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New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n

West Bengal and Odisha are bracing for Cyclone Mocha, the first cyclone to hit the country in 2023, as the weather office has predicted heavy rains and high-speed winds over the region in coming days.<\/p>\n

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that a low pressure area that formed over the Bay of Bengal on Monday is likely to intensify into a cyclone on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

What has IMD said about Cyclone Mocha?<\/b><\/p>\n

“The cyclonic storm will move initially north-northwest to central Bay of Bengal till May 11 and then re-curve and move north-northeast towards Bangladesh-Myanmar coast,” Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of India Meteorological Department said.<\/p>\n

The MeT has warned fishermen, ships and small boats against venturing into the south-east Bay of Bengal as rain and high-speed winds reaching up to 70 kmph are expected over the southeast Bay of Bengal.<\/p>\n

As Cyclone Mocha progresses, the southern states are expected to witness rainfall and the Andaman and Nicobar islands are likely to see very heavy rainfall on Tuesday, the weather office said.<\/p>\n

What is a cyclone and how do they occur?<\/b><\/p>\n

As per the India Meteorological Department, a “cyclonic storm’ or a “cyclone” is an intense vortex or a whirl in the atmosphere with very strong winds circulating around it.<\/p>\n

The word “cyclone” originates from the Greek word “cyclos” which refers to the coiling of a snake.<\/p>\n

Cyclones form when the sea-surface temperature rises above 26.5 degrees Celsius and usually bring with them extreme winds and heavy rainfall which can result in large-scale destruction including floods in coastal areas.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, cyclones are also called hurricanes and typhoons in the West and \u201cwilly-willies\u201d in Australia.<\/p>\n

Why and how are cyclones named?<\/b><\/p>\n

Apart from being easy to remember as compared to numbers or scientific names, naming a cyclone helps in quickly warning the people living in areas affected by it.<\/p>\n

Cyclones across the world are named by the six regional specialised meteorological centres (RSMCs) and five tropical cyclone warning centres (TCWCs). The IMD is one of them<\/p>\n

In 2000, a group of nations including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Maldives, Oman, Iran, Sauid Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand, started to name cyclones in the Asia and Pacific region.<\/p>\n

Here are the names suggested for other cyclones:<\/p>\n

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IMD issues new list of Names of Tropical Cyclones over north Indian Ocean. The current list has a total of 169 names including 13 names each from 13 WMO\/ESCAP member countries. Detailed Press Release available at https:\/\/t.co\/dArV0Ug8nh<\/a> and https:\/\/t.co\/wRl94BzRXr<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/ge0oVz4riD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is the meaning behind Cyclone Mocha’s name?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The name Mocha was suggested by Yemen after a Red Sea port city, which is said to have introduced coffee to the world more than 500 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n