Cyclone Tauktae has been named by which country?

Question of The Day19-05-2021

Cyclone ‘Tauktae’ has recently hit the coast of Gujarat. The name of the cyclone has been given by which country?

Answer

Correct Answer : b ) Myanmar

Explanation :

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Tauktae recently made landfall in Gujarat with windspeed between 150kmph and 160kmph.
The cyclone ‘Tauktae’ name has been given by Myanmar. It means 'gecko', a highly vocal lizard, in the Burmese dialect.
A cyclone is a low-pressure system with very high winds swirling around it.
Conditions favourable for the formation of tropical cyclones are —
- Sufficiently warm sea surface
- Atmospheric instability
- High humidity in low to medium levels of the troposphere
- Sufficient Coriolis force to maintain a low pressure center, etc

Hence, option (b) is correct.

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