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Why Bay of Bengal Receives more Cyclone than Arabian Sea

Cyclones in India

  • Tropical cyclones are violent storms that originate over oceans in tropical areas.
  • They are responsible for bringing large-scale destruction in coastal areas lying between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn.
  • They are known by different names in various regions, such as Hurricanes in America, Willy-willies in Australia, Typhoons in China, and Cyclones in India.

Favorable conditions for the formation of Tropical Cyclones

  • Continuous supply of moisture
  • Warm Oceans
  • Presence of Coriolis force
  • Presence of a weak low-pressure zone
  • Presence of upper air circulation

Read about: Cyclone Mandous

Formation of a Tropical Cyclone

The Bay of Bengal experiences more cyclones than the Arabian Sea

  • Temperature difference among the seas
  • The Bay of Bengal has a higher concentration of surrounding landmasses than the Arabian Sea
  • More freshwater from the rivers discharges into the Bay of Bengal than the Arabian Sea
  • Cyclones from Pacific Ocean hit the coasts of Bay of Bengal
  • Cyclones in the Arabian Sea

 

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