold over the years.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RISE IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF CYCLONES IN ARABIAN SEA A 52% increase was noticed in the frequency of cyclones over the Arabian Sea between 2001 and 2019, and an 8% decrease over the Bay of Bengal. Surface temparatures in the Arabian Sea have increased rapidly during the past century due to global warming. 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