Consider the following statement regarding Cyclone Fani 1 It classified as an extremely severe cyclo...........

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Consider the following statement regarding Cyclone Fani-

1. It classified as an extremely severe cyclone (ESC).

2. Generally, extremely severe cyclones hit India's east coast in the post-monsoon season.

3. Fani generated in the Bay of Bengal allowing it to gather more water and momentum and thus generate stronger winds.

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Explanation:

According to The India Met Department (IMD) Cyclone Fani in South East Bay of Bengal intensifed from a severe cyclonic storm into a ‘extremely severe cyclone (ESC).’ as it approaches coastal Tamil Nadu by 30 April.

Extremely severe cyclone (ESC) means Fani will get ‘category three’ storm status on five-step Saffir-Simpson scale (or Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale).The cyclones are classified as severe (MSW of 48-63 knots), very severe (MSW of 64-89 knots), extremely severe (MSW of 90-119 knots) and super cyclonic storm (MSW of 120 knots or more). One knot is equal to 1.8 kmph.

It has been observed that cyclones/hurricanes/tornados that spend a long time travelling over the sea are generally more powerful than the ones that hit the landmass within a few days. The reason is that the longer duration at sea allows storms to gather more water and momentum and thus generate stronger winds.

Fani started developing around the Equator and moved upwards. It thus has had a much longer journey from its starting point to the point where it made a landfall, than other cyclones that generate in the Bay of Bengal.

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