Ravaging Storms in Indian Waters

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 cyclones are projected to increase in number on both the east and the west coast of India.
Climate change is increasing the damage that cyclones like Nisarga and Amphan cause in several ways like increasing sea surface temperatures that can make cyclones more powerful, increasing the rainfall intensity during the storm and rising sea levels, which increases the distance inland that storm surges reach.

• The strongest cyclones have become more common across the world and scientists project that  climate change  will continue to make the strongest cyclones more powerful.
• The strength of cyclones affecting the countries bordering the North Indian Ocean has been increasing as the planet has warmed.
• Climate change is increasing the danger from cyclones in several ways like cyclones are fueled by available heat.
• Warming seas can make cyclones more powerful by increasing the potential energy available to them, effectively increasing their power
• Globally, ocean temperatures have increased as a result of climate change and there has been a global increase in the observed intensity of the strongest storms over recent decades.

What about Cyclone Tauktae then ....??

As of 12 PM today it's an extremely severe cyclone with winds ranging in between  166 kmph and 220 kmph and is going to give landfall in Gujarat between porbandar and daman and is likely to cross Gujarat and go over to Rajasthan and then the ramnants of it upto Jammu and Kashmir.

All we can hope is people would be safe and will have minimum distruction of life and property.