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Ravaging Storms in Indian Waters

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Today morning around 10:00 A.M, I was checking news on Cyclone Tauktae "India's first cyclone of 2021". I was left shocked as the cyclone which was bound to be a cyclone of least category got amplified over the past few days and became another "Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm", which prompted me to write about the growing concerns of such extreme weather events over Indian mainland. This is not the only time a cyclone of such category is brewing up in Indian Seas. Fani in 2019, Aamphan in 2020 were a few notable ones from the past few years  You all might have heard of cyclones thrashing Indian mainland year after year, we all have have seen visuals of flying roofs, falling trees, damaged crops, inundated fields, blocked roads, people loosing property which they created by working day and night throughout their lives. But what have been causing such devastating cyclones year after year..?? Climate scientists say with a rapidly warming Indian Ocean, these severe ...