What is the name of cyclone which made a landfall in Odisha in 2021?

What is the name of cyclone which made a landfall in Odisha in 2021?

CYCLONE YAAS 2021
CYCLONE YAAS 2021 On May 26, 2021, Cyclone Yaas made landfall between Dhamra in Odisha and south of Haldia in West Bengal. Around 60 lakh people in 11,000 villages were affected while the natural disaster caused loss to the tune of Rs 610 crore.

What were the Cyclone Nargis responses?

Responses were largely from international organisation and through international aid. Italian flights were allowed to enter on 7th May to bring food supplies. Bangladesh – emergency aid and aid workers used to dealing with cyclones. Indian navy and air force supplied 140 tonnes of tents, blankets and medicines.

Who named Cyclone Nargis?

The name ‘Nargis’ means daffodil in Urdu for the cyclone was suggested by Pakistan to the India Meteorological Department, which is a Regional Specialised Meteorological Center recognised by the World Meteorological Organisation, IMD Director B P Yadav told PTI.

Where did Cyclone Nargis start?

central Bay of Bengal
Nargis formed into a tropical cyclone on April 27, 2008, in the central Bay of Bengal about 360 miles off of the southeast coast of India.

What was the wind speed of Cyclone Nargis?

134 mphCyclone Nargis / Highest wind speed

Was Cyclone Nargis a Category 5?

At one point, Nargis was a Category 4 cyclone, with sustained winds of 210 kilometers per hour (130 miles per hour), according to Unisys Weather. This satellite view of the storm was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite.

What is name of next cyclone?

Ghurni, Probaho, Jhar and Murasu are the upcoming names from India.

How many Super Cyclone are there in Odisha?

Systems

Name Dates as a super cyclonic storm Damage (USD)
Odisha October 28 – 29, 1999 $4.44 billion
Gonu June 6, 2007 $4.44 billion
Kyarr October 27 – 29, 2019
Amphan May 18 – 19, 2020 $14.3 billion
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