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Cyclone Ockhi caused heavy rains in the coastal areas of Kerala and southern Tamil Nadu. Consider the following statements in this regard
1.The name Ockhi was given by Myanmar.
2. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) started the tropical cyclone naming system.
3. Onil was the first tropical cyclone to be named in the north Indian Ocean.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
1 and 2 only
3 only
2 and 3 only
None of the above
Explanation:
The name Ockhi is coined by Bangladesh. Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
Most recent cyclones and their names
CycloneNisarga- The name was suggested by Bangladesh
Cyclone Amphan– The name was given by Thailand.
In 2000, a group of nations called WMO/ESCAP (World Meteorological Organisation/United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) at its twenty-seventh Session held in 2000 in Muscat, Oman, which comprised Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand, decided to start naming cyclones in the region.
After each country sent in suggestions, the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones (PTC) finalized the list.
Hence statement 2 is correct.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Onil was the first tropical cyclone to be named in the northern Indian Ocean. Hence statement 3 is correct.
The first cyclone named by India was Agni, in 2004, and the last one was Vayu in 2019.
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