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Cyclone Arnab landfall near Yanam: how North Indian Ocean cyclones are named
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Who names Cyclone Arnab? The WMO/ESCAP panel list Prelims tests, with India's Murasu next
Cyclone Arnab, named by Bangladesh, hit near Yanam; the panel's next name is Murasu from India.
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What you need to know
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Cyclone Arnab made landfall between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, near Yanam, on 28 October; its name was contributed by Bangladesh.
Cyclones over the North Indian Ocean are named from a rotating list maintained by the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones, which has 13 member countries.
The next name on the list is Murasu, contributed by India.
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Remember these
- Cyclone Arnab made landfall between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, near Yanam, on 28 October.
- The name Arnab was contributed by Bangladesh.
- North Indian Ocean cyclones are named from a rotating list kept by the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones.
- The Panel has 13 member countries, each contributing names.
- The next name on the list is Murasu, contributed by India.
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How the exam will ask it
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- Names of tropical cyclones over the North Indian Ocean are drawn from a rotating list maintained by the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones.
- The Panel on Tropical Cyclones has 13 member countries, and each contributes names to the list.
- A cyclone's name is contributed by a member country; Arnab came from Bangladesh and the next name, Murasu, is from India.
- Yanam, near where Cyclone Arnab made landfall, is a coastal enclave of the Union Territory of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS1 (Geography: cyclones) and GS3 (Disaster management). Cyclone naming under the WMO/ESCAP Panel gives a common, unambiguous label that aids early warning and regional coordination among member countries. Landfall on the east coast shows the need for accurate forecasting, timely evacuation and resilient coastal infrastructure, so the way forward is stronger regional cooperation, last-mile warning dissemination and community preparedness.
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ಉತ್ತರ ಹಿಂದೂ ಮಹಾಸಾಗರದ ಉಷ್ಣವಲಯ ಚಂಡಮಾರುತಗಳ ಹೆಸರುಗಳು WMO/ESCAP ಉಷ್ಣವಲಯ ಚಂಡಮಾರುತ ಸಮಿತಿ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಆವರ್ತಕ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಬರುತ್ತವೆ. ಈ ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟು ಸದಸ್ಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳಿವೆ?
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ಉತ್ತರ: B — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ 13. ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ 13 ಸದಸ್ಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳು ಸಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿವೆ.
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