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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.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
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.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ
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.
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ · ମେନ୍ସ
How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- 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.
ମେନ୍ସ
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.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Names of tropical cyclones over the North Indian Ocean come from a rotating list maintained by the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones. How many member countries does the Panel have?
- 8
- 13
- 15
- 20
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: B — The correct answer is 13. The Panel on Tropical Cyclones has 13 member countries that contribute names.
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