Question

How are the cyclones in the Indian ocean region named?

Answer 1

1. Deliberations for naming cyclones in the Indian ocean region began in 2000.
2. A formula was agreed upon in 2004.
3. Eight countries in the region Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand contributed a set of names that are assigned sequentially whenever a cyclonic storm develops.