Frequency of cyclones in Arabian Sea increased by 52 pc from 1982-2019: Study

The increase in cyclone activity in the Arabian Sea is tightly linked to the rising ocean temperatures and increased availability of moisture due to global warming.

The frequency of cyclones in the Arabian Sea increased by 52 per cent and the number of very severe cyclones has risen by 150 per cent between 1982 and 2019 compared to two decades before that, according to a recent study. The Bay of Bengal, on the other hand, has witnessed a slight decrease in the frequency of cyclones during the same period. M K Roxy, a co-author of the study, said the increase in cyclone activity in the Arabian Sea is tightly linked to the rising ocean temperatures and increased availability of moisture due to global warming.