Question

Coastal Odisha was battered by heavy winds and rain as Cyclone Dana, classified as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds reaching up to 110 kmph, made landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra shortly after midnight on Thursday, 24^th October 2024, the India Meteorologial Department (IMD) said.

What climatic conditions in India and its surrounding water bodies led to the phenomenon described above?

Answer 1

• The temperature difference between the land and the surrounding seas causes the development of such tropical cyclones.
• The position of the sun/ITCZ changes.
• Change in the pressure conditions over land and sea.