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Consider the following statements with respect to Kallakkadal
It refers to coastal flooding triggered by swell waves during the pre-monsoon period along the southwest coast of India.
It arises due to the influence of local winds and strong winds in the northern Indian Ocean.
The term 'Kallakkadal' received formal approval from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2012.
How many of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Only One
Only Two
All Three
None
Only statements 1&3 are correct. Kallakkadal
Kallakkadal is essentially coastal flooding during the pre-monsoon (April-May) season by swell waves on the southwest coast of India.
It is also known as swell surge.
Ocean swells occur not due to the local winds, but rather due to distant storms like hurricanes, or even long periods of fierce gale winds.
In 2012, the term was formally approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Usually, Kallakkadal is a consequence of the strong winds in the southern part of the Indian Ocean, where an ocean swell is generated, and the waves then travel north to reach the coast in 2 or 3 days.
Kallakkadal occurs without precursors or any kind of local wind activity and as a result, it has been very difficult for the coastal population to get an advance warning.
The early warning systems like the Swell Surge Forecast System launched by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) gives forewarning 7 days in advance.
Kallakkadal is often mistaken to be a tsunami, which is a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance usually associated with earthquakes occurring below or near the ocean.
The swell surge is likely to continue impacting Kerala and other western coast regions of the country.
Hence option 2nd is correct.
By: Shubham Tiwari ProfileResourcesReport error
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