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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