Cyclone Mocha

Cyclone Mocha

• Cyclone Mocha that made landfall recently in Myanmar has been categorized as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
• It originated in the Bay of Bengal.
• Cyclones are rapid inward air circulation around a low-pressure area. The air circulates in an anticlockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern hemisphere
• Cyclones are usually accompanied by violent storms and bad weather

Conditions Favorable for Tropical Cyclone Formation

• Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27° C,
• Presence of the Coriolis force enough to create a cyclonic vortex,
• Small variations in the vertical wind speed,
• A pre-existing weak low-pressure area or low-level-cyclonic circulation.

Criticism of the Amendment

• Tax experts said given the onerous compliance, and low conviction rate under the law, the nclusion of CAs, CS, and CWAs, was uncalled for.
• Concerns amongst financial professionals that they could possibly not just face penalty for non-compliance but could also have potential run-ins with investigative agencies like ED.

Tropical Cyclones

• India has a bi-annual cyclone season that occurs between March to May and October to December. But on rare occasions, cyclones do occur in June and September months
• tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean region (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) develop during the pre-monsoon (April to June) and post-monsoon (October to December) periods.

Prelims Question for Practice

Consider the following statements about Cyclone Mocha
1. It originated in Bay of Bengal.
2. the name was suggested by Yemen.

Choose the correct statements:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. c)

Mains Practice Question

What do you understand about tropical cyclones? Elaborate how tropical cyclones differ from temperate cyclones.

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