Cyclone Tauktae LIVE Tracking Updates: At least six people died in Karnataka and Goa as Cyclone Tauktae intensified into a "very severe" cyclonic storm. Cyclone Tauktae has become "extremely severe". Gujarat is bracing for the storm's impact as Cyclone Tauktae is hurtling northwards towards the state expected to cross the coast on Monday evening. On Sunday, gale-force winds, heavy rainfall and high tidal waves swept the coastal belt of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa, damaging hundreds of houses, uprooting electricity poles and trees, and forcing evacuation in low-lying areas. Today, the IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai warning of very heavy rains in isolated places with strong winds. Stay tuned for Cyclone Tauktae LIVE tracking and updates.
More cyclones now storming India’s coastlines, Arabian Sea in turmoil
More cyclones now storming India’s coastlines, Arabian Sea in turmoil
Studies suggest that changing climate patterns have resulted in an increase in the frequency of severe cyclones over the Arabian Sea in recent years.
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Waves lash over onto a shoreline in Mumbai, Maharashtra (Picture Credits: PTI)
Though cyclones are not new to India, its average frequency has increased in recent years. India faced three cyclones in 2017, seven in 2018, eight in 2019 and five in 2020. Together, they have killed over 500 people near India’s coastlines.
“In the recent past, an increase in frequency has been observed in the formation of cyclones in the North Indian Ocean. Also, studies show an increase in frequency of severe cyclones over the Arabian Sea in recent years,” Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences told the Lok Sabha on September 23, 2020.