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A positive IOD index often negates the effect of ENSO, resulting in increased monsoon rains in years such as 1983, 1994, and 1997. [28] Further, the two poles of the IOD – the eastern pole (around Indonesia) and the western pole (off the African coast) — independently and cumulatively affect the quantity of monsoon rains. [28]
The 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It was the deadliest season since 2010 , killing more than 400 people. The season was an average one, seeing four named storms, with one further intensifying into a very severe cyclonic storm.
The 2016–17 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average season, with five tropical storms, three of which intensified into tropical cyclones. It officially began on November 15, 2016, and ended on April 30, 2017, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles , for which it ended on May 15, 2017.
2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary map The 2016 season was the deadliest season since 2010 , killing more than 400 people. The season was an average one, seeing four named storms, with one further intensifying into a very severe cyclonic storm.
The MFR's estimate of peak 10-minute sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 mph) [12] made Fantala the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the south-west Indian Ocean by that measure. [ 21 ] [ 53 ] According to estimates from the JTWC, Fantala attained peak 1-minute sustained winds of 285 km/h (180 mph), surpassing Cyclone Agnielle from November ...
Heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides and downed trees in many parts of Sri Lanka, killing at least six people and forcing authorities to close schools in some areas, officials said Friday.
The season was above average with seven cyclones forming and only one making landfall over India. It was earlier one of the most active North Indian Ocean cyclone season on record but at present tied with 2018 and 2019 seasons as most active ever. Deep Depression BOB 02 formed on June 17 and made landfall on Odisha later that day. The storm ...
Within the South-West Indian Ocean, tropical depressions and subtropical depressions that are judged to have 10-minute sustained wind of at least 65 km/h (40 mph) by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center on La Réunion Island, France (RSMC La Réunion) are usually assigned a name. However, it is the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone ...