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Why is the Arabian Sea Cyclone-free?

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Even more so, why is the south Atlantic Cyclone free?

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  1. Cyclones affect both the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea

    Cyclones do not form in Arabian sea during the months of January, February and March and are rare in April, July, August and September. They generally form in southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining central Arabian Sea in the months of May, October, November and December and in east central Arabian Sea in the month of June. Some of the cyclones that originate in the Bay of Bengal travel across the peninsula, weaken and emerge into Arabian Sea as low pressure areas. These may again intensify into cyclonic storms. Most of the storms in Arabian Sea move in west-north-westerly direction towards Arabian Coast in the month of May and in a northerly direction towards Gujarat Coast in the month of June. In other months, they generally move northwest north and then recurve northeast affecting Gujarat-Maharashtra coasts; a few, however, also move west north westwards towards Arabian coast.

    The West coast of India is less vulnerable to storm surges than the east coast of India in terms of both the height of storm surge as well as frequency of occurrence. However, the following segments are vulnerable to significant surges :

    i) Maharashtra coast, north of Harnai and adjoining south Gujarat coast and the coastal belt around the Gulf   of  Bombay.

    ii) The coastal belt around the Gulf of Kutch.


  2. because the weather is perfect

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