The cyclone named alia has hit west bengal and parts of bangladesh.The storm disrupted life and paralysed transport in Kolkata. Gales swept through at more than 80 km an hour, causing trees to fall at more than a hundred places, killing five persons and injuring others.
Naming cyclones
List of cyclone names in north Indian ocean
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) jointly established the Panel on Tropical Cyclones in 1972 as an intergovernmental body. Its membership comprises countries affected by tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Originally its member countries were Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Later Maldives joined this Panel in 1982 followed by Sultanate of Oman in 1997.This is responsible for naming conventions.
All over the world, Cyclone advisories are given by RSMC(regional specialised meteorological center).there are 6 centers in the world.They are co -ordinated by WMO(World meteorological station),Geneva-swiss.
WARNING SYSTEM IN INDIA
Tropical cyclone warnings in India are provided through three Area Cyclone Warning Centres (ACWCs) located at Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai and three Cyclone Warning Centres at Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Ahmedabad. The entire cyclone warning work is coordinated by the Deputy Director General of Meteorology (Weather Forecasting) at Pune and Deputy Director General of Meteorology (Cyclone Warning) at New Delhi.Tropical cyclone warnings from RSMC tropical cyclones, New Delhi are provided to All India Radio, New Delhi and to Doordarshan, New Delhi for broadcast and telecast respectively.
Naming cyclones
List of cyclone names in north Indian ocean
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) jointly established the Panel on Tropical Cyclones in 1972 as an intergovernmental body. Its membership comprises countries affected by tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Originally its member countries were Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Later Maldives joined this Panel in 1982 followed by Sultanate of Oman in 1997.This is responsible for naming conventions.
All over the world, Cyclone advisories are given by RSMC(regional specialised meteorological center).there are 6 centers in the world.They are co -ordinated by WMO(World meteorological station),Geneva-swiss.
WARNING SYSTEM IN INDIA
Tropical cyclone warnings in India are provided through three Area Cyclone Warning Centres (ACWCs) located at Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai and three Cyclone Warning Centres at Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Ahmedabad. The entire cyclone warning work is coordinated by the Deputy Director General of Meteorology (Weather Forecasting) at Pune and Deputy Director General of Meteorology (Cyclone Warning) at New Delhi.Tropical cyclone warnings from RSMC tropical cyclones, New Delhi are provided to All India Radio, New Delhi and to Doordarshan, New Delhi for broadcast and telecast respectively.
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