According to a research paper by India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist, 12 east coast districts in India are “very highly prone” and 41 are “highly prone” to cyclones in the country. Four states – West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu-and one UT Puducherry on the east coast, and Gujarat on the west coast are more vulnerable to the Tropical Cyclones.
The 12 most cyclone hazard-prone districts are Nellore and East Godavari, Krishna in Andhra Pradesh, Yanam in Puducherry, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Jagjitsinghpur in Odisha, South and 24 North Pargana, Medinipur, and Kolkata in West Bengal. Incidentally, all are on the east coast.
The study also focused on 96 districts, of which 72 touch the Indian coast and 24 are close to the coast. Of the 96 districts, 30 districts are “moderately prone”, and 13 are “less prone” to cyclones.
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere.
The word “meteorology” is from Greek μand it means “the study of things in the air”.
The beginnings of meteorology can be traced back to ancient India, as the Upanishads contain serious discussion about the processes of cloud formation and rain and the seasonal cycles caused by the movement of earth around the sun.
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