Cyclone Tauktae:
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Cyclone ‘Tauktae‘ name was suggested by Myanmar.
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Tauktae means a highly vocal lizard gecko.
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This cyclone has been classified as a very severe cyclonic storm (VSCS).
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The Cyclone developed in the Arabian Sea.
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Cyclone Tauktae is the first cyclonic storm along the Indian coast in the year 2021.
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This will also be the fourth cyclone in consecutive years to have developed in the Arabian Sea, that too in the pre-monsoon period (April to June).
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All these cyclones since 2018 have been categorised as either ‘Severe Cyclone’ or above.